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Quality Assurance

For clients who wish to evaluate existing programs and courses, The Cutting Ed offers our Quality Assurance service where we will work with the client to evaluate the quality of onground to online courses. When reviewing programs and courses, we review the following criteria and all reviews receive a qualitative report with suggestions for short-term and long-term improvements.
Instructional Design

  • Clearly developed instructional goals and objectives
  • Chunking and Sequencing of Information
  • Appropriate instructional activities that meet the stated goals and objectives
  • Instructional activities that meet the needs of learners and multiple learning styles

Communication, Interaction, and Collaboration

  • Course encourages communication, Interaction and Collaboration
  • Student-to-Instructor Interaction
  • Student-to-Student Interaction
  • Student-to-Content Interaction
  • Instructor-to-Content Interaction
  • Content-to-Content Interaction
  • Student-to-Institution Interaction
  • Instructor-to-Institution Interaction

Student Support, Resources, and Services

  • Academic Support
  • Technical Support
  • Library Access
  • Accessibility Resources
  • Student Services (Advising, Counseling, Tutoring, etc.)

Course Evaluation

  • Formative Evaluation Opportunities
  • Summative Evaluation Opportunities

Web Design (Online and Blended Courses)

  • Principles of Web Design