The Course Quality (CQ) Program offers a variety of professional development opportunities to help instructors and course developers learn about research-based best practices for high-quality course design. There is something for everyone in CQ!
WolfSNAPS training modules focus on quality online instruction and fit a variety of experience levels and time commitments. Instructors can earn digital credentials by completing one or more training modules, each lasting 30-60 minutes.
The Applying the Quality Matters Rubric (APPQMR) workshop introduces faculty to the Quality Matters (QM) Higher Education Rubric, developed to improve online and blended course design. The rubric and its research-based standards are foundational to the ACE workshop series and the Course Improvement Grant. The APPQMR workshop is taught by QM-certified NC State facilitators in both face-to-face and asynchronous online formats and is free of charge to NC State faculty and staff.
Course Mapping Grants provide faculty with an opportunity to create a visual representation of their course components. This facilitates student understanding and success because they can see how learning objectives, materials, activities and assessments align with course expectations and completion requirements.
Learn more about the Course Mapping Grant on the DELTA Grants website
The Applying Course Essentials (ACE) Workshop Series is a professional development opportunity for instructors who seek to improve one of their online or hybrid courses to meet Quality Matters standards. ACE consists of seven asynchronous, self-paced but also time-bound workshops, designed to be completed within a 12-month period.
Course Improvement Grants provide funding and DELTA staff guidance for faculty who currently teach online/hybrid and are seeking to improve one of their online courses. The grant model is collaborative, which includes a cohort (group) of faculty peers, faculty mentors, and DELTA staff working together to design a course that meets the nationally-recognized standards of the Quality Matters organization.
Learn more about the Course Improvement Grant on the DELTA Grants website
Online Program Design Grants provide funding and resources to assist departments in conducting comprehensive curriculum mapping, which ensures alignment between course objectives, program outcomes, and institutional goals.
Learn more about the Program Design Grant on the DELTA Grants website
Not sure which option is right for you? Please contact Bethanne Winzeler for more information about Course Quality professional development.