Recommendations

The CSU Office of the Chancellor offers Quality Assurance workshop courses for CSU faculty specific to Quality Matters (QM) and the Quality Learning and Teaching (QLT) rubrics.

Because CSUF is a QM campus, we recommend the following two courses:

Applying the Quality Matters Rubric

Provides an overview of Quality Matters (QM) organization, the QM rubric and annotations, the research underlying the QM rubric, and the peer-review process for evaluating the quality of the design of an online course. Participants will engage in hands-on experiences applying the QM standards to a sample course, writing helpful recommendations, and ensuring alignment between course-level objectives, module-level objectives, assessments, materials, activities, and tools. 

Note: This course is intended for faculty wanting to complete the QM peer reviewer certification.

Improving Your Online Course

Explores the QM Rubric and provides a framework to improve the quality of online and hybrid courses. Participants complete a QM self-review (Essential 23 standards) and develop a course improvement plan. The modules include activities with participants sharing how they are meeting the 23 QM essential standards. Participants come away with a plan for course improvement, so a predeveloped online or hybrid course is required for enrolling in this workshop. 

Note: Having a partially or fully developed online/hybrid course is required prior to registration. 

Please visit CSU Online Course Services for more information on the courses, the schedule of offerings, and registration.