Improve Courses & Training by Building Expertise
Quality Matters online workshops help faculty, teachers and instructional designers grow beyond their current online learning expertise. Whether you are experienced or just entering online learning, your courses — and learners — will benefit from the application of QM Rubrics and course improvement tools. Workshops are available to both QM members and non-members, with significant cost-savings for members.
Start by Learning to Apply QM Rubrics (APPQMR & APP)
Those new to QM will want to begin with our flagship workshop. Practice writing helpful recommendations for continuous improvement with the QM Rubric as your guide. Learn how the QM review process leads to alignment with learning objectives through non-opinionated analysis.
HIGHER ED APPQMR
Learn about the QM HE Rubric and the process of using it to review an online course. This workshop is a prerequisite for the Peer Reviewer Course.
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K-12 APP
Learn about and apply the K-12 Secondary Rubric to an online course. See how the process aids improving online and blended courses.
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CPE
If your membership only includes the CPE Rubric, you will find the HE APPQMR helpful since the CPE Rubric is based on the HE Rubric Standards.
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Click on the tab below (QM Live!, Teaching Online Certificate, Higher Ed, K-12 or Research) that matches your area of interest to see workshops available.
- Gauging Your Technology Skills
Identify your technology skills gaps and be able to fill those gaps through available resources.Learn More - Evaluating Your Course Design
Evaluate the instructional design of online courses using established quality assurance standards and rectify deficiencies through teaching.Learn More - Exploring Your Institution's Policies
- Orienting Your Online Learners
Show your mastery of explaining why its important to orient learners to online courses and how to do so.Learn More - Connecting Learning Theories to Your Teaching Strategies
- Creating Presence in Your Online Course
- Assessing Your Learners
- Teaching Online Certificate
Get a package discount when you register for all seven workshops at one time. A 10% savings. Earning all seven QM Digital Credentials earns instructors the Teaching Online Certificate.Learn More
- Designing Your Online Course (DYOC)
Bring your online course to this workshop and get a framework for developing an online course plan. You'll use a framework and explore the QM Rubric to design one module for your online course.Learn More - Addressing Accessibility & Usability (Standard 8)
View courses from the perspective of improving accessibility and usability for all learners. Get insight on Universal Design for Learning and techniques for creating accessible content.Learn More - Applying the Quality Matters Rubric (APPQMR)
Learn the underlying principles behind the QM Rubric and the critical elements of the QM quality assurance process. Learn about drafting helpful recommendations as you apply the Rubric to an actual course.Learn More - Designing Your Blended Course (DYBC)
Apply the QM Rubric and framework to your blended/hybrid course in this workshop using face-to-face and online elements.Learn More - Improving Your Online Course (IYOC)
- Teaching Online: An Introduction to Online Delivery (TOL)
Explore basic components of online course delivery and learn how to cultivate student engagement.Learn More - Design That Welcomes Your Learners (Standards 1 & 7)
Take your online or blended course and explore methods to set social and instructor presence and provide institution support. This workshop specifically addresses Standards 1 and 7 in the QM Rubric.Learn More - Connecting Learning Objectives & Assessments (Standards 2 & 3)
Focus on aligning learning objectives to the assessments you use as you create or review courses.Learn More - Using Instructional Materials & Tech. to Promote Learner Engagement (Standards 4,5,6)
- Preparing for Program Reviews
A self-paced workshop for program representatives who are preparing to be Program Liaisons.Learn More
- Applying the QM K-12 Rubric (K-12 APP)
Get an introduction to QM, learn how to use the QM K-12 Rubric and apply it to a real course.Learn More - Active Learning: 3-2-1 Engage! (K-12 ALE)
Schedule a dedicated online session of this focused, one-week workshop to explore active learning strategies that encourage collaboration and promote critical and creative thinking skills. Then, apply these strategies in your course design.Learn More - Flipping Your Class & More: Exploring Blended Learning (K-12 DYBC)
Explore different blended course options to find what works best for you. Use the QM process to ensure blended and online components complement one another. Schedule a full day face-to-face or online session of this workshop for your group.Learn More - Flip the Switch: Motivate Learners with Course Tools and Tech (K-12 FSML)
Take some of the guesswork out of locating, sharing and evaluating course tools and technology to motivate and engage learners. Schedule a dedicated online session of this workshop for a focused look at using technology in your courses.Learn More - Instructional Materials: Investigating What Works (K-12 IMWW)
Schedule a dedicated online session of this this one-week workshop and breathe new life into your lessons as you ensure that content is in alignment with your curriculum.Learn More - K-12 Introduction to Teaching Online (K-12 TOL)
Explore the basic components of online course delivery. Schedule a full day face-to-face or online session of this workshop for your group.Learn More - K-12 Online Course Design (K-12 DYOC)
Build on the K-12 Applying the QM Rubric workshop and explore a framework for designing an online course plan. Schedule a full day face-to-face or online session of this workshop for your group.Learn More - Objectives and Alignment: The Framework for Student Success (K-12 OAFSS)
Schedule a dedicated online session of this one-week workshop and focus on aligning learning objectives to the assessments you use as you create or review courses.Learn More - K-12 F2F: Designing an Engaging and Active Learning Environment (K-12 DEALE)
Schedule a dedicated session of this workshop to be delivered on site (face-to-face). Focus on locating and vetting instructional materials that align with course assessments and engage students.Learn More - K-12 F2F: Improving Your Online Course (K-12 IYOC)
Schedule a dedicated session of this workshop to be delivered on site (face-to-face). Participants use the QM Rubric to review their courses and develop a course improvement plan.Learn More - K-12 Precision Series for Engagement
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This series of four highly-focused workshops centers on strategies for increasing learner engagement by examining instructional materials, course content and types of interactions. The series is offered through a dedicated session for your group, school or district. Please contact the QM Registrar to set up a dedicated session for your organization.
- K-12 Rubric Update (Fifth Edition)
Learn how the QM K-12 Secondary Rubric, Fourth Edition, and the QM K-12 Publisher Rubric, Fourth Edition, were updated and combined into a single QM K-12 Rubric, Fifth Edition.Learn More
- The ABCs of Online Learning Research
Learn how to get started doing research on online learning in this active, applied three-week online workshop. Using QM and the QM Research Library as a point of reference, this workshop covers the steps necessary for developing a quality research study related to online learning.Learn More
- K-12 QM Live!: Get Active Series
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This series of three web conferencing workshops focuses on strategies for increasing learner engagement by examining instructional materials, course content and types of interactions. The series is offered through a dedicated session for your group, school or district. Please contact Nancy Ragias to set up a dedicated session for your organization.
- QM Live! Accessibility Series
This set of web conferencing workshops focuses on building skills for creating accessible course materials and elements. Video captioning, accessible documents and course navigation are a few of the topics covered. These workshops can be offered as dedicated sessions for your group.Learn More
- QM Live! Alignment Series
In this series of two-hour web conferencing workshops, you’ll get the skills, tools and best practices you need to get your course components working together. These workshops can be offered as dedicated sessions for your group.Learn More