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  1. The Online Update

    The Online Update is a video newsletter produced every major semester by Lone Star College-Online. Discover new features in D2L, new help articles on VTAC, and other changes in the field of online learning. Additional information can be found in o...
  2. Access the Quality Matters Rubric

    How Can I Access the Quality Matters Rubric? The Quality Matters Higher Ed Rubric Standards are  available online along with other Quality Matters rubrics . To access the full QM Higher Ed Rubric, you must first sign up for a Quality Matte...
  3. Create an Account on the Quality Matters Website

    Creating an Account on the Quality Matters Website Go to www.qualitymatters.org . Scroll to the bottom of the screen to locate the gray footer area.  Under the Login column, choose MyQM .   On the myQM Sign In page, enter your "...
  4. Quality Matters FAQ

    What is Quality Matters? Quality Matters (QM) is an organization devoted to quality assurance in online learning. QM supports institutions' quality assurance goals in a variety of ways through their program and resources tailored to support q...
  5. What is a Lightboard?

    LSC-Online and some Lone Star College campuses have a lightboard available to help you create more engaging videos for your online courses.  Watch the demo video below to see a lightboard in action. For more information about which cam...
  6. Multimedia Services

    Lone Star College offers professional multimedia services at many of its main campuses to enhance your online instruction.  Each campus is different; some require you to handle the equipment yourself while others require a staff member. &nbs...
  7. Set Up a Weighted Gradebook

    A weighted gradebook calculates grade items as a percentage of a final grade worth 100%. The maximum points you assign to individual grade items can be any value, but their contribution towards the category they belong to and the final grade is the ...
  8. Assignment Categories

    You may organize your assignment submission folders into categories to keep them organized. For example, you can create separate categories for course units, summative projects, bonus assignments, and individual submissions. These categories are opt...
  9. Linking to Publisher or other Third-party Online Materials - Accessibility Considerations

    When you think about linking to publisher materials, or any other third party materials, you should consider the following questions. Are images described in alternative text? PowerPoint slides from publishers often have images without any al...
  10. Make HTML Tables More Accessible

    The goal of accessible learning is that a person with a disability will obtain the information as fully, equally and independently as a person without a disability. When a learning setting is accessible, a person with a disability is afforded the op...