Quality Matters Cohort
Instructors: are you interested in making your online or hybrid course more effective and accessible?
Apply Now for Academic Year 2024-2025!
Clemson Online is proud to announce its third Quality Matters Cohort for Academic Year 2024. This program will guide instructors through the process of online course improvement using the QM Rubric, culminating in an internal review of their course for a completion badge. Participants will also receive $500 upon completion of all requirements and have the opportunity to become a Certified Peer Reviewer for QM and submit their course for an official review.
The Quality Matters review process at Clemson is available to all instructors who teach online or hybrid courses; it's an excellent way to demonstrate evidence of teaching effectiveness and improvement. This program will take cohort participants through the process of learning about the QM Rubric, effective online teaching practices, and a review of a course of their choosing.
"Without a doubt, it was one of the most impactful and well-organized professional development activities that I participated in." ~Farhang Forghanparast, Cohort Member AY '23-24
Program Details
- Application opens on August 12, 2024, and closes at midnight on August 30, 2024. Note: Applicants must have already taught the course they intend to submit for review.
- Cohort participants will be notified by September 3, 2024, and all responsibilities must be completed by May 30, 2025.
- Instructors should be seeking to improve a Fall or Summer course, not a Spring ‘25 course. There will not be sufficient time to complete the process to teach the revised course in the Spring.
- Cohort responsibilities will include:
- Attending an orientation session (virtual option will be available).
- Completing the six-week asynchronous online Applying the QM Rubric Workshop (APPQMR) with certified facilitators.
- Meeting with the Clemson Online review team for a pre-review and post-review call.
- Two meetings with the entire cohort to check in and discuss progress (virtual option will be available).
- Completing an end-of-program survey.
Application Process
Click the link provided to go to the application page and provide some basic information. You will need to include the name of the course you are interested in working on during the cohort, as well as a short narrative about why you'd like to participate. If you have any questions about the Cohort or application, please contact the QM Coordinator, Hansen Wetsel.
Application for QM Cohort AY '24-'25
About QM at Clemson
Quality Matters is a nationally recognized non-profit organization “specializing in standards, processes and professional development for quality assurance in online and blended learning.” The QM Team at Clemson Online has over 40 years of combined higher ed teaching experience and is certified through Quality Matters to review online courses.
