Quality Ready
Recognizing Faculty Commitment to Quality Online Learning
Quality Ready recognizes faculty who work with the CGS Instructional Design team to develop, review, and continuously improve online sections offered through CGS.
Built Through Collaboration
Quality Ready recognizes the collaborative work of faculty and the CGS Instructional Design team in developing and reviewing online sections. Faculty bring their subject-matter expertise and teaching experience, while instructional designers bring expertise in online course design, learning practices, and the CGS Online Course Quality Standards.
Faculty
Subject-matter expertise, teaching experience, and knowledge of students
CGS Instructional Design
Online course design expertise, development support, and quality standards
Quality Ready
Recognition of a completed course development and review process
What Does the Seal Recognize?
Quality Ready recognizes
- Thoughtful online course design
- Collaboration with a CGS instructional designer
- Attention to the student learning experience
- Engagement with CGS Online Course Quality Standards
- Ongoing course improvement
Quality Ready is not
- A certification
- A faculty evaluation
- A ranking of courses or instructors
- A designation that a course is perfect or never needs revision
How Does a Course Become Quality Ready?
Quality Ready is integrated into the CGS online course development and review process.
For courses that have already completed a development cohort and final review, an additional final review is required for Quality Ready recognition. This review ensures that the course meets the current CGS Online Course Quality Standards.
For courses moving forward, Quality Ready recognition will be incorporated into the existing development and review process.
Develop
Faculty and an instructional designer work together to develop or substantially improve the online section.
Review
The course is reviewed using the CGS Online Course Quality Standards.
Approve
The course completes the review process and receives Approved status.
Recognize
The Quality Ready seal is added to the online section's course homepage.
How Long Does Recognition Last?
Quality Ready recognition is valid for two years from the date it is awarded.
Faculty are expected to maintain their courses and keep course content, resources, links, and other course elements up to date as part of their regular course maintenance.
The Quality Ready seal remains on the course homepage while the recognition is active.
Renewing Quality Ready
Quality Ready recognition does not renew automatically. Faculty who would like to continue the recognition may request a renewal review through CGS Online Learning.
The course will be reviewed using the current CGS Online Course Quality Standards. If the course continues to meet the standards, recognition will be renewed for another two years. If updates or revisions are needed, the instructional designer will work with the faculty member to determine appropriate next steps.
Explore the Online Course Quality Standards
The CGS Online Course Quality Standards provide the framework we use to develop, review, and continuously improve online learning experiences.
Explore the Standards