Rickey Warner's presentation outlined the key components required for a quality online course, including standards, recommendations, annotations, course evidence, and characteristics. It discussed the Quality Matters rubric which contains 8 general and 43 specific review standards. Annotations provide explanations of each standard along with examples from courses. Course evidence shows how standards are implemented, with location details and quotes. Characteristics for effective feedback include being constructive, specific, measurable, sensitive, and balanced. The goal is to train reviewers to evaluate if courses meet expectations and provide helpful feedback to improve learning.

1. Presenter: Rickey Warner

2. Require the following components for a quality course.
Helpful Recommendation
Standard + Annotation + Course Evidence +Characteristics

3. Requires the inclusion of :
• Standards
• Helpful Recommendations
• Annotation
• Course Evidence
• Characteristics

4.  The Standards provide the bases for evaluating
the course.
 This is a rigorous set of standards that is
consistently applied to online courses for
continuous improvement.
 There are 8 General and 43 Specific Review
Standards used in the Quality Matters Rubric.

5.  Information about the standard
 Directions for the Reviewers
 Instructions of the reviewer, example,
 Standard 6.1 The tools used in the course support the
learning objectives or competencies.
 Annotations provide an explanation of the standard,
for instance, This standard requires Aligning the
course with module objectives. The tools can be
software, discussion boards, chat rooms etc.

6.  Specific examples from the course, including
location, quotes and details.
 Example, students will use the LMS platform to
interact with their peers on The Benefits and
effect of The Affordable Care Act on Low
Income Americans.
 Students should use Moodle, online resources,
government documents, electronic periodicals
and documentaries to support their positions.

7.  Constructive
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 Specific
 Measurable
 Sensitive
 Balanced

8.  Providing relevant and useful feedback to
learners. Criticism of the learner’s work, with
requirements needed to meet objectives. This
element also requires the reviewer to provide
resources, example, video-tapes, textbooks,
blogs, electronic devices that can be useful in
aligning the course and module level objectives
to enable the learner to meet expectations.

9.  Course information provides details of where
course content can be found. Objectives are clearly
defined and the learner understands what is
expected.
 Example, the learner should read Chapter 1 in the
text, answer the questions marked highlights of the
Chapter, complete a short essay on how Technology
has effected the learner’s performance in online
courses, interact with at least a peer, who reviews
your essay with feedback.

10.  Assessment of online activities and work. The
course level and module level objectives and
competencies are aligned to the work
completed in the course. This work is assessed
to determine if students were successful in
meeting expectations. In quality matters, the
threshold is 85%.

11.  Showing empathy, compassion and a
respectful demeanor in feedback given to the
online learner. The comments should address
the work completed, not ones emotions.

12.  Determining is the learn met expectations. The
student’s strengths and weaknesses should be
pointed out, with feedback on how to improve
their work. An array of online resources should
be used in delivering the course, online and
blended formats. …The objective is to create a
savvy QM Reviewer.
 The End.