Since 2017, the Center for Distributed Learning’s Instructional Design team has been committed to facilitating online course quality by offering online course reviews that align closely with the State University System of Florida’s 2025 Strategic Plan for Online Education. Additionally, blended course reviews are also offered using UCF’s evidence-based standards and a faculty submitted Blended Integration chart.
Faculty who are credentialed to create W, RS, V, and M courses are eligible for a course review. As an opt-in initiative, faculty who are interested in a course review will work with an instructional designer with the overall purpose of improving the learning experience of students. Elements include seamless course structure and navigation, an up-to-date syllabus, and activities which encourage meaningful learning. Once meeting the criteria, the course is eligible to convey the Quality and/or High Quality designation. Faculty who have engaged in the review process cite smoother navigation, less student confusion, and heightened accessibility of course materials as just a few benefits experienced.
We’d like to recognize the November 2024 – December 2025 faculty who have earned a Quality and/or High Quality designation for at least one of their online and/or blended courses. Congratulations!
| Aline Abassian | Amanda Groff | Vivan Schutz |
| Shaurya Agarwal | Joshua Guillemette | Sercan Sengun |
| Sergio Alvarez | Shannon Holliker | Nicholas Shrubsole |
| Mindi Anderson | Arthur Huang | Audrone Skukauskaite |
| Morris Beato | Aubrey Jewett | Jo Smith |
| Tim Brown | Jaeron-Imhotep Joyner | Amanda Snyder |
| Mark Bush | Josh Lazar | Sandra Sousa |
| Meredith Chaput | Meiqing Li | Justine Starling-Smith |
| Suja Chaulagain | Humberto Lopez Castillo | Michael Strawser |
| Baiyun Chen | Ayse Malatyali | Elizabeth Tammaro |
| Ilenia Colon Mendoza | Barry Mauer | Tian Tian |
| Jean Davis | Sean Mondesire | J. Marla Toyne |
| Lauryn De George | Matthew Mosher | Jeanine Viau |
| Desiree Diaz | Justin Nolan | Jennie Wagner |
| Stacey DiLiberto | Grant Norte | Keri Watson |
| Archana Dubey | Shari Norte | Gregory Welch |
| Lori Dunlop-Pyle | Mandy Pacheco | Grace White |
| Daniel Eadens | Amy Reckdenwald | Shannon Whitten |
| Karen Ehrhart | Jorge Ridderstaat | Samar Younes |
| Jason Fridrich | Carey Rothschild | Chia-Yuan Yu |
| David Fukuda | Bridget Rubenking |
Current Active Designations (since 2017): 936, as of March 18, 2025. There are 494 Quality Online, 148 High Quality Online, 135 Quality Blended, 15 High Quality Blended, 39 Inherited Quality/High Quality Online, 82 Blueprint Quality/High Quality Online, 7 Inherited Quality/High Quality Blended, and 16 Blueprint Quality Blended.