Since beginning our official quality assurance measures in 2018, NC State has added 12 Quality Matters-certified courses to its list. <\/span><\/p>\n Most recently, <\/span>Kim Allen<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Christine Cranford<\/span>, <\/span>Molly Fenn<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Leigh Shamblin<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>David Shew<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>Angie Smith<\/span><\/a> successfully completed the <\/span>Fall 2018 Online Course Improvement Program<\/span><\/a> (OCIP) and submitted their courses for official Quality Matters (QM) review, resulting in certification. <\/span><\/p>\n QM<\/span><\/a> helps faculty ensure their online and hybrid courses are designed to promote learning with innovation and steady improvement. Students who take QM-certified courses can trust that their experience is backed by research and held to nationally recognized standards of excellence. <\/span><\/p>\n Program participants work with a DELTA mentor who is trained to prepare and review courses according to the QM rubric. Mentors bring their backgrounds in instructional design and technology to assist faculty, providing regular communication and guidance as they create assignments and make improvements to their courses. Along the way, mentors also evaluate their participant\u2019s progress and give feedback to make sure the entire process revolves around QM standards. <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI think the faculty-mentor partnership is one of the most valuable aspects of this very challenging Online Course Improvement Program, which often pushes faculty outside their comfort zone of how they normally think about their own course,\u201d says Instructional Technologist <\/span>Arlene Mendoza-Moran<\/span><\/a>, who serves on the QM team at NC State. <\/span><\/p>\n Faculty cohort members deserve immense praise and congratulations for their enthusiasm and dedication to improving online learning. Together, they\u2019ve made strides for teaching with technology at NC State. QM has noticed, recognizing their accomplishments on their <\/span>website<\/span><\/a> and several times on <\/span>Twitter<\/span><\/a>. Mendoza-Moran also appreciates their hardworking and innovative approaches to the program. <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI can\u2019t tell you how impressed I have been with the level of commitment the faculty have exhibited. This is difficult for even very seasoned online instructors. It forces them to rethink the entire structure of their course in terms of learner expectations, experience and success. Nothing speaks more to the faculty member\u2019s dedication to course quality than their willingness to throw out past assumptions, ask difficult questions, and ideate solutions that will help their students to be successful.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n ECD 535 \u2013 Introduction to College Counseling<\/span><\/a> ENG 331 \u2013 Communication for Engineering and Technology<\/span><\/a> MA 231 \u2013 Calculus for Life and Management Sciences B<\/span><\/a> MBA 590 \u2013 Jenkins Consulting Practicum<\/span><\/a> PP 315 \u2014 Principles of Plant Pathology<\/span><\/a> YFCS 545 \u2014 Family Communication and Coaching<\/span><\/a> In these courses, students can expect extensive support with getting started in the course, understanding the course progression and finding their way around with ease. <\/span><\/p>\n Expectations and objectives are clearly defined, as is the goal of each activity and its connection to their success. While instructors and students are separated by distance, there\u2019s a strong sense of community and engagement among faculty and peers, and <\/span>valuable interactions<\/span> are championed. <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cAs a result, they are less likely to become frustrated and disengaged. It is well supported in the research that students who remain engaged in an online course tend to perform better and be more satisfied.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Congratulations to the faculty cohort and the team at DELTA for their contributions to enhancing quality in online education!<\/span><\/p>\n Quality Matters at NC State<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Online Course Improvement Program<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n First in Quality Matters at NC State<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Spring 2018 Online Course Improvement Program Cohort<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Fall 2018 Online Course Improvement Program Cohort<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Spring 2019 Online Course Improvement Program Cohort<\/span><\/a><\/p> This post was originally published<\/a> in DELTA News.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false,"raw":"\n\n\n\n Since beginning our official quality assurance measures in 2018, NC State has added 12 Quality Matters-certified courses to its list. <\/span><\/p>\n Most recently, <\/span>Kim Allen<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Christine Cranford<\/span>, <\/span>Molly Fenn<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Leigh Shamblin<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>David Shew<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>Angie Smith<\/span><\/a> successfully completed the <\/span>Fall 2018 Online Course Improvement Program<\/span><\/a> (OCIP) and submitted their courses for official Quality Matters (QM) review, resulting in certification. <\/span><\/p>\n QM<\/span><\/a> helps faculty ensure their online and hybrid courses are designed to promote learning with innovation and steady improvement. Students who take QM-certified courses can trust that their experience is backed by research and held to nationally recognized standards of excellence. <\/span><\/p>\n Program participants work with a DELTA mentor who is trained to prepare and review courses according to the QM rubric. Mentors bring their backgrounds in instructional design and technology to assist faculty, providing regular communication and guidance as they create assignments and make improvements to their courses. Along the way, mentors also evaluate their participant\u2019s progress and give feedback to make sure the entire process revolves around QM standards. <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI think the faculty-mentor partnership is one of the most valuable aspects of this very challenging Online Course Improvement Program, which often pushes faculty outside their comfort zone of how they normally think about their own course,\u201d says Instructional Technologist <\/span>Arlene Mendoza-Moran<\/span><\/a>, who serves on the QM team at NC State. <\/span><\/p>\n Faculty cohort members deserve immense praise and congratulations for their enthusiasm and dedication to improving online learning. Together, they\u2019ve made strides for teaching with technology at NC State. QM has noticed, recognizing their accomplishments on their <\/span>website<\/span><\/a> and several times on <\/span>Twitter<\/span><\/a>. Mendoza-Moran also appreciates their hardworking and innovative approaches to the program. <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI can\u2019t tell you how impressed I have been with the level of commitment the faculty have exhibited. This is difficult for even very seasoned online instructors. It forces them to rethink the entire structure of their course in terms of learner expectations, experience and success. Nothing speaks more to the faculty member\u2019s dedication to course quality than their willingness to throw out past assumptions, ask difficult questions, and ideate solutions that will help their students to be successful.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n ECD 535 \u2013 Introduction to College Counseling<\/span><\/a> ENG 331 \u2013 Communication for Engineering and Technology<\/span><\/a> MA 231 \u2013 Calculus for Life and Management Sciences B<\/span><\/a> MBA 590 \u2013 Jenkins Consulting Practicum<\/span><\/a> PP 315 \u2014 Principles of Plant Pathology<\/span><\/a> YFCS 545 \u2014 Family Communication and Coaching<\/span><\/a> In these courses, students can expect extensive support with getting started in the course, understanding the course progression and finding their way around with ease. <\/span><\/p>\n Expectations and objectives are clearly defined, as is the goal of each activity and its connection to their success. While instructors and students are separated by distance, there\u2019s a strong sense of community and engagement among faculty and peers, and <\/span>valuable interactions<\/span> are championed. <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cAs a result, they are less likely to become frustrated and disengaged. It is well supported in the research that students who remain engaged in an online course tend to perform better and be more satisfied.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Congratulations to the faculty cohort and the team at DELTA for their contributions to enhancing quality in online education!<\/span><\/p>\n Quality Matters at NC State<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Online Course Improvement Program<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n First in Quality Matters at NC State<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Spring 2018 Online Course Improvement Program Cohort<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Fall 2018 Online Course Improvement Program Cohort<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n
\u201cThe mentor needs to be an interpreter, a coach, a facilitator, a cheerleader, and sometimes a therapist in helping faculty to understand and apply the rigorous QM standards,\u201d she added.<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Thanks to the combined effort of the cohort and DELTA staff, students can now benefit from six new QM-certified online courses across five different colleges at NC State:<\/span><\/h3>\n
Instructor: Angie Smith
College of Education<\/p>\n
Instructor: Christine Cranford
College of Humanities and Social Sciences<\/span><\/p>\n
Instructor: Molly Fenn
College of Sciences<\/p>\n
Instructor: Leigh Shamblin
Poole College of Management<\/p>\n
Instructor: David Shew
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences<\/p>\n
Instructor: Kim Allen
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences<\/p>\n\n
\u201cA well-designed QM-based course allows students to focus their efforts and energy on learning, instead of trying to figure out where to find things or spending time seeking clarification on instructions that are unclear,\u201d explains Mendoza-Moran. <\/span><\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Related: <\/span><\/h3>\n
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\u201cThe mentor needs to be an interpreter, a coach, a facilitator, a cheerleader, and sometimes a therapist in helping faculty to understand and apply the rigorous QM standards,\u201d she added.<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Thanks to the combined effort of the cohort and DELTA staff, students can now benefit from six new QM-certified online courses across five different colleges at NC State:<\/span><\/h3>\n
Instructor: Angie Smith
College of Education<\/p>\n
Instructor: Christine Cranford
College of Humanities and Social Sciences<\/span><\/p>\n
Instructor: Molly Fenn
College of Sciences<\/p>\n
Instructor: Leigh Shamblin
Poole College of Management<\/p>\n
Instructor: David Shew
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences<\/p>\n
Instructor: Kim Allen
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences<\/p>\n\n
\u201cA well-designed QM-based course allows students to focus their efforts and energy on learning, instead of trying to figure out where to find things or spending time seeking clarification on instructions that are unclear,\u201d explains Mendoza-Moran. <\/span><\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Related: <\/span><\/h3>\n