Category: Quality Matters

Congratulations and thank you to the more than 70 instructors who worked with us to build and improve quality online courses this spring!

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The Seventh Edition of the Quality Matters (QM) Higher Education Rubric releases July 5th. One notable feature of this edition of the rubric is the emphasis on creating inclusive online courses. Here are a few ways the new rubric addresses this priority: Instructional Materials Standard 4.5 requires the use of a variety of instructional materials. […]

Clemson Online proudly announces that English (ENGL) 2130: British Literature, taught by lecturer Chelsea McKelvey, has been certified by Quality Matters (QM) and the online course review process. To achieve certification, online and hybrid courses are evaluated in eight areas using the Quality Matters Rubric from learning outcomes to accessibility, and instructors work with a team of […]

Congratulations to the first course from Clemson Cooperative Extension to gain QM Certification! Quality Matters Certification Announcement Clemson Online is proud to announce the first Clemson Cooperative Extension online course to earn Quality Matters certification. The course, Bee a Friend to Pollinators: Pollinator Education and Agricultural Literacy for Educators and Students, guides K-12 educators as […]

Get a status update on our inaugural QM Cohort! Applying the Rubric The inaugural QM Cohort is well underway and the participants have now completed the Applying the Quality Matters Rubric workshop (APPQMR). The intensive APPQMR provided participants with a strong understanding of the course review process, the QM Rubric, and how to apply it […]

Join a Bootcamp session to get your online course ready for summer! Online Course Bootcamp Starts March 10 Are you teaching a new online course this summer or fall? Are you shifting a current face-to-face course to an online format? Bootcamp is for you! Participants will meet in groups for a series of four 2-hour sessions […]

Enroll in a workshop with Quality Matters to improve your online course! Improving Your Online Course with Quality Matters Interested in learning more about research-based best practices for online instruction to prepare for the summer term and beyond? Interested in learning more about the Quality Matters Rubric? Beginning March 6, Clemson Online invites all instructors […]

Announcing new programs to help improve online teaching! Clemson Online is proud to announce new training opportunities for instructors this Spring! If you’ve been interested in developing online courses, learning best practices for teaching with Canvas, or the Quality Matters (QM) course review process, we have an expanded roster of course offerings starting this Spring […]

Thinking about applying for the QM cohort? Learn more about the benefits of submitting a course for review. From the Archives: Why submit a course for Quality Matters review It may seem intimidating to submit your course for a review, but please keep in mind that QM is NOT an evaluation of you, your pedagogy, […]