Conference Presentations

This session will focus on sharing the findings of a research study to track the impact of QM professional development on online course design and student evaluations.

Stop by and leave your mark on this interactive poster! Explore IBSTPI's ID competencies -- discuss what IDs really do, the value they add, skills to look for when hiring IDs, and professional development opportunities for practicing designers.

Lessons learned in the adoption of the QM Rubric and QA process at a Mexican university.

We are a large public University that offers over 1,000 individual online courses. We are in the early phases of implementing QM as an institution-wide quality assurance program. Our poster will address how to prepare an instructional design team for QM implementation as well as the strategies and tools we developed to streamline the course design process. As instructional designers complete APPQMR, they will be able to guide faculty using the QM HE Rubric while developing courses. In addition, instructional designers garner buy-in from faculty throughout QM implementation.

What are the markers of quality design, presence and innovation/risk-taking when "observing" an online course? Learn how a department from one large university is addressing this question and sustaining quality through its online peer reviews.

Discussions again?? I know, "Post by Wednesday then respond to two classmates by..." Let's examine ways to make our discussions more engaging, using other tools that can expand the online classroom conversation.

Creating a perfect rubric is elusive.  Writing a good rubric is challenging.  Developing a meaningful rubric is critical.  This workshop focuses on expanding rubrics in the course development and evaluation process into a powerful teaching and evaluation tool.  We will look at various types of rubrics and build on experiences of participants to construct rubrics which can be easily modified to make a consistent grading tool and connect assignments to objectives.  The workshop will then identify simple tactics which can leverage rubric criteria to strengthen fundamen

After a few false starts in defining a new process for designing courses, a QM Coordinator at a K-12 virtual school will discuss with participants how to utilize QM to improve all parts of the course design and revision process. 

Looking for new ways to promote quality assurance on your campus? Join me for this fast-paced exchange of marketing ideas and you'll leave with a list of easy, creative, and inexpensive ideas for promoting quality assurance and QM on your campus.

OUR MISSION: design an online, simulation-based, senior capstone business strategy course, GOT ANTACIDS? Witness
how the strategic use of interactions can make the online learning experience successful and extremely engaging for
learners and instructors.

Over the past few years, our college has been working on encouraging faculty to develop robust QM courses. However, we discovered that faculty are overwhelmed at the thought of redesigning courses to meet QM standards and recommendations. One faculty even said that taking on QM was like “eating an elephant.” We found that her views were shared by many other faculty who simply did not want to invest the time due to the fear of beginning and undertaking such a large project.

See how Blackhawk Technical College is aligning three of their campus star solutions to enhance course design and promote student engagement and success for online and blended courses. Their stars are:  Blackboard Learning Management System, WIDS - Worldwide Instructional Design System, and the Quality Matters Rubric. 

This presentation is designed for faculty, staff, and administrators relatively new to QM. A quick introduction of QM, how it works, what's in it for institutions, and how QM can support efforts to help students succeed.

Explore lessons learned from a liberal arts HBCU's creation and implementation of an institutional Accessibility Policy for Online Course Design informed by the ADA, sections 504 and 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, WCAG 2.0, and QM General Standard 8.

Explore lessons learned from a liberal arts HBCU's creation and implementation of an institutional Accessibility Policy for Online Course Design informed by the ADA, sections 504 and 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, WCAG 2.0, and QM General Standard 8.

Join our University System Quality Matters Council during this highly engaging panel and explore the nuances of establishing a model for inter-institutional collaboration in the pursuit of ensuring system-wide equity and quality in online learning.

Learn from our experiences and walk away with a clear picture of how blended learning with online teachers is successfully meeting the needs of students across an entire state.

When the topic of QM Research is brought up, what comes to mind for many is research on the impact on courses, instructors, and students that results from implementing Quality Matters. Studies on QM impact are, in fact, one important focus of QM Research, with the others being research that supports the QM Rubric and process and research that examines the use of QM. A basis in regular, rigorous, continuous validation through research is what makes the QM Rubric unique.

How do we help students reach their learning goals? In this presentation, attendees will examine strategies for beginning with the end in mind, creating measurable learning objectives, and adding effective content to their learning management system.