Book Title: The QM Learning Path: Faculty Development and Course Design for Quality Online Learning
Book Description: This book is a practical and experience-based guide for faculty, Learning Experience Designers, and educational developers who want to improve the quality of online learning. Drawing on the author's journey as a Quality Matters (QM) Peer Reviewer and Master Reviewer, it offers a clear and approachable pathway to applying QM principles and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in everyday course design. The book simplifies complex quality frameworks and introduces the George Brown TLX Course Quality Checklist, a tool created to help faculty take small steps toward intentional, inclusive, and accessible learning. With real examples, reflective insights, and strategies grounded in practice, this book supports readers in building course alignment, improving navigation, reducing barriers, and creating better learning experiences for students. It also explores how AI, emerging technologies, and evolving educational trends influence online learning quality. Designed for busy instructors and support teams, the book promotes a sustainable culture of continuous improvement and collaboration across institutions.
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Online learning continues to evolve rapidly, and maintaining quality can feel overwhelming for faculty and staff who are already working under significant time and resource constraints. This book offers a practical and supportive guide to building high-quality online courses using principles from Quality Matters (QM) and Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Written from the perspective of a Learning Experience Designer and QM Master Reviewer, it blends professional experience, real examples, and reflective insights to help educators understand what quality means and how to achieve it in simple, manageable steps.
The book begins with the author’s personal journey into QM, highlighting challenges, discoveries, and lessons learned through internal and external course reviews. It introduces the George Brown TLX Course Quality Checklist, a simplified tool designed to help faculty understand and apply QM expectations without feeling overwhelmed. By focusing on alignment, clarity, navigation, accessibility, and meaningful learner engagement, the checklist provides a starting point for instructors who want to improve their courses but may not have the time or resources for full QM training.
Readers will find concrete strategies for implementing UDL principles, strengthening assessment alignment, improving navigation, and designing accessible content. The book covers faculty development approaches, peer review as professional learning, and institutional strategies for creating a sustainable culture of quality. It also looks ahead to the future of online learning, highlighting emerging trends, the role of AI in course design, and the importance of intentional and ethical use of new technologies.
Whether you are a faculty member, instructional or learning designer, program coordinator, or educational developer, this book offers guidance that is practical, achievable, and grounded in real-world practice. It encourages small steps, continuous improvement, and a shared commitment to designing learning experiences that support all students.
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The QM Learning Path: Faculty Development and Course Design for Quality Online Learning Copyright © by Evelyn Chan is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.
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Adult education, continuous learning
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The QM Learning Path: Faculty Development and Course Design for Quality Online Learning Copyright © by Evelyn Chan is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.
© 2025 Evelyn Chan. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).