Sowing the Seeds of Course Quality: Knowledge and Application of Design Best Practices

NC State University's Digital Education and Learning Technology Applications (DELTA) has collaborated with 65 instructors to apply the Quality Matters course design standards to a single online or hybrid course, resulting in QM certification for all submitted courses. To measure the wider impact of participation, we asked faculty to reflect on what they had learned about course design and how they had applied that knowledge in additional courses. Faculty reported a substantial knowledge gain for each of eight key course design concepts and indicated that they used design tools or concepts in a new or different way in courses beyond the one they improved as part of CI. This session will provide information about what was learned as a result of this project and discuss implications for the lasting and expanding impact of faculty course quality programs.