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

ITC Leadership Academy

OCCDLA supports participation in the annual ITC Leadership Academy by offering scholarship opportunities for members.  If you are interested in attending this professional development event, please review the scholarship page for more information.

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

Beth Hale – Chemeketa (Workgroup Co-Lead)

Erica Green – Portland (Workgroup Co-Lead) 

Mel Stark – Lane 

Colin Stapp – Chemeketa

Jessica Winans – Linn-Benton 

Cat Schleichert – Mount Hood 

Veronica Vold – Linn-Benton 

Amanda Martinez – Treasure Valley 

Paul Montone – Portland 

Layli Liss – Chemeketa

Sarah Miller – Tillamook Bay