Conference Presentations

search by keyword

Open Source 6th Edition Quality Matters Template for Canvas

QM certification requires considerable faculty time and effort. To help faculty with the continuous improvement of their hybrid and online courses through the integration of QM concepts, the QM template is developed at a large, public, comprehensive, unionized university. The Canvas open-source QM template version 4 that supports the 6th edition of QM Rubric will be posted on Canvas Commons. The template consists of three modules: Start-Here, Example Module and Module 1.

Openness to Otherness: Creating Transformative Online Communities

Based on the 2021 title Creating Transformative Online Communities in Higher Education, in this interactive presentation, we will a) describe the common features of transformative learning experiences; b) explain the importance of course design in supporting transformative learning; c) review practical ways to apply transformative principles and practices to the instructional design process.

Optimal Online Course Delivery and Instruction: Integrating Quality Matters and Universal Design

Universal Design for Learning provides a blueprint for creating instructional goals, methods, materials, and assessments that work for everyone, not a single one size fits all solution, but rather flexible approaches that can be customized and adjusted for individual needs (The National Center on Universal Design for Learning, 2012).   Session attendees will share processes for creating flexible classroom environments by incorporating the UDL Principles of Representation, Action and Expression, and Engagement.   Activities will include the development of flexible grading

Outfoxing Dr. Fox

Student evaluation data is wonderful. It's but one measure of course quality. Discover how student behavioral data in the learning management system can provide clear and positive impact of QM review on online courses.

Overcoming Faculty Resistance to QA for Online Learning

There are many factors to consider when addressing resistance to quality assurance in online education. This session will identify some primary factors and strategies to consider when addressing quality assurance with faculty. In addition, the session will highlight personal experiences and how educational field-specific frameworks have assisted in addressing quality assurance resistance. We will also review what factors to consider when assisting faculty with course design, course reviews, and providing educational technology tool consultation.

Participation in QM Professional Development and Its Impact on Face-to-Face Teaching

Quality Matters conducts multiple professional development workshops aimed at improving online course design. Workshop participants who also teach face-to-face often report that their workshop experiences have had a beneficial effect on their face-to-face teaching. This session will present preliminary results from a research project that investigated ways in which participation in a QM professional development program has had an impact on an instructor's teaching across different delivery formats.

Pathway to Excellence: A Data-Driven Approach to Faculty Development & QM Implementation

This session will explore the intersection of faculty development and the implementation of Quality Matters at a public higher education institution. It offers a comprehensive overview of how a data-driven approach can be leveraged to enhance faculty development programs and effectively integrate the QM framework in course design to impact student learning. The presentation will provide actionable takeaways and best practices for using data to evaluate faculty development and QM implementation.

Pathways to Excellence: A Reflection on How Connections Enrich Learning

Actual pathways expedite transmission along a given route, whether a trail through the forest, the organizational chart in a company, or the synergy that occurs when two or more concepts align. Connections are the true foundation of learning. In this session we'll explore the connections that motivate learners, advance concepts, and integrate learning systems and how these connected pathways contribute to enriching the foundation for learning.

Pathways to Excellence: Assessing Student Success in Writing

Does your institution struggle with the “best” method to assess student writing? We will compare the processes and results of three methods used to assess student writing at the institution level, including a new LMS tool, and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each method.Does your institution struggle with the “best” method to assess student writing? We will compare the processes and results of three methods used to assess student writing at the institution level, including a new LMS tool, and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each method.

Peer Review, Training and Planned Behavior: QM Research Initial Findings

This presentation shares the initial results of a QM funded research project empirically examing Texas A&M University-Central Texas' internal peer review processes and their associated training and faculty involvement, to determine their effectiveness and utility in improving the online components of online courses to meet nationally recognized QM standards.  The research also applied the "Theory of Planned Behavior" to examine the faculty's attitudes, beliefs and norms underlying their participation in the peer review process.

Perfect Fit the First Time: Online Tools that Meet QM Standards

Presentation Site:  https://sites.google.com/site/qmtechtools2015/

 

Start with tools that already meet Standards, rather than choosing tools that you "hope" meet Standards or ones that certainly don't. Join us to explore a list of web-based technologies and tools that meet QM Standards for privacy, accessibility, currency, engagement, and obtainability, and learn how these tools are used in the online classroom.