QM Standard 5: Learning Activities and Learner Interaction

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Quality Matters Standard 5

Learning Activities and Learner Interaction

Learning activities foster and facilitate learner interaction and engagement.

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Specific Review Standard 5.1 | Specific Review Standard 5.2 | Specific Review Standard 5.3 | Specific Review Standard 5.4

QM Specific Review Standard 5.1

The learning activities help learners achieve the stated objectives.

The learning activities and planned interactions should contribute to the achievement of your course and module learning objectives. Indicate the relationship between activities and learning objectives to students throughout the course.

QM Specific Review Standard 5.2

Learning activities provide opportunities for interactions that support active learning.

Provide opportunities for your learners to interact with each other, with their course content, and with you during course learning activities. Interactions can take a variety of forms including things like participation in discussion boards, collaboration in wikis, group projects and presentations, peer review, and in your policies and syllabus.

QM Specific Review Standard 5.3

The instructor’s plan for regular interaction with learners in substantive ways during the course is clearly stated.

Include a clear statement about your plan for interacting with learners during the course. Include details like email response time and timeframe for feedback on assignments in order to better manage student expectations. Meeting Specific Review Standard 5.3 does not guarantee or imply that regulations of any country regarding regular and substantive interaction are met.

QM Specific Review Standard 5.4

The requirements for learner interaction are clearly stated.

Clearly outline expectations for how learner-learner, learner-instructor, and learner-content interactions should take place. Consider requirements for when, where, and how interactions are expected to take place. Promote a culture of equity and belonging in your course by alerting students to sensitive content.

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Quality Matters Standard 5

Learning Activities and Learner Interaction

QM Specific Review Standard 5.1

QM Specific Review Standard 5.2

QM Specific Review Standard 5.3

QM Specific Review Standard 5.4

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