2018 QM Connect Conference

This poster presentation will identify how CSU implemented the QM Rubric into their course design process and demonstrate consistent and practical application methods for ensuring quality in online courses. Analytics will be provided to substantiate the impact of the Quality Matters Rubric on QA efforts.

Who leads quality assurance on a daily basis? Our instructional designers pursue quality using an innovative, collaborative approach to course development. Strike a balance giving feedback on design guidelines without dampening faculty creativity.
 

We’re not telling you it’s going to be easy; we’re telling you it’s going to be worth it. Making digital content accessible for all so learners can access all content and activities and all learners can easily navigate and interact with all course components is our job. This session will explore the QM Standard 8 and give participants quick tips & examples to help meet the guidelines.

Universities with limited resources to commit to online learning may find the peer mentor model a helpful means to lay the groundwork for increased institutional support, as well as a means of engaging faculty in the online/hybrid program development process.

How does QM align fractured processes into a cohesive QA program? Join a QA administrator, instructional designer, and online faculty member on the path from an unregulated Wild West online environment to a Modern era of structured course design and a review process that fully integrate QM standards. Review your own program, place it on the QM Continuum, and learn from other participants about their struggles and successes. This session will get you on the road of where you want to be with tips and tricks on how to arrive at your desired destination.

Leverage the features in your LMS to meet QM standards on an institutional level allowing faculty to focus on the content standards. An instructional designer, division leadership, faculty from Humanities, Math, and Health Sciences will explain how a college wide approach to meeting standards is saving faculty course representatives time and creating a consistent user experience for all students college wide.

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.

We will share our approach of integrating QM principles, peer review, and course creation into our Distance Learning Design Seminar and other faculty development workshops.  This provides a "Gateway" for quality, faculty-developed, student-centered courses.

Grab your accreditation surfboard and ride the wave to QM implementation with us!  From the experience of a mid-size, underfunded state institution, hear how QM has become a beacon of quality assurance across the university.

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.