Where Are We Now? Promoting Continuous Improvement in an Online Biology Course via Quality Research

A STEM faculty learning community was created at North Carolina Central University to assess online science course offerings and instruction. Faculty completed the APPQMR course coupled with services from the Division of Extended Studies and implemented changes in their existing online courses. This presentation expands on the research published in the QM-focused 2017 edition of the American Journal of Distance Education on the impact of that training and application of Rubric Standards on the design and student outcomes for an Introductory Biology course over four terms. In this highly engaging session, we will explore subsequent updates made to the course, increased online course offerings in the discipline, alignment between departmental and institutional strategic goals, and the impact of transitions across the Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Editions of the Quality Matters Higher Education Rubric.