Please join us in congratulating Gail Dalton, Business Faculty, for earning Quality Matters certification for her BTWRT 215 – Business Communications course! This is Gail’s second course to be QM certified and the 19th one at Shoreline.
If you are interested in learning more about the Quality Matters peer review process, please contact Amy Rovner in eLearning Services – 206-546-6937 or arovner@shoreline.edu.
National Distance Learning Week is an annual effort to generate greater awareness and appreciation for distance learning, sponsored by the United States Distance Learning Association. Shoreline Community College is celebrating by posting a daily announcement that highlights an aspect of our eLearning program. Today we celebrate our faculty and their efforts to implement Quality Matters.
Judy Penn, SCC Biology Professor
Why Faculty Like Quality Matters
Shoreline faculty member Judy Penn is a supporter of Quality Matters (QM) as she is a certified Peer Reviewer and has had her two online courses, Biology 150 and Biology 126, both peer-reviewed and certified with the QM seal.
When asked about her experience with QM, Judy said, “The QM Review process has given me the opportunity to step back and approach my course from a student’s viewpoint. As a result, all of my courses are easier for students to navigate, alignment of outcomes with activities is more obvious, I’ve streamlined my instructions, and a lot of unnecessary ‘clutter’ has been removed.”
Judy asked her students about their experience in her QM Certified courses and they were very positive with feedback such as:
What Students Want
These comments align with results from the annual Shoreline Online Student Satisfaction Survey. Online students uniformly request online classes that are organized, have a clear layout, and include clear instructions on how students should navigate the course:
The QM review focuses on the design of courses so students know what the expectations are and where to find course information. QM also emphasizes the alignment between Course Learning Outcomes, Weekly Learning Objectives, and assessments.
Currently, we have 18 courses that have earned the Quality Matters certification here at Shoreline and have several more being prepared for review during Winter Quarter.
Shoreline’s eLearning Faculty-in-Residence, Stephanie Diemel, is a certified QM Master Reviewer and has had her online Physics 110 course Quality Matters certified. You can listen to her thoughts about QM by watching a short video here.
For more information, please contact eLearning Services by clicking here, sending an email to eLearning@shoreine.edu , or calling us at (206) 546-6966.
Jerry Baker, one of Shoreline’s Business Faculty, passed away on Sat., August 15. Baker had taught at Shoreline since September 1998 in the Supply Chain Management program, and he was instrumental in building the program and recently achieved Quality Matters certification for all of his online courses (the entire program is taught online).
Baker joined the faculty at Shoreline Community College after a long career in Supply Management. His most recent position prior to joining us was as the Executive Vice President of the Institute for Supply Management (the professional society for individuals in supply management). He loved teaching here, and he often told Cathy Otto that he was teaching to “give back to his profession.” We are particularly fortunate to have had Jerry share his passion for his profession, for student development and for excellence. We are grateful that he chose Shoreline Community College to share his expertise.
To view his obituary that was posted in the Seattle Times on Sun., August 23 click here. A private memorial will be held at a later date.
Please join us in congratulating Gail Dalton for earning Quality Matters Certification for her BUSTC 115 – Fundamentals of Business Communication online course! She joins 9 other SCC Faculty with 16 courses having received Quality Matters certification. Well done Gail!!
You can see the full list of faculty and courses on the Virtual Campus pages of the SCC website and learn about Quality Matters here. For more information about Quality Matters, please contact us at elearning@shoreline.edu!
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eLearning Services
In their April newsletter to educators, Quality Matters (QM) shared the story of Jerry Baker. Jerry speaks about things he’s learned and positive feedback he’s received from students as a result of using the QM process.
Approximately 1000 institutions of higher education in 6 countries participate in the Quality Matters program. For Jerry, and Shoreline, to be spotlighted suggests that what’s taking place on our campus is exceptional. Be sure to check out the newsletter article, which also references the videos below, produced by Chris Joss of eLearning Services.
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