Quality Online Courses at UWF
The CTLT oversees UWF's quality online course initiative, including the Florida Online Quality Course Design review process and the Quality Matters Program.
What Does a Quality Online Course Look Like?
Quality courses remove obstacles to learner achievement and are easier to navigate. They result in better learning outcomes and a better student experience.
More student interaction
Quality Matters Standard #5 focuses on how well learning activities provide learner interaction in support of active learning.
More assignments submitted
Quality Matters Standard #3 focuses on assessment and how well a course connects the learner's work to the grading policy.
More engaging tools
Quality Matters Standard #6 focuses on the inclusion of various technologies to promote learner engagement and active learning.
Better course evaluations
In one study, students enrolled in Quality Matters courses gave higher marks on course evaluations than those enrolled in non-QM courses.*
What is Quality Matters?
UWF is committed to online course quality and uses the Quality Matters rubric to review new and substantively revised online courses. Its eight quality standards are backed by national research in online learning and represent a faculty-centered, peer review process designed to certify the quality of online courses.
QM consists of three primary components
The QM Rubric
The QM Rubric provides a research-driven framework for the development, self-review, and peer review of online courses.*
The Quality Review Process
Use the review process to support the development and continuous improvement of your online and blended courses.
Review the Quality Designation ProcessFaculty Professional Development
Share your knowledge and increase your experience with quality online courses by becoming a Peer Reviewer.
Become a QM Peer Reviewer*You must log in with valid Argonet credentials to access these Confluence resources.
*In a study published by Florida International University in July 2016 (The Benefits of Quality Matters Certification: What the Analytics Reveal), students rated their Quality Matters courses higher in every category when compared to non-Quality Matters courses. They also rated their instructors 12% higher in QM versus non-QM courses.
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