Two SLIS instructors have received recognition from Quality Matters™ as having met the expectations of the Quality Matters™ review process for an online course.

Dr. Gretchen Hoffman submitted the course LS 5103 Cataloging and Classification to Quality Matters™ (QM) for review.  Her course passed the review, as it met the quality standards of this review process, and the course has earned the “Quality Matters Recognized” distinction.

Ms. Heidi Ashbaugh, SLIS adjunct instructor and a Sr. Instructional Design Specialist for the TWU Office of Lifelong Learning, submitted the course LS 5903 Special Topics: Adult User Education and received a perfect score for her QM review. 

The Office of Lifelong Learning states:  “The Quality Matters™ program is a faculty-centered peer course review Quality Assurance process.  Review criteria are linked to external standards; criteria and process are supported through instructional design principles; and the process is vetted by faculty experts.  The goals of the program are to increase student retention, learning and satisfaction in online courses by implementing better course design.  Quality Matters is sponsored by MarylandOnline and has been adopted by hundreds of higher education institutions across forty states and Canada, (Quality Matters, 2009)."

For more information about Quality Matters, please visit www.qualitymatters.org.