brown bag on quality matters
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Using Quality Matters to Evaluate
Online Course Design
Britt WatwoodCTE Brown BagApril 23, 2010
About Quality Matters
•Rubric
•Peer Review Process
QM Rubric Eight General Standards:
1. Course Overview and Introduction2. Learning Objectives 3. Assessment and Measurement4. Resources and Materials5. Learner Interaction6. Course Technology7. Learner Support8. Accessibility
Key components must align.
Alignment: Critical course elements work together to ensure that students achieve the desired learning outcomes.
Course Learning Objectives (2)
Resources, Materials (4) & Technology (6)
Assessment and Measurement (3)
Learner Interactions & Activities (5)
Key sections that must align…
Rubric Scoring
Standards Points Relative Value
17 3 Essential
11 2 Very Important
12 1 Important
TOTALS
40 85
Team of 3 reviewers initially score individually One score per standard based on team majority Pre-assigned point value Yes/No decision; All/None points Consensus is NOT required
For QM Purposes, Quality Is…
• More than average; more than “good enough”
• An attempt to capture what’s expected in an effective online course at about an 85% level
• Based on research and widely accepted standards
85 %
To Meet Expectations…
A course must achieve:
• “Yes” on all 17 of the 3-point “essential” standards.
• A minimum of 72 out of 85 points
72/85 = 85%
Peer Course Review
Feedback
Course
Course Meets Quality Expectations
Course Revision
Instructional Designers
InstitutionsFaculty Course Developers National Standards &
Research Literature
Rubric
Faculty ReviewersTraining
Quality Matters: Peer Course Review
Process
Factors Affecting Course Quality
• Course design QM REVIEWS THIS
• Course delivery (i.e. teaching, faculty performance)
• Course content• Course management system• Institutional infrastructure• Faculty training and readiness• Student engagement and readiness
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