Getting Started with Quality Matters TM © 2014 MarylandOnline, Inc. All rights reserved.

Getting Started with Quality MattersTM

© 2014 MarylandOnline, Inc. All rights reserved

Getting Started with QM

Decisions, organization introduction, pathways, implementation plans


Getting Started

• Participative, inclusive governance• Train QMCs• Promote QM internally as national standard & faculty

resource – use QM resources and publications• Develop implementation plan• Familiarize organization members and gain support• Develop cadre of faculty/staff – early adopters• Share the workload• Build internal capacity for self-sufficiency


Decisions in Customizing QM

Governance – By whom? Where will it report?

Engagement – How will you gain organization commitment?

Rubric Use – For course improvement, development, assessment?

Course Reviews – Mandatory or optional, official or unofficial? Which

coursesTraining Criteria & QM Roles

Who will take which trainings? What roles?


Scalability in Implementing QM

Managing Your ReviewsDelivering K-12

APP Training

• Internal QA• No QM requirements• No QM fees

Unofficial (no QM

certification)

• External QA• Courses must meet

submission guidelines• Fee for Service

Official QM-Managed

• Adapt for internal needs

• For internal use only• No QM fees

Customized (no QM

recognition)

• Required for course reviewer & other QM roles

• Fee for Service

QM-Delivered or, for

Subscribers with Training License, by

Certified Facilitators


Capacity Building: QM Roles & Criteria

QM Coordinator

K-12 QM Coordinator Training

K-12 Applying the QM Secondary

Rubric Workshop (online or F2F)

Organization may designate additional

QMCs

K-12 Course Reviewer

Taught or developed an online course within the last 18

mo.



K-12 Reviewer Course (online)

Submission of application & MOU

(for certification)

K-12 Publisher Reviewer

Taught or developed an online course within the last 18

mo.



K-12 Reviewer Course (online)

K-12 Publisher Reviewer Course

(online)

Submission of application & MOU

(for certification)

K-12 Certified Facilitator


Rubric Workshop

K-12 Reviewer Course (certification

not required)

K-12 Online Facilitator

Certification Course

Only available with purchase of a K-12

Training License

K-12 Master Reviewer

Certified K-12 Course Reviewer

Experience on 2+ course reviews

K-12 Master Reviewer

Certification Course

Annual Recertification


QM Implementation Plan

Plan• Governance• Goals• Engagement• Rubric Use• Professional

Development• Course Reviews


QM is adaptable to your goals

Improved courses Engaged faculty Reduced course

development time Ongoing faculty

development Quality benchmarking Awareness & support

for online learning Institutional

improvement© 2014 MarylandOnline, Inc. All rights reserved

Questions about Getting Started?Please contact Christine Voelker,

K-12 Program [email protected]

OrDeb Adair, QM Director

[email protected]


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