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UAF CTL brought the proven work of the (QM) organization to UAF in 2016 to support continuous improvement of fully-online and hybrid courses.

QM reviews focus on course content (the learning objectives, curriculum, planned learning activities) rather than delivery, using the QM Rubric as an authority rather than individual preferences.

All reviewers, including UAF instructional designers, are trained in applying the Rubric, writing helpful recommendations, and considering the course from the learner’s point of view. The review process is an opportunity to work with professionals in your discipline and in online learning to think critically about how learners move through and work toward success in your course.

Learn more about the on the Quality Matters site.

UAA, UAF, and UAS are paid affiliates of Quality Matters. They provide training and a certification process for fully online and blended courses as well as Programs.

Quality Matters believes “everyone has a goal. Learners need to improve and grow. You nurture them with well-conceived, well-designed, well-presented courses and programs. Our goal — as a non-profit, quality assurance organization — is to provide a system to help you deliver on that promise: with review, improvement and certification of quality.”

Quality Matters (QM) include four types:

• Program Design
• Teaching Support
• Learner Support
• Learner Success

Quality Matters is specifically for online and hybrid courses. If you are interested in a similar process that might apply to your face-to-face (or other) course, get in touch and we’ll help you find relevant resources.

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Quality Matters materials and professional development are available to UAF faculty and staff through our institutional membership. If you are interested in participating in performing a self-guided review, or taking part in an informal or formal review:

• (UA sign-in required)
• Create your free account where you will use their for your review
  • Choose the type of review you want: self-guided or Quality Matters Managed
  • Request the review – You’ll receive an email when it is approved
  • Submit your Course Worksheet through the

The QM Managed review is how your course may be officially certified through Quality Matters. Learn more at QM’s page

• Confirm whether your course is listed with a QM badge on the for each semester.
• Add your QM badge and language about the process inside of your course shell.
• Consider working with your department to promote a list of courses or individual courses with QM certification.

See the from QM.

A course needs recertification before the three or five-year time limit when more than 20% of any of the following have changed: course level objectives, module level objectives, assessments in the course, instructional materials, learning activities including assignments, tools used in the course. See the full flowchart could lead to a need for recertification. Besides this flowchart “there may be other times when re-certification is needed. If any of the conditions below lead to more than 20% changes to the course, the recertification requirement applies:

• The institution has changed its learning management system where the course is hosted.
• The textbook has been changed AND the course design was constructed around the textbook.
• Any of the Alignment Standards are changed due to a textbook update or a new textbook.
• Redesign of a course due to increasing or decreasing credit hours.
• If the course has recently gone through a review process by a curriculum committee as a result of a regular course review cycle.”

Quality Matters. (n.d.). : Quality Matters.