Conference Presentations
Beyond the Basics: Meaningful Integration of OERs in Your Course!
Finding quality open educational resources is only part of the challenge when transforming course content using open educational resources. This interactive session will help you define, locate, and integrate quality open educational resources into your existing courses.
Beyond the Buzz: Recent Research on Hot Topics in Online Learning and Quality Assurance
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.
Beyond the Buzz: Recent Research on Hot Topics in Online Learning and Quality Assurance
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.
Beyond the Buzz: Recent Research on Hot Topics in Online Learning and Quality Assurance
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.
Beyond the Buzz: Recent Research on Hot Topics in Online Learning and Quality Assurance
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 that will let them see beyond the buzz to what has been found via research - and what has not - in order to put their own online learning and quality assurance agendas and efforts into practice.
Beyond the Rubric: Social-Emotional Support Strategies for At-Risk Online Learners
In this session, faculty, as well as advisors and administrators, will learn how to identify at-risk online learners, how to evaluate effective support strategies for online learners, and how to adopt practical approaches to support online learners' social-emotional well-being and academic success.
Beyond Understanding: Working With Faculty to Compose Exemplary Objectives
This hands-on session will explore strategies that can be used by faculty leaders, instructional designers and trainers when working alongside faculty members to assist in
formulating course- and module-level learning objectives that are measurable, observable, attainable and appropriate for online and hybrid environments in higher education.
URL to access to the hands-on scenarios: https://www.dropbox.com/s/13fvpyj3pxbxi1y/QM%20Hands-On.docx
Beyond Vision and Mission: Teams as Change Agents for Student Success
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.
Beyond Zoom: The Future of Synchronous Online Learning
What will quality synchronous online learning look like now that ERL is nearing its end? Come share your ideas and experiences as we learn about the rich history of synchronous learning, and discuss opportunities for elevating quality in synchronous design and teaching.
Blackboard + Quality Matters =
We are starting to use Blackboard's (Bb) goals/alignment tool to highlight components of each course that are designed to improve student success. We have our faculty members complete the QM's Design Your Online Course and then structure workshops for faculty to learn how to use Bb Learn.
Blended-ish: A Framework and Strategies for Engaging Students Online and In-Person
This presentation will enable participants to: a) apply a framework for connecting online and in-person learning; b) create a plan for engaging students in live class sessions; and c) utilize engagement strategies during live sessions.
Blitz Reviews! How Our Small Review Team Completed 720 Quality Matters Reviews in 200 Hours
Our eLearning team needed a way to quickly assess the quality of all 720 online sections offered at the college. We customized the QM Rubric and review process and created a unique report card to provide a meaningful status report to administrators.
Books Without Borders
If you have ever tried to tie your course competencies to specific pages and paragraphs in a required textbook, you know it is not a quick task. Once you have accomplished the task, it becomes even more difficult to motivate students when you ask them to read the first three paragraphs on page 12 and the last paragraph on page 14. This poster session is based on my solution to this cumbersome problem.
The poster session will demonstrate:
Boost Quality in Online Course Design Through a For-Credit Class
An instructional designer and Quality Matters (QM) Institutional Representative noticed an increase in the number of requests for several types of assistance with online courses across campus that tended to fall into one of four categories:
Breaking Bad with QM Standard 8: Ensuring an All-Access Pass for Learners
Creating an online course that is accessible to diverse learners can be challenging. This session explains the what, why, and how of providing all students access to content and activities so they can easily navigate and interact with online course modules.
Breaking Down Barriers for Students with Quality Courses
Are you tired of learning jazzy online teaching tips that only confuse students more? Would you like to increase student completion and retention rates in your courses? Are you looking for real ideas to help break down barriers to learning for students? At the end of the presentation participants should be able to understand the basic process of QM certification and learn how it can improve student success in their courses.
Breaking the Humdrum of "Post Once and Reply to Two Others"
Tired of the "post once, and reply to two others" instructions in online discussions? Can you still meet QM Standards with an alternative? Come explore alternative discussion structures with specific learner instructions and grading criteria.
Breaking the Humdrum of "Post Once and Reply to Two Others"
Tired of the “post once, and reply to two others” instructions in online discussions? Can you still meet QM standards with an alternative? Come explore alternative discussion structures with specific learner instructions and grading criteria.