Publication Date

Fall 2025

Document Type

Capstone Project

Degree Name

Doctor of Education

Department

Interdisciplinary Leadership

First Advisor

Dr. Deborah King

Second Advisor

Dr. Christopher Dignam

Third Advisor

Dr. Amy Vujaklija

Abstract

Many higher education instructors treat online teaching as a modern form of correspondence, believing students learn on their own when content is placed in a learning management system, but learning also takes place through other forms of interaction beyond solely with content. To show best practices for the online modality, instructors at a Midwest regional mid-sized higher education institution participated in professional development using the Improving Your Online Course (IYOC) workshop from Quality Matters™ (QM), a globally recognized authority in best practices for online course design. Level 3 of Kirkpatrick’s Four Levels of Training Evaluation was used to evaluate the transfer of training from the IYOC workshop to the professional practice of participants. The purpose of this qualitative retrospective case study was to examine perceptions of implementation after training and determine if transference had taken place. Results show that participants have applied training concepts to multiple courses and modalities, not just online. Suggested future studies include determining if instructor perceptions of course improvements are corroborated by student perceptions or performance.

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