INTRODUCTION TO QUALITY MATTERS
Online Asynchronous - September 20 - October 4, 2022
What is Quality Matters and this Professional Learning Experience All About?
Introduction to Quality Matters (INTRO2QM) is a great introductory course to digital course design standards for those with limited available professional development time. INTRO2QM is a lightly facilitated 2 week course that takes roughly 6 hours to complete. The course serves as a light introduction to Quality Matters and the K-12 Quality Matters Rubric. The Quality Matters (QM) organization promotes a faculty-centered, peer review process designed to certify the quality of online and blended course design based on national standards. Folks can sign up individually or as a team.
INTRO2QM is a 6 module course:
Module 1: Getting Started
Module 2: QM Overview
Module 3: Why QM
Module 4: QM Rubrics
Dive into the K-12 and K-12/Publisher Quality Matters Rubric Specific Review Standard 7.1: The course instructions articulate or link to a clear description of the technical support offered and how to obtain it.
Participants review the standard and make a QM decision of Met or Not Met from the lens of a K-12 student.
Participants receive an example of how Quality Matters Course Reviewers provide evidence-based QM feedback and course design suggestions to improve SRS 7.1 for the end user student experience.
Module 5: QM Course Review Types
Module 6: Reflect and Plan
INTRO2QM participants receive a broad overview of the organization’s 5 rubrics. INTRO2QM can be completed at any time over the two provided weeks. Participants earn an INTRO2QM certificate upon course completion.
Learning Target
Upon successful completion of this workshop, you will be able to
Identify basic information about Quality Matters.
Differentiate Quality Matters from other quality assurance options.
Identify basic information about Quality Matters Rubrics and how they are used to review the design of online and blended courses.
Distinguish between Quality Matters course review types.
Select options for continued engagement with Quality Matters.
Specific Standards - National Standards for Online Teaching
- A2 The online teacher is a reflective practitioner.
- B2 The online teacher incorporates discipline-specific technologies, tools, and resources to meet individualized learner needs.
- D4 The online teacher establishes relationships through timely and encouraging communication, using various formats.
- E1 The online teacher facilitates learning experiences that model and promote digital citizenship.
- G8 The online teacher creates opportunities for learner self-assessment within courses.
- H2 The online teacher uses a formative approach to lesson design.
**Please note that the full K12 Annotated Rubric is not available through this course. The full K12/K12 Publisher Rubric is available in the 3-week Applying the QM K-12 Rubric (K12 APP) Workshop: November 1-22, 2022.
Details, Costs and Registration
COURSE LENGTH: 2 weeks (Approximately 6 hours over 2 weeks)
DELIVERY MODE: Online Asynchronous
QM CERTIFIED FACILITATOR: Jon Oestreich
COST: $79 per person and payment must be received prior to enrollment. WVS will support the cost of WVS Teachers to participate who have not completed the workshop. All others will have to cover costs on their own. A minimum of 6 participants is required. WVS Teachers: The Wisconsin Digital Learning Collaborative (WDLC) is subsidizing the cost of your participation in this professional learning experience. WVS Teachers who do not successfully complete the course may be billed the full cost that is not subsidized.
Cancellations are accepted only by signed fax (Attn: WVS to 715-453-7519) or email and must be received by the stated cancellation deadline of 48 hours prior to the course start date to mnickels@cesa9.org. Registration cancellations received on or after the course start date will not be eligible for a refund.
REGISTRATION LINK: This course is limited to the first 30 people registered and $79 payment is received. Registration deadline is Noon (CT) Tuesday, September 6, 2022.
Who Should Participate?
Educational stakeholders: K-12 Teachers, instructional designers, administrators, curriculum reviewers who wish to gain a snapshot overview about research-supported best practices and quality course design.
Contact WDLC
Email: wiwdlc@gmail.com
Website: https://dpi.wi.gov/imt/digital-learning/collaborative
Phone: 715-453-1953
Twitter: @wiwdlc