What is Quality Matters?
In November 2023, Desire2Learn announced a partnership with Quality Matters, emphasizing the transformations happening in education right now and a need for high quality and accessible content for learners.
We are thrilled to see these types of partnerships, as it connects with what we know to be true - the applications of best practices and learner-centric designs are more important than ever as we experience a real shift in the education industry across all sectors.
The Importance of Buy-In in Instructional Design
Starting a cool new course design, excited to jump into the process, and we are met with resistance, lack of interest, or - my personal favourite - that glazed over look in their eyes. As instructional designers, we know how important each step of the process is when designing learning experiences, and no matter how much we may wish we could change this sometimes - the quality of the final product is highly dependent on our relationship with the Subject Matter Expert (SME).