What is quality. A longer answer means looking, at least briefly, at:
- institutional and degree accreditation;
- internal (academic) quality assurance processes;
- differences in quality assurance between traditional classroom teaching and online and distance education;
- the relationship between quality assurance processes and learning outcomes;
- ‘quality assurance fit for purpose’: meeting the goals of education in a digital age.
This will then provide the foundations for my recommendations for quality teaching that will follow in this chapter.
Nine steps to quality teaching in a digital age
1. Step 1: Decide how you want to teach
2. Step 2: Decide on mode of delivery
3. Step 3: Work in a Team
4. Step 4: Build on existing resources
5. Step 5: Master the technology
6. Step 6: Set appropriate learning goals
7. Step 7: Design course structure and learning activities
8. Step 8: Communicate, communicate, communicate
9. Step 9: Evaluate and innovate