Learning Objectives
This characteristic ensures a learning objective can be observed and evaluated.
What is measurable?
These should directly measure achievement of learning objectives.
What are assessments?
QM promotes student-content, student-student, and student-instructor forms of this.
What is interaction?
ACC faculty redesign courses through this academy to help courses meet QM standards.
What is OCRA (Online Course Redesign Academy)?
This course design feature helps learners find materials and activities efficiently.
What is navigation?
These tell learners exactly what they should be able to do after completing instruction.
What are learning objectives?
This QM principle ensures objectives, activities, and assessments work together.
What is alignment?
These should be clearly stated so learners know how to participate in discussions.
What are participation expectations?
Before teaching online at ACC, faculty must complete this four-module training series.
What is DLIS (Distance Learning Instruction Series)?
Official QM certification remains valid for this many years.
What is five years?
This action verb is preferred over "understand" when writing learning objectives.
What is "explain"?
This tool can explain how student work will be evaluated.
What is a rubric?
This is increased when meaningful interaction is designed into a course.
What is engagement?
After completing APPQMR, faculty may take this course to become official QM reviewers.
What is the QM Peer Reviewer Course?
Courses must achieve at least this percentage in review to earn QM certification.
What is 85 percent?
A reviewer would cite this QM standard when students cannot identify what they are expected to learn.
What are SRS 2.1 and SRS 2.2
According to QM, assessments should provide learners with this information about their progress.
What is feedback?
QM expects instructors to provide these for communication and interaction activities.
What are clear guidelines?
ACC is proud to be ranked number one among community colleges in the United States for this accomplishment.
What is the number of nationally certified QM courses?
Assignments scattered in different locations each week indicate problems with this.
What is course organization?
QM requires learning objectives to be appropriate for this level.
What is the level of the course?
When an objective requires creating a project but students only take a quiz, this QM principle is not met.
What is alignment?
A course with discussion boards but no participation instructions would likely lose points in this QM category.
What is Learner Interaction and Engagement?
An ACC internally certified QM course remains certified for this many years before review.
What is three years?
This QM General Standard focuses on helping learners understand how to get started and move through the course.
What is Course Overview and Introduction?
What is General Standard 1