Grace College Online Course Receives 100 Percent Quality Rating
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WINONA LAKE – The Department of Online Education at Grace College is blazing new paths in the realm of online education this year, according to a press release. This March, Director of Online Education Tim Ziebarth and his team of collaborators achieved a 100 percent on the online Principles of Management class. This occurred only two months after receiving a top-quality “5” rating (scoring 90 percent or more) on a quality review hosted through Learning House, Grace’s online education solutions partner. “We’ve put a lot of time and effort to get to this point, but having a course that meets all of the quality standards is wonderful for Grace College,” explained Tim Ziebarth. “We want to keep improving in every single one of our online classes, one class at a time.” The Learning House uses a five-level scale with intricate standards of quality that each online class must meet in more than 40 distinct areas. This is the first time a school has ever achieved this rating. “It is clear that Professor Ziebarth believes strongly in using identified best practices in online education to provide for a better student experience,” said Josh Smith, director of Partner Curriculum at Learning House. “He collaborates weekly (if not daily) with our course designers to continuously improve his online courses in order to increase student learning. It is this dedication and passion for excellence that enabled him to achieve the first 100 percent on our course Quality Review Form.”
