Quality Matters
Quality Matters is one of the key Quality Assurance standards Emory & Henry utilizes to ensure quality online education. We offer Quality Matters training all year round.
Emory & Henry College offers Designing Your Online Course (DYOC) training for faculty all year round.
Congratulations to many of our faculty and staff for successfully completing Quality Matter’s Designing Your Online Course (DYOC)!
- Regenia Campbell, Assistant Professor, Biology
- Michael Lane, Professor, Chemistry; Division Chair, Natural Sciences
- Ben Letson, Associate Professor, Philosophy
- David Jackson, Pastor, Emory United Methodist Church; Adjunct Faculty
- Jim Dawsey, Professor, Religion
- Nicole Drewitz-Crockett, Associate Professor, English; Division Chair, Humanities
- Tracy Lauder, Associate Professor, Mass Communications; Department Chair
- Mark Finney, Associate Professor, Mass Communications
- Kelly Bremner, Associate Professor, Theatre, Department Chair
- Amanda Romjue, Visiting Assistant Professor, World Languages - Spanish
- Sarah Fisher, Associate Professor, Politics, Law, & International Relations; Department Chair
- Kevin Dudley, Assistant Professor, Theatre
- Beth Funkhouser, Clinical Assistant Professor, Athletic Training
- Denise Stanley, Associate Professor, Business Administration
- John Kuczko
- Lisa Withers, Associate Professor, Music; Dean, School of Arts & Sciences
- Annalee Tull, Assistant Professor, Theatre & Dance
- Joe Champagne, Adjunct Professor, Art
- Crystal Hall, Director, Quantitative Literacy Center; Instructor, Mathematics
- Charles Goolsby, Professor, Art; Division Chair, Visual & Performing Arts
- Ed Davis, Professor, Geography
- Mary Bell Boltwood, Instructor, World Languages - Spanish
- Jennifer Krause, Assistant Professor, English
- Krystin Krause, Associate Professor, Politics, Law, & International Relations
- Heather Richardson, Instructor, Equine Studies; IHSA and ANRC Coach
- Mark Hagy, Adjunct Instructor
- Deborah Spencer, Associate Professor, Economics; Department Chair; Division Chair, Social Sciences
- Kim Baranowsky, Associate Professor, Psychology
- Teena Carroll, Associate Professor, Mathematics; Department Chair
- Gerald Bresowar, Assistant Professor, Biology
- Jessica Denniston, Clinical Assistant Professor, Equine Studies
- Scott Sikes, Associate Director, Appalachian Center for Civic Life
- Julia Castleberry, Associate Professor, Physical Therapy
- Christy Fleet, Professor, Biology; Division Chair
- Chris Fielitz, Professor, Biology
- Kelci Barton, Visiting Instructor, English
- Janie Hull, Adjunct Faculty, Education
- Thomas Little, Associate Professor, History; Department Chair
- George Argyros, Associate Professor, Biology
- Xiaoxue Li, Associate Professor, Mathematics
- Lisa Moosmueller-Terry, Director, Equestrian Center
- Rick Rose, Adjunct Professor, Theatre
- Mark Hainsworth, M. Ed. Program Director; Instructor, Education and Mathematics
- Dan Van Tassell, Visiting Assistant Professor, Art; Department Chair
- Xiangyun Zhang, Professor, World Languages - French & Chinese; Department Chair
- Candace Butler, Lecturer, Writing & Design
- Susan Kilby, Adjunct Faculty, Education
- Benita Bare, VP for Business & Finance (retired 12/2020)
- Beverly Sheddan, Instructor, Health & Human Performance
- Adam Wells, Associate Professor, Religion; Division Chair
- Jamie Ferguson, Associate Professor, Chemistry; Chair, Lyceum Program
- Travis Proffitt, Director, Access & Equity Initiatives; Instructor, Peace & Social Justice Studies
- Danielle Morel, Assistant Professor, Physics; Chair, Department of Physics & Engineering
- Joshua Boggs, Visiting Assistant Professor, Vocal & Choral Studies
- Jack Wells, Associate Professor, History
Emory & Henry College offers Applying the Quality Matter’s Rubric (APPQMR) training for faculty all year round.
Congratulations to our faculty and staff for successfully completing Quality Matter’s Applying the Quality Matter’s Rubric (APPQMR) training!
- Shelby Carico, eLearning Instructional Designer
- Scott Kitts, Instructional Technologist
- Talmage Stanley, Professor, Civic Innovation; Resident Scholar for the Citizenship of Place
- Patty Graham-Thier, Professor, Department Head, Equine Studies
- Amy Sorensen, Assistant Professor, Co-Chair, Sociology
- Saundra Farmer, Associate Professor, School of Nursing
- Rebecca Buchanan, Professor, Health and Human Performance; Division Chair, Education
- Mark Finney, Associate Professor, Mass Communications
- James Duchamp, Copenhaver Professor, Chair, Chemistry Department
- Felicia Mitchell, English
Learning Objectives:
“After completing this workshop, participants will be able to:
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Recognize the foundational concepts of Quality Matters.
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Identify the critical elements of the QM quality assurance program, including the QM Rubric, materials, processes, and administrative components.
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Apply the QM Rubric to review online courses.
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Make decisions on whether the demo course meets selected QM Rubric Standards.
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Apply the concept of alignment.
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Draft helpful recommendations for course improvement by citing annotations from the QM Rubric and evidence from the course.”
Read more at Applying the Quality Matters Rubric (APPQMR)
Contact Dr. Lou Fincher, Senior Vice President and Dean of the School of Health Sciences at lfincher@ehc.edu for further information.
Emory & Henry College offers Introduction to Quality Matters (INTRO2QM) training for faculty all year round.
Learning Objectives:
- “Identify basic information about Quality Matters.
- Differentiate Quality Matters from other quality assurance options.
- Identify basic information about Quality Matters Rubrics and how they are used to review the design of online and blended courses.
- Distinguish between Quality Matters course review types.
- Select options for continued engagement with Quality Matters.”
Read more at Introduction to Quality Matters (INTRO2QM)
Contact Dr. Lou Fincher, Senior Vice President and Dean of the School of Health Sciences at lfincher@ehc.edu for further information.
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