Three lessons learned from the course review process

In my last post, I discussed my work with Dr. Daniel Herman from Political Science to get his course officially recognized by Quality Matters.  My post was even linked on the Quality Matters Facebook page!  Even if you are not interested in getting your course officially certified by Quality Matters, though, there are still three important lessons for all faculty…

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The story of a Quality Matters Certified course

The instructional design team is pleased to announce a Political Science course we have supported has received official Quality Matters recognition!  This is only the third course at Rutgers to do so, and the first within the School of Arts & Sciences! (We featured the course’s instructor, Dan Herman in the video featurette below.) How does a course get Quality…

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BlendKit 2017, Week 5: Quality Assurance

In this week’s BlendKit 2017 Reader, the topic was “Quality Assurance in Blended Learning.”  I’d like to discuss my thoughts on the broader subject of quality assurance as it pertains to courses in general, not only blended ones.

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Paper Prototyping Games for Learning

I attended a session at the Emerging Learning Design Conference titled “Paper Prototyping Games for Engaged Investigations and Fun in any Subject.”  The presenters, Teresa Slobuski and James Morgan, from San José State University, point out that building board games can get students talking about a particular subject in a creative and fun way. The…

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Improving the quality of student submissions

In the FacultyFocus article, Clear Criteria: A Good Way to Improve Participation, Maryellen Weimer, PhD. discusses an approach to assessing class participation that involves using rubrics and qualitative feedback.  Even if a course grade does not include class participation, these two components can be used to improve the quality of student submissions. Rubrics Weimer notes the importance of using clear criteria for…

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