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

Sarah Miller – Tillamook Bay Community College (Workgroup Co-Lead)

Layli Liss – Chemeketa Community College (Workgroup Co-Lead)

Greg Kaminski – Portland Community College

Scott Dove – Central Oregon Community College

Beth Hale – Chemeketa Community College

Robert Yasukochi – Klamath Community College

Mel Stark – Lane Community College

Jessica Winans – Linn-Benton Community College

Cat Schleichert – Mount Hood Community College

Veronica Vold – Linn-Benton Community College

Tori Stanek – Columbia Gorge Community College

Amanda Martinez – Treasure Valley Community College

Paul Montone – Portland Community College