Professional Development and Course Quality/Delivery 

The workgroup promotes professional development and quality course design in online education across the state.

Objectives

• Reduce online student dropout rates and increase student completion rates by promoting quality course design and professional development for online instruction.
• Support faculty and staff participation in a variety of professional development opportunities.
• Collaborate on statewide license for Quality Matters.
• Support faculty use of this nationally recognized model for course design standards, professional development, and peer review system.

Resources

Quality Matters

• Applying the QM Rubric workshop (APPQMR)
• Improving Your Online Course workshop (IYOC)
• QM Success Stories
• Course design guidance
• Peer review opportunities

Opportunities to participate at special eLearning conferences

• NW eLearn
• Instructional Technology Council
• Quality Matters
• Online Learning Consortium

Workgroup Members

Greg Kaminski – Portland Community College (Workgroup Facilitator)

Michael Weissenfluh – Tillamook Bay Community College

Paula Ascher – Columbia Gorge Community College

Darci Adolf – Oregon Coast Community College

Jessica Winans – Linn-Benton Community College

David Snell – Rogue Community College

Michael Murphy – Central Oregon Community College

Cat Schleichert – Mount Hood Community College

Kirsten Horning – Clatsop Community College

David Plotkin –  Council of Instructional Administrators, Clackamas Community College

Beth Hale – Chemeketa Community College

LeAnne Mulroney – Treasure Valley Community College

DW Wood – Clackamas Community College