Share Paper: Developing a Quality Online Course Design Checklist

  1. Stephanie Hostetter, eSchool of Graduate Professional Military Education, Air University, United States
  2. Jonathan French, eSchool of Graduate Professional Military Education, Air University, United States

Abstract: This presentation is intended for instructional design experts, particularly those interested in tailoring online course quality assurance instruments and processes for their unique institutional contexts. Presentation Sections: 1. Framing the Problem: The eSchool designs and manages all US Air Force OPME online courses. As of 2020, the courses were not consistently developed using a commonly held set of design best practices or quality standards. Consequently, the courses exhibit notable deficiencies across multiple aspects of online course design. 2. Creating a Solution: We developed an evaluative instrument, the Course Design Quality Checklist (CDQC) to establish an institutionally supported baseline for online ...