Conference Presentations
Sixty-seven percent of the students in an online freshman seminar class reported that the group project was their favorite activity. In this session, we will discuss how the instructor used Quality Matters recommendations, transparency, and inclusive design to transform the group presentation experience from disastrous to delightful. We will apply QM, TILT, and inclusive design to real projects, and discuss how you can use these concepts to enhance the group projects in your classes.
Objective videos introduce concepts and demonstrate alignment of material to course- and module-level learning objectives. In addition, objective videos advance the level of personalization in an online course and may impact issues such as retention at the course and program level.
Imagine that you are at your first day in a new college course. What is the first thing you look over? Without a doubt, it is the course syllabus, the provided road map of every course that has the innate ability to make or break a student's experience. More specifically, the assignments required are what we are essentially drawn to and focus in on throughout a course. Are they interesting? Are they confusing? Are they overwhelming?
Hear perspectives from CA State, Kent State, and Minnesota State on lessons learned, favorite tools and tips for managing subscriber managed course reviews, tracking data, and growing your reviewer pool. Leave with great ideas and takeaways for implementation at your institution.
Academic institutions seem to be facing an accelerating threat to integrity and, consequently, to the credibility of academic degrees (especially those earned online). Growing in both number and scope, these incidents include - but go well beyond - student cheating. For example, acquisition and sale of an institution's course material, such as assignments and exams, appears to be increasing through both the manipulation of students to share materials and cyber attacks.
Academic rigor is promised by educational institutions, but translation from theory to practice poses challenges. This session explores attendees' definitions, interprets QM Standards as evidence of rigor, and solicits areas needing further research.
Faculty complete the APPQMR within a year of first teaching online with the goal of continuing to offer professional development needed for successful course design. Our hope was to also introduce QM and encourage official QM reviews. Find out about our successes and areas for improvement.
This session will address the issue that faculty struggle in writing well-formed learning objectives. Learning Objectives are a key element in the Quality Matters rubric, forming the basis for determinations of alignment. Yet in my experience as a faculty member and instructional designer few instructors have formal training in organizing a course, especially when it comes to stating the learning objectives of the course in observable and measurable terms.
The amount of research on online learning and quality assurance accumulates faster than anyone can keep up with it. In this session, attendees will get a summary of recent research findings on some of today's hot topics related to online learning and quality assurance to see beyond the buzz.
The amount of research on online learning and quality assurance accumulates faster than anyone can keep up with it. In this session, attendees will get a summary of recent research findings on some of today's hot topics related to online learning and quality assurance to see beyond the buzz.
The amount of research on online learning and quality assurance accumulates faster than anyone can keep up with it. In this session, attendees will get a summary of recent research findings on some of today's hot topics related to online learning and quality assurance to see beyond the buzz.
Building faculty teams equipped for excellence involves (1) shared vision characterized by clarity and (2) accountability through peer auditors. The outcome of this process, according to surveys, is overwhelmingly positive for the student community.
A state university’s vision and strategy to create a campus-wide QA culture will be presented. Based on a 3 year case study, participants will be introduced to a new proposed online instructional design system and the results of the data analysis.
Creating the “compelling why” for using Quality Matters can be a challenge. Our QM team, representing a cross-department collaboration, used a variety of strategies to gain faculty support. In this session, we will share our story, our strategies, and our next steps.
There are many myths as to what makes a "good" online presentation. This session will provide an overview of the categories and types of instructional multimedia and the quality research to date. Participants will be invited to discuss the application of these evidence-based practices.
Sometimes students’ learning experience is off course from the syllabus or course outline. Quite often faculty are not course designers, but subject matter experts navigating through unchartered territory called course design. Chart a course to quality student learning by mapping course and module objectives to learning activities and assessments. In this session, learn how college faculty use a performance-based course design model and tool to ensure a quality learning experience for their students.
The chief online officer is gaining influence in schools where online learning is becoming a mainstream activity. This session will compare CHLOE Survey results with the experience of a panel of four chief online officers regarding their management role and involvement in online quality assurance.
Nursing faculty responsible for the Quality Assurance (QA) of one of our state’s largest online nursing programs will present a Quality Talk. Our question is “What is the difference in students’ scores before and after QM certification for the eight core courses of an online Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program?” We will use story-telling technique to share transformation of online courses into a complete QM certified program for registered nurses (RNs) earning a BSN.
This session will provide a Course Developer's Guide with information on applying best practice, a checklist, and basic templates for online course design following Quality Matters Standards in an easy-to-use format.
Do you lead a QM initiative, the accreditation process, or oversee quality assurance at your institution? If you answered yes, this session could assist with tying all of these initiatives together in a way that saves time in the long run while maximizing the institutional reward.
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