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QM Overview

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.

QM Overview

This 50-minute session is designed for faculty, staff, and administrators relatively new to QM. Come join Dr Yaping Gao, QM's Senior Academic Director of Programs and Services, and Brenda Boyd, Director of Professional Development, for a quick introduction of QM, how it works, what's in it for institutions, and how QM can support efforts to help students succeed.

QM Self Reviews: You Review, I Review, We All Review!

In this session, you will learn how our institution utilizes the QM Self-Review tool option in preparation for QM-managed reviews.  The Online Course Development Program (OCDP) encourages and accelerates the development of quality online programs that align with our university's strategic priorities. The OCDP is offered three times a year and faculty participate as a cohort. Each cohort will work in the semester prior and develop online courses for the following semester. The estimated time commitment for the OCDP is roughly 60 hours a semester.

QM Standard 3 (K-12): Coach Meta-Cognition in Highly Interactive Asynchronous Discussion Boards

Join two instructional designers from different states in a conversation about how to coach learners of all ages on the use of age-appropriate meta-cognition in highly interactive asynchronous discussion boards. Innovative "best practices" will be sought and incorporated into the conversation to facilitate real-time dialogue.

QM Standards:Student Feedback on Course Design

The purpose of this research was to assess large online course design based on the QM Higher Education Rubric Standards from a student perspective. Students were surveyed based on the Specific Standards within the Rubric. Students were asked to provide feedback on the Specific Standards by rating whether the Standard was not met, was met, or exceeded all expectations. The goal was to improve the course design and teaching within the course.

QM Statewide Systems Talk Data: Inputs, Outputs, and Outcomes

Presenters:

Brett Christie & Ashley Skylar (California State University System); Elizabeth McMahon (Minnesota Online Quality Initiative);  Steve Kaufman, University of Akron & Bethany Simunich, Kent State (The Ohio QM Consortium)

Facilitator:  Kay Shattuck, Quality Matters 

Via short presentations from three statewide systems:

•Identify similarities and differences among systems that might influence inputs, outputs, and outcomes

QM Statewide Systems Talk Data: Inputs, Outputs, and Outcomes

Data on QM implementation: statewide systems have a lot of it. See how data needs are determined by their desired outcomes, what is collected and tracked - and how. Leave with plans for your own system's meaningful data collection.

Presenters:  Brett Christie & Ashley Skylar (California State University System);  Elizabeth McMahon (Minnesota Online Quality Initiative);  Steve Kaufman, University of Akron & Bethany Simunich, Kent State (The Ohio QM Consortium);  Facilitator: Kay Shattuck, Quality Matters

QM's Internal Continuous Improvement Process

Continuous improvements is a cornerstone of QM. If you've ever wondered how QM determines how and when to roll out new workshops, a new certification, recertify roles or update professional development workshops, come to this session for a "look behind the scenes" of how QM ensures quality. HOw does QM measure success when new ventures liek web conferencing workshops are created? Why does QM ask facilitators to recertifity?

QM's New Teaching Online Certificate

Quality Matters is beginning to address other aspects of the quality online learning experience. The new Teaching Online Certificate from Quality Matters is built on validated online instructor competencies and includes a series of seven workshops. Instructors who complete the workshops will build a portfolio of evidence of their online teaching competence, culminating with the award of the Online Teaching Certificate upon completion of all seven workshops. Each workshop completion is recognized with a digital credential that is connected to evidence of competence.

QM's Role in Driving Change to Deploy Web-Enhanced Learning at the University Level

This presentation will tackle the university's attempt to adopt selected QM Standards for F2F academic programs. It will address (a) background, (b) the eLearning pilot project,  (c)  eCourse design and development templates, (d) leadership support, (e) results and samples, and (f) achievements and future plans.

QM, Quality Assurance, & Course Templates

Course design is at the front and center of online learning yet it is the least developed aspect of online learning pedagogy. Between the continued growth of distance learning enrollments and the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the need for quality course design is essential to student success and completion and is critical to the sustainability of community colleges. This session will highlight one community college's efforts to progressively implement QM specific review standards in an effort to increase course completion rates.

Quality Assurance Across Delivery Methods: Using Rubrics and Templates to Drive Synchronous Sessions

Synchronous components of online courses can have many more variables in delivery than asynchronous components. In this session, we will share how VirtualSC uses common expectations, rubrics and presentation templates and to ensure that all students receive a quality experience, regardless of delivery method.

Quality Assurance BEFORE Step One: Integrating Quality Assurance into the Course Design Process

Integrating QM Standards after courses are completed identifies issues too late - resulting in poorly designed courses that fall short of meeting both learner needs and QM standards. We will share proactive tools and strategies that introduce QM before Step 1 of content construction, discuss what your organization already does in this regard, and explore opportunities that will result in courses that better meet learner needs and QM Standards. Come learn and share what your organizations does to stay a step ahead!