Quality Matters Rubric
The QM rubric will help you build your course according to essential online learning standards based on sound learning theory. The QM rubric was developed by faculty across 17 institutions. It also provides a common language for discussion of course design.
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Online Instructional Design Certification
The Center for Teaching & Learning provides instructors with the ability to develop their online teaching skills further. Six brief self-paced modules provide instructors with pivotal online instructional tools to develop and enhance online courses. Participants must have strong experience with Blackboard or have completed Blackboard Certification. Upon successful completion of all the courses, participants will receive a Regent University Online Instructional Design Certificate.
All Instructional Design Module courses are offered online via Blackboard. Each module is designed to be completed in about one hour. Check the CTL class schedule for course start dates. Please register on or before the date of the course. The Regent Training System (RTS) automatically deletes the synchronous and asynchronous courses listed as the calendar progresses, so if the course started yesterday, the course won't be in the RTS today.
Instructional Objectives In The Online Course
This self-paced learning module examines the importance of instructional objectives in the instructional design process. Through a variety of interactive animations and assessments, learners will master the art of creating measurable instructional objectives. Furthermore, learners will examine the importance of aligning instructional objectives with assessments.Impacting Online Learning with Visual Elements
In this self-paced learning module, learners will examine the integration of digital images, color schemes, and visual unity into the online teaching and learning environment. Aesthetic as well as pedagogical implications for incorporating images will be examined. Faculty will learn how to choose images, a color scheme, and how to optimize images for Blackboard using Microsoft Picture Manager.Connecting with the Online Student
In this self-paced learning module, learners will examine the importance of regular and detailed communication with students in their online courses. Tone, emphasis and clarity in digital communication will be examined. Also, best practices and effective uses of chats and discussion boards will be presented.Meaningful Assessments In The Online Course
In this self-paced learning module, learners will study the importance of assessments as learning instruments in the online course. The alignment of objectives and assessments will also be examined, along with various traditional and non-traditional forms of assessing learner performance.Best Practices And Instructional Strategies In Online Teaching
In this self-paced learning module, learners will be presented with a number of useful recommendations for building learning communities in the online environment. Effective student management, synchronous learning, and psychological distance will be discussed.Organization In The Online Course
This self-paced, asynchronous learning module examines the importance of an effectively organized course in the online teaching and learning environment. Topics examined in this module include: organization on the web, folder hierarchy, hyperlinks, course menu customization, as well as Blackboard's Learning Units and Assignments. In addition, a series of examples of course organization will be provided.
