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Impact HQIM Process About Value to Students Membership Benefits & Fees How to Use QM FAQs Member Showcase Sign Up MyQM Login Professional Development Schedule Workshops Courses for QM Roles Higher Ed Teaching Online Certificate K-12 NSQ-Aligned TOC Free Webinars For Your Organization OneHE Collaboration Reviews & Certification Course Design Reviews QM-Certified Courses Foundational Design Recognition Validation Reviews Program Reviews QM-Certified Programs Quality in Course Sharing QM AI Review Assistant Events Attend Present QM Awards QM Gives Back Sponsor/Exhibit Conference Presentations Free Webinars Research QM Focused Resources QM Research Library Conduct QM Research QM Research Colleagues CHLOE Project Presentation Recordings QA Resources Rubrics & Standards QA Consulting Resource Center Connect Order Materials QM ID Association QM IDA Leadership Aprende más Helping you deliver on your online promise With online learning, everyone has a goal. Learners need to improve and grow. You work to nurture them with well-conceived, well-designed, well-presented courses and programs. Our goal — as a non-profit, quality assurance organization — is to provide a system to help you deliver on that promise: with review, improvement and certification of quality. Learn more Research Over 1000 studies: sorted, sifted, scrutinized. Solid research is the foundation — and catalyst for improvement — of the QM Quality Assurance process. Community Learn, share, connect. QM Conferences and resources give you access to the QM community — roughly 100,000 strong, with over 1,200 member institutions in the US and internationally. RUBRICS & STANDARDS The gold standard for courses, programs and more. From general to specific, QM provides a pathway for benchmarking quality. Objectively. Repeatedly. Predictably. QA & Peer Review Robust, objective, expert input. With 8,000 certified reviewers, our exclusive system puts you on track to reach quality assurance goals and improve student achievement. Professional Development Get in depth and maximize QM. Strengthen your expertise with workshops and resources focused on improving quality. Broaden your skill set with courses for QM Roles. Join Your Peers for Three Days of Impact and Insights QM Connect 2026 is your opportunity to engage directly with enthusiastic peers and experts tackling the same challenges you are — from AI integration to accessibility to scaling quality across your institution. You’ll leave with actionable strategies, new perspectives, and connections you can bring back to your team. Join us Oct. 26-28 in Jacksonville, FL. Register by August 9 to get the early bird rate! See Events Get Started on a Path of Continuous Improvement See QM Membership Benefits Whether you are part of an organizational membership or have signed up individually, make sure you are maximizing what QM has to offer. If you're not a member yet, see the options and start saving on professional development, Official Course Reviews and more. Get details » Build Skills for Tomorrow's Learners Whether you're looking to use AI, improve course delivery or master accessibility, QM has you covered with relevant professional development options: AI-focused workshops — self-paced options available Accessibility-focused workshops — self-paced options available Teaching Online Certificate: choose between fully online or synchronous virtual sessions Scheduling professional development for a group? QM can help you set up dedicated sessions in face-to-face, virtual and online modalities to fit your timeline and budget. What is a QM-Certified Course? A QM-Certified Course is an online or blended course that has met QM Standards for a QM Rubric in an Official Course Review for Certification. Once certified, organizations can display the QM Certification Mark to demonstrate their commitment to quality, continuous improvement and HQIM. Learn more » Find Out if QM is Right for You If you’ve been looking for solutions to help ensure that learners are engaging with high-quality courses and instructional materials (HQIM), QM has them. Through course improvement, professional development and robust review processes, QM empowers you to deliver on the promise of online learning. Learn why quality matters » Integrate AI Into Your Course Design Access the QM Higher Ed AI Integration for Course Design Toolkit and get support for your use of AI in courses and at the strategic level. This FREE resource provides research-supported best practices and guidance for how to integrate AI into your online education work and customize it for your unique needs. Recognition for Foundational Design Quality Already using the three-point Essential Standards from the QM Higher Ed Rubric, Seventh Edition to build quality in your course? Get recognized for Foundational Design when the course meets Standards in an Essential Review — an official review option for benchmarking and recognizing faculty and staff continuous improvement efforts. Every Implementation Tells A Story “I loved participating in the QM Colleague Program…it helps to talk with someone who has been through the process and knows what works.” Diane Pisacreta from Saint Louis Community College, Professor “Having our online programs Quality Matters certified will distinguish them in the marketplace where students have so many choices these days." Garvey Pyke from UNC Charlotte, Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning "Since participating in the QM K-12 Reviewer Course, I have a much better grasp of the rubric, including a deeper understanding of each standard and any corresponding annotation." Anthony White from Kodiak Island Borough School District, Statewide Virtual Content and STEM Program Coordinator "It is always refreshing to attend a QM Conference. The enthusiasm and collaboration felt is contagious in a good way." Maria Fernandez from California State University, Los Angeles See QM at These Events National Association for Gifted Children Annual Convention (NAGC26) November 5-8, 2026, Milwaukee, WI Pam Shaw, QM's Director of K-12 Quality Assurance and Dr. Kimberly Chandler from Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth will be presenting "Strategic Online Learning for Gifted Students: Acceleration, Enrichment, and Connection" on Saturday November 7, 2026. Learn more » Research & Guidance AI-Related Resources Transform AI from a challenge to a strategic advantage! Higher Ed AI Integration for Course Design Toolkit AI-Focused Workshops AI Webinar & Session Recordings AI Strategies White Paper Quality Matters in the Research A comprehensive literature review of QM-related research from 2025-2023 by Dr. Kay Shattuck, QM's Founding Director Emerita for Research. Impactful benefits are also provided as downloadable PDFs. See the Paper » Origins of Quality Matters Wondering how QM got started? Or need some material to explain QM to others? These resources are a great start for understanding the underlying principles of QM. Learn More » Survey of Chief Online Learning Officers Reports (CHLOE Project) See the latest reports from this multi-year survey project of Chief Online Learning Officers. The reports provide insight into the trends and challenges that a range of higher education institutions — from flagship universities to community colleges — face as they navigate the ever-changing landscape of online learning. The most recent report — CHLOE 10 | Meeting the Moment: Navigating Growth, Competition, and AI in Online Higher Education — is now available for download. Learn More » Learning Opportunities Coming Up in Higher Ed Designing Your Online Course (DYOC): Register for August 14 (This is a virtual session. Virtual session meets 11 AM-6:30 PM Eastern. Please adjust time for your time zone) Improving Your Online Course (IYOC): Register for August 14 (This is a virtual session. Virtual session meets 11 AM-6:30 PM Eastern. Please adjust time for your time zone) Addressing Accessibility and Usability (AAU): Register for August 14 (This is a virtual session. Virtual session meets 12-4 PM Eastern Time. Please adjust time for your time zone) Improving Your Online Course (IYOC): Register for August 20 (This is an online session) Creating Course Alignment Maps (CCM): Register for August 21 (This is a virtual session. Virtual session meets 12-4 PM Eastern. Please adjust for your time zone) Addressing Accessibility and Usability (AAU): Register for August 27 (This is an online session) Coming Up in K-12 Applying the Quality Matters K-12 Rubric (K12APP): Register for September 1 (Online session) K-12 Master Reviewer Certification (K12MRC): Register for September 1 (Online session) K-12 Reviewer Course (K12RC): Register for September 2 (Online session) Instructional Design to Facilitate Learning (IDFL): Register for September 2 (This is a 3-week, self-paced session) Modeling Responsible Online Presence (MROP): Register for September 2 (This is a 3-week, self-paced session) Developing an Online Community of Learners (DOCL): Register for September 2 (This is a 3-week, self-paced session) The Professional Online Teacher (TPOT): Register for September 2 (This is a 3-week, self-paced session) Facilitating Meaningful Learner Engagement (FMLE): Register for September 2 (This is a 3-week, self-paced session) Accessibility & Usability Resource Site (AURS) AURS is the go-to resource for educators to address key accessibility and usability concerns. Anyone can register for free access to the site by logging into MyQM and selecting “Workshop - Register” in the side navigation. If you've already registered, the AURS link can be found in your dashboard of the QM Classroom after you log in. Learn More » QM Success Stories Join us for the next QM Success Stories webinar — free professional development for QM Members: "Case Study: QM for the WIN!! We Slashed Online Failure Rates Using QM for Quality Teaching" at 2 pm ET on March 18, 2026. 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