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On the Usage of Quality Matters and Its Rubric for Improving Online Teaching for the Fall

Earlier this month I asked a question on Twitter about the growing usage of (and pushback against) faculty training based on the Quality Matters Course Design Rubric. That question led to a rich discussion – both pro and con – on the usage of the QM rubric in the attempt to improve online teaching in Fall 2020. The QM staff requested that we help with an alternate forum for them to address some of the issues raised online, given the limitations and tone of Twitter conversations.

Screenshot showing portion of Quality Matters course design rubric

Screen shot of portion of QM Rubric, Sixth Edition

This request made sense, especially given the importance of the transition from emergency-remote teaching to purposely-designed quality online courses that most institutions are struggling with this year. What we settled on was a series of podcast interviews, along with transcripts, that would allow a richer discussion of the topic. All three episodes in this series were released as part of the COVID Transitions podcast last night.

You can listen to each episode using the links above, as well as read the full transcripts. Or you can listen to any of the episodes through your favorite podcast player.