UIS subscribes to Quality Matters (QM) and has adopted a customized version of the research-based QM rubric for quality assurance. COLRS staff who review courses are trained Quality Matters reviewers.
We encourage instructors to use the QM rubric as a design guide when they develop online, blended, or hyflex courses.
Individual instructors or entire programs may email COLRS to request to have their courses reviewed for feedback. COLRS staff will review the course, makes notes, and meet with the faculty member to discuss them. If a course does not initially meet the QM rubric standards, instructors may make edits and request a follow-up review. When a course meets or exceeds the Quality Matters standards, the course is recognized here.
Download the UIS Quality Assurance Rubric (Word).
Creating Your UIS Quality Matters Account
By creating a Quality Matters Account, UIS faculty and staff gain access to the course self-review system and the full QM rubric with annotations. This view of the rubric provides specific information on each standard and how to meet it. Through your QM account, you can also search and view all the research that supports each QM standard.
Please email COLRS to request your QM account.
Additional Quality Assurance Resources
There are other excellent QA resources available. They emphasize different aspects of online courses. For instance, the ION and Chico state rubrics focus on development of courses and instructional practices/design. The SUNY tool addresses the regular and substantive interaction requirements from the US Department of Education.
- SUNY's Online Course Quality Review (OSCQR) Rubric
- Chico State Exemplary Online Instruction Rubric
UIS Quality Matters Reviewed Courses
Hypatia Bolivar
Department: Psychology
Course Number: PSY 353 , PSY 310
Course Format: Online
Date Reviewed: December 15, 2022 & April 1, 2024
Tena Helton
Department: English
Course Number: ENG 365
Course Format: Online
Date Reviewed: February 18, 2021
Jennifer Martin
Department: Teacher Education Program
Course Number: TEP 315
Course Format: Online
Date Reviewed: February 4, 2020
UIS Faculty & Staff with Professional Certificates in Online Learning
Master Online Teacher Certificate
The following faculty and staff members at UIS have earned the Master Online Teacher Certificate through the Illinois Online Network.
- Apiwan Born
- James Hall
- Carol Jessup
- Mary Elizabeth Smith
- David Larson
- Mohammed Shahidullah
- Ewa Bogusz-Boltuc
- John Snyder
- Ryan Williams
- Laurel Newman
- Vickie Cook
- Susan Gundy - 2008
- Rebekah Grosboll - 2008
- Mae Noll - 2008
- Beverly Bunch - 2010
- Patricia Byrnes - 2010
- Yifeng Zhang - 2010
- Donna Rogers Skowronski - 2011
- Jesus Canelon - 2011
- Brenda Gregory - 2013
- Evelyn Ivy - 2015
- Emily Boles - 2015
- François Giraud-Carrier - 2016
- Neetu Singh - 2019
- Hasan Kartal - 2022
Digital Accessibility for Educators
from the Illinois Online Network
- Katherine Battee-Freeman
- Lan Dong
- Taylor Lester
- Carrie Levin
- Abby Mifflin
- Arnaldo Robles-Reyes
Certified Online Learning Administrator
The following faculty and staff members at UIS have earned the Certified Online Learning Administrator through the Illinois Online Network.
- Michele Gribbins - 2014
- Laurel Newman - 2015
Professional Certificate in Online Education
from the University of Wisconsin School of Continuing Studies
- Carrie Levin - 2015
Quality Matters Certification
The following UIS faculty and staff have completed Quality Matters applying the rubric and/or peer review training.
- Emily Boles
- Michele Gribbins
- Carol Jessup
- Carrie Levin
- Laurel Newman
- Carolee Rigsbee
- Donna Rogers
- Sudeep Sharma
- Denise Sommers