IU is committed to adhering to the highest possible standards in online education—just as we do on our physical campuses.
That means ensuring that every course we offer provides value to our students. It means delivering content and assessment in ways that fit the medium and enhance student learning. And it means providing our faculty with peer-review opportunities that help them assess and fine tune their online classes.
IU Online Course Quality Guidelines and Resources
IU Online maintains a Course Quality Guidelines and Resources page which is a QM-aligned outline of essential elements an online instructor should check before opening online courses to students. It foucses on four essential aspects of course design:
- Course Orientation and Policies
- Organization
- Alignment
- Universal Design for Learning and Interaction
In these sections, instructors are prompted to check if they have included select features in their online course that add up to provide a quality learning environment to our online students.
This resource page is not comprehensive. It is a starting point for self-review and to facilitate discussion regarding quality assurance between you and your campus Center for Teaching and Learning. It can also be a first step towards preparing an online course for Quality Matters review and certification.