Conference Presentations

Join us to learn more about the Noel-Levitz Priorities Survey for Online Learners (PSOL) which captures both how satisfied students are with their online experience as well as what is most important to them.  These data can contribute to your student retention, accreditation and strategic planning efforts.  The PSOL is one of the featured instruments for the 2014-2015 Quality Matters Research Projects on the Student Voice. 

Teaching can be an exhausting, stressful profession. We'll discuss how to identify the situations causing stress and practical techniques for how to handle them.

Why create a course that is ‘meh’ when it’s so easy to create a course that is definitely “NOT MEH”!  See how easy it is to create engaging, interactive, professional-looking, online lessons that meet accessibility requirements, using SoftChalk.

This presentation focuses on recorded web cam videos in online courses to address QM standards. Learn best practices and see the tools and workflows to create your own videos.

This presentation focuses on the creation and use of personally recorded webcam videos in online courses to address QM standards. Learn best practices and view ASU Online samples before watching a demo on how to create your own recordings with YouTube.

Online Learning Coordinators have been vital liaisons providing support between faculty and the online learning unit. Without additional staff, lines of communication opened and quality assurance improved. Learn about our eight-year success story.

A team of five instructional designers at Michigan State University worked in pairs to review 27 courses in the Social Work Program during the span of a year. Come learn about our process for scaling a large program. Walk away with strategies, templates, and first steps to conduct a similar review at your institution.

If you would like to see creative ways to implement the Quality Matters Rubric within your online learning environment, this is the presentation for you! We will explain and demonstrate how we applied the QM Standards within our QM Certified courses using SoftChalk, Doodle Schedulers, Google Drive, small group collaborations, Screen-Cast-O-Matic, YouTube, and more.  We have used these tools within our Math, Education, and English courses to improve student learning and engagement. 

This presentation will show how three QM Certified courses in three different disciplines used unique and engaging strategies to meet the QM Standards.  The presenters will discuss their use of modular course design, and the implementation of module learning guides that show alignment of unit/module learning outcomes, course learning outcomes, and program learning outcomes for all course activities and assessments.

When it comes to learning foreign languages, communication and interaction is key for learner success. This session will touch on a few tools that will not only help you meet these Specific Review Standards but will help you build rapport and create community with your learners. The session will begin with an overview of the objectives and move into a discussion about the method’s attendees currently use for student engagement in their courses. Together, we will identify the purpose of Specific Review Standard 5.1, 6.1 and 6.2 and discuss how to address them in a foreign language class.

Telling the story of two courses (one developed in accordance with QM standards and one which was not) we will see how the online standards can improve student preparedness and attitudes, instructor confidence (and sanity), and coordination across multiple sections of the same course.

Humanizing teaching supports the affective and cognitive dimensions of learning by combining facilitation and course design. Several key practices can reinforce the environment where students can find increased success. Key humanizing elements and strategies will be explored.

Roberto Gamarra and Debra Stone

Even experienced online instructors find it overwhelming after the first QM training (e.g., APPQMR). This study explores the challenges and best practices of scaffolding novice QM instructors as they design their courses. It provides valuable insights on what training and support work and why.

This poster presentation will identify how CSU implemented the QM Rubric into their course design process and demonstrate consistent and practical application methods for ensuring quality in online courses. Analytics will be provided to substantiate the impact of the Quality Matters Rubric on QA efforts.

This round-table discussion will focus on strategies to support various QM roles. Discussion will include supporting QMCs and Peer Reviewers/Master Reviewers using webinars, mini-retreats, custom video training, self-paced modules, setting clear expectations, and virtual conferencing.