“A QM Course Review is a rigorous and valuable process that provides further professional development for our faculty,” Tammy said. While participation is not required, Tammy reported that many adjuncts take advantage of the offer.Īnother component of TCC’s plan is course reviews. Adjunct faculty also have the opportunity to participate in the workshops. The response has been overwhelmingly positive, with faculty maintaining a 100% completion rate since the program began in 2012. As Tammy explained, all full-time online faculty at TCC are required to complete either the Applying the Quality Matters Rubric workshop or the Improving Your Online Course workshop within the first year of employment. Professional development opportunities were also provided as faculty moved to the online teaching environment. Instead, faculty work together to make iterative improvements to each course.” The master course system eases the burden on faculty because they don’t have to create courses each semester. The institutional template lessens the cognitive load and helps faculty focus on the course content.
“It takes a lot of time and effort to create quality online courses. “Using the QM Rubric as a roadmap, we created both an institutional course template and a master course system to support our faculty through this transition,” shared Tammy Waldron, TCC’s Senior Instructional Designer. While excited about the new venture, the team also knew that transitioning from face-to-face courses to online courses would be challenging for faculty. At that time, the TCC team was developing the College’s first online offering - an RN to BSN program. The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences (TCC) began its journey with Quality Matters in 2012. TCC views QM Official Course Review as an important professional development component.
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