This OER SPH 106 course template was developed by Ms. Patricia Connell (faculty) in collaboration with Dawn Dunaway (Instructional Designer), as part of the ACHE OER Grant program. Both course developers are from Gadsden State Community College. Ms. Connell is an experienced communications instructor with over 35 years of experience teaching students the fundamentals of communication. Ms. Dunaway is an Instructional Designer, certified Quality Matters Master Course Reviewer, and Creative Commons Certified Educator with over a decade of experience in andragogy and course development. The combined experience and skill set of the creators of this SPH 106 OER course ensure grounded confidence that you will provide a high-quality learning experience for your students using this course design framework and instructor’s guide.

Using a fully designed course template allows you to focus on providing teacher presence and Regular Substantive Interaction (RSI) with your students throughout the course. This Quality by Design course template includes best practices based on the Quality Matters Rubric Higher Ed. Rubric, and Open SUNY Quality Course Review Rubric (OSCQR Rubric) standards to ensure that both you and your students focus on the course content and learning - and not course design. Simplicity and consistency in this course provide high-quality learning experiences for your students that are easy for students to successfully achieve the learning objectives, and easy for you to instruct. The purpose of this guide is to provide you with step-by-step support throughout your SPH 106 OER Quality by Design course template Instructor experience. Course Learning Activities and Assessments are aligned with the Alabama Community College System (ACCS) Transfer Syllabus for Fundamentals of Communication (SPH 106). Course Design is aligned with the Quality Matters and Online SUNY Course Quality Review Rubric standards for embedding Regular Substantive Interaction into the course design.

The “Four C’s of Quality Course Design” is a professional development workshop for Higher Education Faculty.

The Four C's of Quality Course Design provides a simplified approach to constructing a high-quality online course based on four C’s - course mapping, consistency, community, and critical thinking. The purpose of the workshop is to empower faculty with strategies and resources to develop engaging online courses based on the Universal Design for Learning principles, the Quality Matters Rubric, and the Open SUNY Course Quality Review Rubric (OSCQR).

This workshop is a product of the Creative Commons OER Certification course provided by a grant by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education. The entire workshop is shared by the creator using the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.