Presenter: Rickey Warner

Require the following components for a quality course.

Helpful Recommendation

Standard + Annotation + Course Evidence +Characteristics

Requires the inclusion of :

• Standards• Helpful Recommendations• Annotation

• Course Evidence

• Characteristics

The Standards provide the bases for evaluating the course.

This is a rigorous set of standards that is consistently applied to online courses for continuous improvement.

There are 8 General and 43 Specific Review Standards used in the Quality Matters Rubric.

Information about the standard Directions for the Reviewers Instructions of the reviewer, example,

Standard 6.1 The tools used in the course support the learning objectives or competencies.

Annotations provide an explanation of the standard, for instance, This standard requires Aligning the course with module objectives. The tools can be

software, discussion boards, chat rooms etc.

Specific examples from the course, including location, quotes and details.

Example, students will use the LMS platform to interact with their peers on The Benefits and effect of The Affordable Care Act on Low Income Americans.

Students should use Moodle, online resources, government documents, electronic periodicals and documentaries to support their positions.

Constructive e Specific

Measurable

Sensitive

Balanced

Providing relevant and useful feedback to learners. Criticism of the learner’s work, with requirements needed to meet objectives. This element also requires the reviewer to provide resources, example, video-tapes, textbooks, blogs, electronic devices that can be useful in aligning the course and module level objectives to enable the learner to meet expectations.

Course information provides details of where course content can be found. Objectives are clearly defined and the learner understands what is expected.

Example, the learner should read Chapter 1 in the text, answer the questions marked highlights of the Chapter, complete a short essay on how Technology has effected the learner’s performance in online courses, interact with at least a peer, who reviews your essay with feedback.

Assessment of online activities and work. The course level and module level objectives and competencies are aligned to the work completed in the course. This work is assessed to determine if students were successful in meeting expectations. In quality matters, the threshold is 85%.

Showing empathy, compassion and a respectful demeanor in feedback given to the online learner. The comments should address the work completed, not ones emotions.

Determining is the learn met expectations. The student’s strengths and weaknesses should be pointed out, with feedback on how to improve their work. An array of online resources should be used in delivering the course, online and blended formats. …The objective is to create a savvy QM Reviewer.

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