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*Welcome to the Blackboard Exemplary Course Program page. Here you will find a rubric to help you develop and assess engaging online courses, examples of courses rated as exemplary through the review process of the Exemplary Course Program, and information on how to submit your course to the 2009 Blackboard Exemplary Course Program. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact us at ecp@blackboard.com. *

Principles of Good Practice Checklist 2006

HOST: Lawrence C. Ragan, Director of Instructional Design and Development, Penn State's World Campus Strategies for Managing the Online Workload

CRITERIA FOR EVALUATING ONLINE COURSES

Welcome to the Sloan-C Effective Practices site. To help make quality online education accessible and affordable for anyone, anywhere, at any time, the Sloan-C community shares techniques, strategies, and practices in online education that have worked for them. All effective practices are peer reviewed to both insure quality and to give submitters some documentation for tenure and promotion files.

MarylandOnline is a statewide, inter-segmental consortium, dedicated to championing distance learning in Maryland. Through collaboration among Maryland community colleges, colleges, and universities, MarylandOnline facilitates students' access to articulated courses, certificates, and degree programs offered via distance; and promotes excellence in Web-based learning in the physical as well as in the virtual classroom. With strategic partners, MarylandOnline enhances the quality and availability of higher education for the citizens and employers of Maryland and for students worldwide.

ADEC Guiding Principles for Distance Learning

Welcome to Quality Matters Quality Matters (QM) is a faculty-centered, peer review process designed to certify the quality of online courses and online components. Sponsored by MarylandOnline, Inc, Quality Matters has generated widespread interest and received national recognition for its peer-based approach to quality assurance and continuous improvement in online education. Originating from a FIPSE grant, Quality Matters is now a self-supporting organization offering institutional subscriptions and a range of fee-based services including Quality Matters-managed course reviews and an array of trainings.

ERIC - the Education Resources Information Center - is an online digital library of education research and information. ERIC is sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Department of Education. ERIC provides ready access to education literature to support the use of educational research and information to improve practice in learning, teaching, educational decision-making, and research.