As schools explore ways to address increasing competition, many are finding that their commitment to quality not only helps them stand out but also sends them to the head of the class. Hear from QM members about how using QM helped them become highly-ranked in the U.S. News & World Report’s best online programs for 2019.
With its compass in hand, Virtual Arkansas forged a collaborative path toward quality assurance that benefits both students and faculty. Using QM Self-Reviews and focusing on students, they have set themselves up for having courses officially reviewed to receive QM Certification.
A desire to meet the needs of today’s online learners is driving a comprehensive quality assurance effort at North Carolina State University (NC State) — an effort that benefits learners and faculty.
As the education landscape continues to evolve, QM’s Executive Director Dr. Deb Adair shares why quality continues to be an imperative on many fronts, especially in differentiating your institution.
In a research study, what can come between the independent variable and the dependent variable? The confounding variable, a variable that is not being investigated but is present, nonetheless. Find out why you need to minimize confounding variables in your research and what can happen when you don’t.
Built by QM members, the Accessibility & Usability Resource Site (AURS) is the go-to — and FREE — resource for educators looking to address key accessibility and usability concerns. Anyone can register for the site by logging into MyQM (or creating a new account) and selecting “Workshop - Register” in the side navigation. If you've already registered, the AURS link can be found on your Dashboard in the QM Classroom after you log in.
During an Official K-12 Course Review, Specific Review Standard (SRS) 2.3 is the only SRS that has to be met at 100%. But it's not always easy to make sure learning objectives or competencies are aligned with state standards and/or other accepted content standards. Krista Tomaselli of Michigan Virtual has a tool to help!
The University of Colorado - Colorado Springs shares how it uses QM Course Design Reviews to support its strategic plan. And, how communicating about its work with QM has paid off.
How can you go from planting the seed of quality assurance to a fully blooming quality assurance program? Find out as California State University East Bay shares its story.
During QM Course Design Reviews, we see trends — certain Standards that K-12 courses continually struggle to meet. Two of those Standards are 2.1 C and 2.2 C. Find out why these Standards can be challenging to meet and what you can do to set your course and your students up for success.
