Conference Presentations
"I Think I Can" - Observations from the Road to Lake Wobegon
Psychology research has shown that people often think of themselves as "above average." This presentation highlights data collected from faculty at 34 institutions suggesting this "above-average effect" applies to how people rate their course design skills. In a comparison between self-rated design skills and course review outcomes, the survey data find over-confidence in course design abilities. This presentation includes recommendations for how QM training can help instructors better self-assess their own abilities to create a well-designed course.
"The Most Important Day" Exploring Accessibility in Online Courses
In this presentation, you will experience an online course from a learner's perspective.
You will navigate through two courses and will be able to identify the features of an accessible course.
Finally, you will participate in an activity that will reinforce the need for accessible courses.
"X" Marks The Spot - A Search For Hidden Treasures For Your Online Course
Would you turn down FREE hidden treasures that create excitement in your online course delivery? This session will uncover the buried treasure of publisher resources that are available to online instructors. Instructors and designers simply need a treasure map to lead them where “X Marks The Spot”. This session will reveal how to blend hidden publisher treasures into your current course content. If you seek such secrets; I say, “Argh Matey, welcome aboard!”
- The Audience Will Discuss Pros and Cons Of Using An Outside LMS With Their Course
'Objectifying' Course Videos as a Way to Increase Understanding, Familiarity, and Retention
Objective videos introduce concepts and demonstrate alignment of material to course- and module-level learning objectives. In addition, objective videos advance the level of personalization in an online course and may impact issues such as retention at the course and program level.
'You Want Me to do What?': How to Create Amazingly Clear and Impactful Assignments with QM Standards
Imagine that you are at your first day in a new college course. What is the first thing you look over? Without a doubt, it is the course syllabus, the provided road map of every course that has the innate ability to make or break a student's experience. More specifically, the assignments required are what we are essentially drawn to and focus in on throughout a course. Are they interesting? Are they confusing? Are they overwhelming?
12 Steps to Quality Online Courses: Helping Faculty Translate the Standards
This session will highlight the 12 Step Checklists, one for each of the eight QM Rubric (QMR) General Standards, developed by the Online Course Improvement Program (OCIP) at New Mexico State University (NMSU). The OCIP team has found these checklists to be very helpful in working with faculty who are developing and or revising their online courses. The checklists translate the QMR Standards into actionable steps, which helps faculty "see" what a Standard looks like when achieved in an online course.
