Online Course Quality Assurance Checklist
Project: A QA checklist for reviewing online courses across content, proofreading, course design, multimedia, navigation, accessibility, assessment, branding, copyright, and support materials. The criteria synthesize the Quality Matters K-12 Secondary Rubric, the UDL guidelines, and the National Standards for Quality Online Courses.
My role: I wrote the criteria, organized them by review area, and built a space to log the location of each issue and client notes.
Outcome: A reusable review tool I have since used to QA my own deliverables, including the TAPAC instructional video.
Course Delivery Tools Decision Matrix
Project: A weighted decision matrix comparing Google Classroom and Open edX as the delivery platform for Exploring IB-Thought through Text, scored across 11 criteria including accessibility, integrations, navigation, and feedback tools.
My role: I set the criteria and their weights, scored each platform, and supported each rating with research.
Outcome: Google Classroom scored 136 to Open edX’s 100 and became the course LMS, chosen for its navigation, integrations, and familiarity for K-12 learners.
Online Learning Experience Blueprint
Project: A module-by-module blueprint for Exploring IB-Thought through Text that maps five course objectives to learning strategies, activities, media, development tools, and formative and summative assessments, with a research-backed justification for each choice.
My role: I designed the full learning experience, selected the strategies and tools for each activity, and wrote the justifications.
Outcome: The blueprint became the plan for building the course and was later merged with my original course map to create the final course map.
Branding Template for Sample Course and Materials
Project: The branding document for Exploring IB-Thought through Text. It defines the course fonts (Lato and Merriweather), a four-color palette, hyperlink and block quote styles, header conventions for assignments and resources, and rules for using the IB logo.
My role: I created the brand identity and documented the rules for applying it across every course material.
Outcome: A consistent visual identity across the course’s documents, videos, and interactive resources, built on a color palette that passes a 7:1 contrast ratio and guidelines aligned to ADA and WCAG 2.1.
