Online Learning Online educators have a new way to document their skills in online teaching. Quality Matters (QM), a nonprofit organization providing quality standards, professional development, course/program review and more, has added a new Teaching Online Certificate (TOC) to its lineup of certifications for quality assurance in online learning. "QM has recognized from its beginning that quality course design is a necessary, but not sufficient, component for a high quality student experience. Quality teaching matters, too," said Deb Adair, QM's executive director, in a press release. "Our new TOC follows the QM tradition of building on well-researched criteria and identifying practical competencies in alignment with those criteria. It represents our first foray into Quality Matters for Teaching." To earn the TOC, participants take a series of modular, competency-based workshops focused on a variety of teaching skills: Participants receive a QM Digital Credential when they complete each workshop; achieving all seven credentials earns them the Teaching Online Certificate. "The Teaching Online Certificate provides new and experienced online instructors with visible credentials backed with evidence of their online teaching knowledge mastery to current and potential employers," said Brenda Boyd, QM's director of professional development, in a statement. "The seven workshops that make up the Teaching Online Certificate are mapped to research-backed online instructor skills needed to be effective online teachers." The total cost for all the workshops amounts to $1,000 for QM members or $1,500 for non-members; those who register for all seven workshops at one time receive a 10 percent discount. For more information, visit the Teaching Online Certificate website. About the Author About the author: Rhea Kelly is executive editor for Campus Technology. She can be reached at [email protected].
Quality Matters ( plc ) , a non - profit organisation providing quality standards , has introduced a new Teaching Online Certificate ( plc ) that allows online teachers to document their skills in online teaching . Consisting of seven modular , competency workshops , the cost for the TOC is $ 1,000 for QM members and $ 1,500 for non - profits .