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Appendix G: Pathway to Quality of Online Courses Self-Review Internal Review Formal Review Re-certification Review Once an online course is developed Course Developer's complete a . Use the annotations to revise your online course to meet the expectations of a Quality Matters review. Once an online course is developed using the Course Developer's Guide, continue with an Internal Review: Complete a . Use the annotations to assure the course is fully developed and ready for a Quality Matters review. Save the self-review in .pdf format. Complete an The self-review from step one and a copy of the course syllabus the online syllabus template must be attached for the request to be complete. The course will be placed on a list. Course will be reviewed in the order they are received. Courses will be reviewed using the Quality Matters Rubric. Internal Reviews are completed one certified peer reviewer the Quality Matters Rubric and course review process. Allow 2 Once a course has been Internally Reviewed and found to be of very high quality, submit a request for a Formal Review. Complete an The and a copy of the course syllabus using the online syllabus template or the must be attached for the request to be complete. The course will be placed on a pre-review list. A review team will be established with a Formal Review Chair being identified. The Review Chair will provide meeting dates and a review timeline. Courses will be reviewed using the Quality Matters Rubric. Courses will be placed in amendment if the course does not meet the QM expectation using the QM Rubric and Standards. Amendments are made to the course and resubmitted for re-review. Once the course meets the QM Rubric expectations, the You will need a new Quality Matters Review on a previously recognized course if: You have started or stopped using publisher material. You have changed your course or module level objectives. You have changed, or deleted 20% of your assessments. You have changed 20% of your instructional material. You have changed 20% or more of your navigation or course structure. It has been 5 years since the last review.