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Florida Quality Matters Initiative
Florida SouthWestern State College is a Quality Matters (QM) subscriber and a partner in the Florida Quality Matters Initiative. The Florida Quality Matters Initiative provides faculty and staff from participating institutions information and resources to promote quality course design and to build collaborative relationships and shared expertise through statewide collaboration. The primary goal is to improve the quality of courses and learning experiences for students in online and blended courses.
QM Workshops and Certification Courses
As a QM subscribing institution there are a number of online professional development opportunities for you to engage in. The College will cover the expense of the online workshop or courses listed below. Both full-time and adjunct faculty are encouraged to participate in all workshops and certification courses. Full-time faculty may complete the certification courses for an incentive as outlined in the Collective Negotiations Agreement 2025-2028.
Eligible Online Workshops
These workshops will earn a certificate of completion, but are not certification courses. Review the descriptions for these workshops on the QM Workshops website.
- Applying the Quality Matters Rubric (APPQMR)
- Improving Your Online Course (IYOC)
- Teaching Online: An Introduction to Online Delivery (TOL)
- Creating Presence in Your Online Course
- Browse other workshop options for special requests: QM Workshops
Eligible Online Certification Courses ($$ incentive)
These courses will earn a QM Certification that allows you to serve in a QM Role. Review the descriptions for the Courses for QM Roles.
- Higher Ed Peer Reviewer Course (PRC)
- Master Reviewer Certification (MRC)
*NEW QM PD Registration Process (As of 10/1/26)*
Individuals must now register themselves for public QM professional development sessions. QMCs can no longer register another individual for a public PD session.
To register:
- Go to MyQM > Professional Development > QM Training
- Follow the step-by-step directions in the MyQM 2.0: What's New With PD Registration document. (This guide provides an overview of the new registration process, including the shopping cart, checkout, and self-service cancellation and rescheduling features.)
Registration Filters for Applying the Quality Matters Rubric (APPQMR)
While FSW will fund either the two-week fully asynchronous QM APPQMR training or the 1 -2 day synchronous Virtual QM APPQMR, we actually highly recommend the Virtual training, which takes place via Zoom over just one 8 hour session or two 4 hour sessions on consecutive days.
To find all the Virtual APPQMR Workshops, please use the filters on the QM Professional Development search.
Training Type: Applying the QM Rubric (Virtual) (APPQMR)
Program: Higher Education
Training Format: Virtual
NOTE: In Step 2 of Checkout, be sure to select Invoice/purchase order.
If you have questions or encounter an issue with PD registration, please submit a support ticket so we can help.