Quality Matters (QM) is a faculty-centered, peer review process based on best practices to measure the quality of online and blended courses. You might achieve the following deliverables through your involvement with QM:

1. A navigable online environment in which students are easily oriented to ways to get started and find various course components;
2. A strong plan for instructor presence and communication strategies in your online and/or blended course;
3. A solid action plan for peer interaction and active learning in your online course;
4. Meaningful practice opportunities for your online students to achieve the planned learning objectives;
5. A well-grounded articulation of ways in which critical course components support your learning outcomes (alignment);
6. A rigorous review of your course’s quality accompanied by suggestions for measurable and practical incremental improvements;
7. Camaraderie of like-minded instructors passionate about the issues of course design and quality and more!

Ken Tsai (Apparel, Events & Hospitality Management, College of Human Sciences) shares how QM professional development opportunities helped improve the learning experiences of his students in the Quality Matters at Iowa State YouTube video.