Date posted: December 22, 2015
What is Quality Matters? Quality Matters (QM) is a non-profit organization which is dedicated to improving the quality of online course design. Though QM has established a multi-faceted process for assuring the quality of online courses, the best place to begin is with the QM Rubric. Based upon research-supported and published best practices for online ...more about BC Faculty Call Quality Matters® Training “Transformative”
Date posted: November 9, 2015
This year National Distance Learning Week (NDLW) will be celebrated from November 9th-13th! National Distance Learning Week is organized by the US Distance Learning Association (USDLA).This week organizations across America will educate their constituents on the amazing growth in distance learning.
Date posted: May 3, 2015
Online learning must be active learning. A February Faculty Focus article described a recent survey of Florida State University students taking online courses which revealed that many students did not feel they were getting the educational value from their online courses that they would from a traditional face-to-face class. Among students’ primary concerns were course relevance, lack of instructor presence, and absence of timely feedback.
