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Quality Learning & Teaching (QLT)

What is QLT?

The Quality Learning and Teaching (QLT) program was developed to support faculty to effectively design and deliver online, blended, and flipped courses. The peer-reviewers are fellow ÌÇÐÄÉÙÅ® faculty who have participated in training to apply the to your course, along with a ÌÇÐÄÉÙÅ® instructional designer. 

QLT Training Opportunities

 CSU Online Course Services Professional Development Series

CSU Online Course Services offers Professional Development Courses! Spring 2025 Registration is now open. View offerings on the .

• • • – Registration is Open

      Fall Session 1:  October 6-26, 2025

      Fall Session 2:  November 3-23, 2025

      Courses Offered Include:
    
    

Certified CSU-QLT Online Courses

Learn more about CSU-QLT courses at the .

QLT at ÌÇÐÄÉÙÅ®

Faculty looking to get their courses QLT reviewed during AY 2025/26 should apply for our QLT Faculty Learning Community. As a participant of the QLT program, you will receive customized feedback based on a rigorous review of your course using the QLT Rubric, along with support from an instructional designer to make changes to your course.

QLT FLC cohorts are seated in early Fall for the full academic year. If you miss the window to apply, we will be posting the call for AY 2026-27 in late August 2026.

Applications due Sept 29, 2025--

Digital Content Remediation Project: Call for Applications "Faculty ÌÇÐÄÉÙÅ® Training & Course Remediation"

Leaders: Monica Munoz and Mason Nuno

Overview
Project Timeline: March 2026- May 2026

Background & Purpose
Beginning April 26, 2026, Title II will require all digital content in learning management
systems to meet WCAG 2.1 accessibility standards. To support faculty in preparing their
courses, the Faculty Center and Academic Technology Services (ATS) team is launching a
training opportunity that will support faculty in learning about accessibility tools that can
be used to remediate their digital course content in Cougar Courses.

Faculty selected for this project will participate in a 5-week self-paced accessibility training
brought to you by WebAIM and will work to remediate their courses using the Ally
accessibility tool in Cougar Courses. The goal is to remediate at least one Spring 2026
course to reach at least 85% on the Ally Report, by May 1,2026, ensuring improved
accessibility for all students.

Participation Requirements & Stipend Eligibility

Faculty participants will receive up to $650 training stipend upon successful completion
of the following requirements:

Participants will receive $500 training stipend for successfully completing the
5-week self-paced WebAIM Accessible Document Training
o March 2, 2026-April 3, 2026 (Each week a new module will be available)
o Successful completion of the course requires: All module quiz scores are
100% (with unlimited retakes) and all module exam scores are 80% or better
(with one retake per exam). Faculty will need to submit certificate of
completion by May 1, 2026.

• Remediate course content in at least one Spring 2026 course to achieve at least
85% accessibility in the Ally course report for an additional $150 training stipend.
Spring 2026 courses that are currently not at 85% accessibility are eligible for
remediation; however, compensation will not increase if more than one course is
remediated.

Special Note: Stipend amount will not increase based on the number of courses
remediated. If all Spring 2026 courses are already at 85% accessibility or higher then
selected participants are not eligible for the additional $150 training stipend and are only
eligible for the $500 stipend for completing the WebAIM training by May 1, 2026.

Who Should Apply?
• Faculty of all ranks from all colleges are welcome.
• Must have an active Unit 3 teaching appointment at ÌÇÐÄÉÙÅ® in Spring 2026
• No prior accessibility expertise is required.
• Faculty who have participated in the Fall 2025 Digital Remediation Support Project
are not eligible to apply.

Selection & Space Availability
• Up to 17 faculty participants will be selected.
• Selection will continue until capacity is reached.

How to Apply
Interested faculty should submit by February 16, 2026.
For questions, please contact Monica Munoz (momunoz@csusm.edu)

Additional Information
Only Unit 3 faculty members who will be on contract with an existing Unit 3 appointment
during the entire time frame of the training or professional development opportunity are
eligible to be considered for a stipend. Faculty may not request or accept professional
development and/or training under this program unless they are on active pay status as a
faculty bargaining unit employee. Summer stipends can only be offered to faculty who will
be employed the preceding spring and subsequent fall semesters.

Faculty are limited to a maximum of $10,000 in stipends for faculty training and
professional development per fiscal year. Faculty cannot accept an offer for a stipend that
will cause them to exceed this $10,000 annual limit