BE A PART OF A GROWING COMMUNITY OF QM USERS AT UHD!

Your University of Houston-Downtown Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence recommends the Quality Matters Rubric (Higher Ed, 6th edition) for the review, design, and redesign of quality courses. The rubric is available as a one-pager, and it can be accessed in an expanded form (with annotations and examples) online at qualitymatters.org by creating a MyQM account using your @uhd.edu email address. Once your account has been created, log in with your credentials, and go to MyQM Account > My Tools > Course Review System > View Sample Reviewer Worksheet. Additionally, printed copies of the QM rubric and workbook with annotations are available by request by emailing detiveauxg@uhd.edu

To learn more about the rubric and to being using it to review, design, and redesign courses, we invite all UHD faculty (adjuncts included!) to take and complete QM’s Applying the Quality Matters Rubric. Faculty can take up to two short-duration workshops per academic year through the CTLE. Qualifying workshops are offered by Quality Matters and also the Online Learning Consortium. Upcoming instances of Applying the QM Rubric include 4/25 to 5/9, 5/2 to 5/16, 5/6 to 5/30, 5/23 to 6/6, 5/30 to 6/13, and 6/6 to 6/20. Several other dates further into the summer are also available (see the QM website for more).

To participate in a QM or OLC workshop, make a note of your desired session title, start date, and end date, and apply online at the CTLE’s application form at https://airtable.com/shrvwCowzoWKTjM3z

Once we receive your application, we will enroll you and notify you with additional instructions. Then, take and complete your workshop, saving your completion certificate. SUbmit the certificate to us to get in line for a one-time $150 stipend! Submit certificates at https://airtable.com/shrEOgbWJ4keFa3A5