Blackboard + Quality Matters: Furthering Excellence in Faculty Development
and Course Design
Listen to the recording of our August 18th Webinar to learn more about this groundbreaking partnership.
Our emphasis is more on input – the design and building of the course and motivating faculty to think about best practices and what they can do to improve what they’re doing online.
— Ron Legon,
Executive Director,
Quality Matters Program
Consistent and high-quality faculty professional development and course delivery is essential to student engagement and success. But understanding the quality of your courses and their delivery across your organization can be challenging.
Through an exclusive partnership, Blackboard and Quality Matters will work with educators to provide the best resources and technology to support and improve the online education experience overall.
WHO IS QUALITY MATTERS
Quality Matters (QM) is a nationally recognized, faculty-centered, peer review process for certifying the quality of online courses and online components. Colleges, universities, K-12 schools and systems, and other academic institutions across North America use the tools in developing, maintaining and reviewing their online courses and in training their faculty.
GETTING STARTED
To get started with Blackboard + Quality Matters, pick one of two solutions:
Faculty Development Strategy
For faculty to be expert designers and facilitators of fully online and blended courses, organizations need an effective online curriculum to support pedagogical and technology skills development. With Faculty Development Strategy, we work with you to design just such a curriculum. And Blackboard’s partnership with Quality Matters means your faculty development program will instill effective practices born from the largest community collaboration on quality in online education.
Course Design Strategy
Many organizations face challenges with course design, including inconsistent course experiences for learners, uncertain effective teaching practices, and inefficient workflows and support processes. With Course Design Strategy, we help ensure your organization delivers a high-quality student experience and impactful learning. And Blackboard’s partnership with Quality Matters means your strategy will be grounded in nationally recognized standards for online course quality.