Quality Matters

Quality MattersQuality Matters (QM) is a nationally recognized, faculty-centered, peer review process designed to certify the quality of online courses and online components. Colleges and universities across the country use the tools in developing, maintaining and reviewing their online courses and in training their faculty.

The Director of Instructional Technology serves as the Quality Matters Coordinator, handling administration of the course certification process. OIT works with designated QM faculty mentors to assist those interested in pursuing course certification, and pays all fees associated with the certification process. OIT also pays a 1-credit stipend to faculty for each 3-credit course that achieves QM certification.

A total of 74 Riverland courses have achieved QM certification, with several more currently in development.

Certified courses by year:  2009   2010   2012   2013   2014   2015   2016

Certified courses by subject area:

Accounting

Anthropology

Astronomy

Biology

Business

Business and Office Technology

Chemistry

Economics

English

Geography

Human Services

Humanities

Mathematics

Philosophy

Psychology

Spanish

Speech

Statistics

Supervisory Management

Theatre