Conference Presentations

Did you know you can meet 10 of the 43 QM standards with little to no work on your end? Our office collaborated with other stakeholders in online education at Indiana University to develop a syllabus template you can adapt and use for your courses. Not only does this template help you meet 10 QM standards, it's also accessible for all students. Come find out how you can use this template to make your online course design a little simpler.

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga works diligently to find ways to make information, materials, and services more accessible to everyone to support our effort to become a more inclusive campus. UTC promotes the accessibility of course materials through extensive faculty development programming and use of accessibility tools. In this session, we will discuss strategies for promoting accessibility, describe common accessibility issues, and provide a demonstration of Blackboard Ally.

Discussion threads can be tedious for students and instructors.  Lengthy responses, required participation minimums, and failure to connect with lived experience may result in discussion chore vs. discussion engagement.  Photovoice offers an alternative by challenging students to visually respond to discussion prompts and explore the course content through each other's "lens." This interactive session provides a framework for implementation along with practical constraints.

This conference was originally planned to be held in New York City, but we all find ourselves in a very different place and state of mind today. As the QM East conference winds down, this part of the program will open up a space to reflect on what the Covid-19 emergency measures have meant for quality initiatives across institutions (for better, for worse, and as yet to be seen!). How has this time of remote instruction shifted your thinking about the QM Rubric? Are some elements more important than others during a time of crisis?

Rethinking your multiple-choice exams? Tired of discussions that seem like busywork? This session will highlight assessment types, examples, and strategies, including designing authentic assessments and using LMS tools to support your assessment goals.

Mayhem and Madness. Making the fast and furious shift to Emergency Remote Learning has brought new challenges for us all. The quick response from the educational community has been heroic, and we've risen to the occasion, but what's next? It's time to reflect on what we've learned and transforming from Emergency Remote Instruction to longer term quality online learning. Find out how K-12 schools and districts are meeting the challenge.

Historically offering face-to-face programs, our School will experience a transition as we launch our first online Master's degree program in 2020. Our School is re-imagining services and resources to accommodate the needs of online students, including: academic and career services, peer and alumni relations, financial aid and admissions, student health and wellness, and student life. In this session, we will describe the challenges we face, strategies for success, and plans for future growth.

In this session, we will review a process for converting to an open educational resource for a core course.  We will highlight a timeline and tasks completed by a faculty committee to successfully implement the new course design.  The new design aligned with the chosen open education resource, state TAG requirements and other project parameters.   The faculty committee was awarded one of the University's Affordable Learning Grants for its work.

As the population of online and hybrid learners steadily increases among higher education institutions, so does the need for student-centered services that promote learner success. Heeding this call and continuing its legacy of educational access for all, a mid-size, southern HBCU recognized the need to develop academic and student support networks reliable enough to serve as a standard for quality support yet flexible enough for personalized learner success.

While continuing its legacy of providing educational access for all, North Carolina Central University recognized the need to develop academic and student support networks reliable enough to serve as a standard for quality support yet flexible enough for personalized learner success. Join us during this highly engaging session as we investigate NCCU's research-based efforts to meet General Standard 7 and contribute to online learner support with the whole student in mind.