quality matters

Quality Matters Overview

By: Steven Crawford

April 30, 2025

Arizona State University is committed to implement the Quality Matters standards for the design of online courses, and we are systematically building and evaluating our courses based on these rigorous, research-based standards. The Quality Matters st ...

How Important Is Instructor Presence in an Online Course?

By: Irma Sandercock

October 13, 2014

Creating an Educational ExperienceThe ability to establish presence is closely connected to the ability of the instructor to create a sense of community among learners in an online course. (Palloff & Pratt, The Excellent Online Instructor, 2011)R ...

Using the Quality Matters Self Review Tool in Your Course

By: Justin Harding

August 18, 2014

Did you know that there is a self-review tool that is available for you to use in any of your courses? Arizona State University is committed to implement the Quality Matters standards for the design of online courses, and we are systematically buildi ...

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