Faculty Testimonials on the QM Official Course Review Process

Dr. Anshu Arora

Anshu Saxena Arora, Ph.D, PMP

Associate Professor, SBPA

Obtaining “Quality Matters” certification for my ‘Marketing Research’ course was a challenging yet rewarding journey. As a Marketing Professor and Robotics Researcher focused on examining consumer/user experience and behavior with emerging technologies like AI and robotics, I faced significant obstacles, particularly the lack of a suitable textbook since the course aimed to engage students in research within these cutting-edge fields.

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Professor Lauren Grimes, Adjunct Faculty, Community College

Lauren Grimes

Professor, Community College

Teaching and instructing students is a great passion of mine. As an academic, it’s essential to continue to improve and develop my expertise by completing training and certifications. I had a wonderful experience with the Quality Matters (QM) official course review process. My advisors and support staff from the University of the District of Columbia—Dr. Dorothy Phaire, Dr. Julian King, Director Fatma Elshobokshy, Mr. David Serna—and the QM reviewers provided great insight along the way.

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Yolandra Plummer, Ph.D.

Yolandra Plummer, Ph.D.

Professor, SBPA

As I reflect on my experience with the Quality Matters official course review process, the revisions improved my course alignment and helped me to improve communication with students. The greatest enhancement for my course was ensuring that the assessments, learning activities and rubrics were clearly aligned with the module learning objectives. The Seventh edition of the Quality Matters rubric places greater emphasis on courses being warm and welcoming.

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Brandon Schweitzer, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Accounting, (UDC-CC)

Brandon Schweitzer, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Accounting
UDC Community College

“Participating in the QM rubric workshop course has significantly impacted my approach to course design within the realm of accounting. The workshop provided invaluable insights into the Quality Matters (QM) rubric, fostering a deeper understanding of the essential elements contributing to a high-quality online learning experience.

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Annette Miles

Annette Miles, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
College of Arts and Sciences (CAS)

The Quality Matters Rubric Update and the Seventh Edition workshop influenced the course design of HMDV 410 Adaptive Teaching and Learning in Early Childhood Education. Although the QM official course review process is rigorous, the suggestions from peer reviewers were helpful in ensuring measurable course goals and objectives aligned with activities, assessments, and instructional materials. I provided a video course tour demonstrating student navigation, an instructor’s introduction, and an overview of the course.

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Ahmad Wright, M.A.

Ahmad Wright, M.A.

Assistant Professor of English
UDC Community College

The Applying the QM Rubric (APPQMR) compressed online class that I took in November 2022 was very instrumental in preparing me for the task of restructuring our IGED 110 online classes for the 2023 QM peer review process. The APPQMR becomes much clearer when one is actively engaged in prepping a course for peer review!

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Christian Aguiar, M.A. Assistant Professor of English, UDC Community College

Christian Aguiar, M.A.

Assistant Professor of English
UDC Community College

Going through the QM course review process was very much like a kinder, gentler peer review process. Our coach from CAL, Julian King, worked with my colleague and me over the summer to apply some of the core QM requirements to our courses. While our teaching practices already aligned with QM, Julian helped us ensure that we were applying these practices effectively to building an online shell.

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Elizabeth Gearin

Elizabeth Gearin, Ph.D., AICP

Assistant Professor, CAUSES

Through their guidance and the structured framework of the Applying the QM Rubric (APPQMR), I’ve gained valuable insights into designing a course that truly resonates with students. This experience has not only deepened my understanding of effective course navigation but also introduced innovative ways to make content more interactive and engaging.

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