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D2L and Quality Matters Forge Partnership to Elevate Quality in Online Course Design

New Initiative Strengthens Quality Assurance to Empower Educators in Building More Accessible and Engaging Online Courses

Press Release

D2L, a global learning technology company, announced its strategic partnership with Quality Matters (QM), an international leader in quality assurance for online and innovative digital teaching and learning environments. This collaboration aims to improve online education by embedding quality design standards directly into course creation tools.

Through this partnership, educators can gain access to a comprehensive, research-supported quality assurance framework when designing and developing more accessible and engaging online courses. D2L’s Learning Services Team and Quality Matters have integrated QM’s Rubric Standards into HTML templates for D2L Brightspace users to help course designers to meet quality benchmarks across course elements. Templates will align to QM Rubric Standards throughout the template page layouts that will guide course designers to include vital course elements and design best practices during development.

Quality Matters gives course creators essential tools and resources for evaluating course and program design to help ensure all the needs of today’s learners are met. In addition, QM’s professional development offers faculty and staff the opportunity to develop and strengthen key skills in online course design and delivery. As a member of QM, D2L is joining a community of over 1,300  institutions and organizations across more than 30 countries that prioritize learner success.

“We’re proud to partner with Quality Matters, a community that puts learners first, aligning with the goals of D2L. We want learners to achieve at the highest level and are committed to helping create learning environments that provide a pathway to success. We look forward to collaborating with and learning from others in the community as we move forward to positively impact the online learner experience across the globe.”

Dr. Cristi Ford, Vice President, Academic Affairs at D2L

“The D2L-QM collaboration is focused on a common goal of faculty and institutionally friendly resources to elevate online quality”, said Dr. Bethany Simunich, Vice President of Innovation & Research at Quality Matters. She added, “Strategically designed templates aligned with QM standards and design best practices, like those offered by D2L Brightspace, can enhance student retention, learning outcomes, and faculty satisfaction. It’s vital to provide resources like this to help busy faculty design high-quality educational experiences with greater ease and less time.”

This partnership marks a significant step towards ensuring that online learning environments are more effective, inclusive, and accessible for all learners.

To learn more about D2L’s partner ecosystem, visit D2L Partners.

About Quality Matters
Grounded in research. Driven by best practices. A community that puts learners first. Quality Matters (QM) is the global organization leading quality assurance in online and innovative digital teaching and learning environments. It provides a scalable quality assurance system for online and blended learning used within and across organizations. When you see QM Recognition and Certification Marks on courses or programs, it means they have met QM Course or Program Quality Standards in a rigorous review process.

About D2L  
D2L is transforming the way the world learns, helping learners achieve more than they dreamed possible. Working closely with customers all over the world, D2L is on a mission to make learning more inspiring, engaging and human. Find out how D2L helps transform lives and delivers outstanding learning outcomes in K-12, higher education and business at www.D2L.com.

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