Conference Presentations

Although many institutions offer their learners orientations to online learning, not all instructors offer a specific orientation to their course. Both orientations are beneficial to the online learning environment and to the course, but they accomplish different objectives. Providing a Course Orientation allows learners to familiarize themselves with the information and expectations that are critical to each course they are taking.

As educators, we often talk about setting up our students for success. However, in this session we will turn the tables and discuss setting up faculty members for success. QM has a set of eight Standards associated with quality online courses; these Standards cover everything from learning objectives to learner support. Even though teachers are responsible for the content in their courses, the use of a template can ease the burden of developing common materials. This session will cover items to include in the template as well as the use of Blackboard Goals.

This session will look at how a department is moving forward in developing quality online courses through a scaffolded process including an informal peer review process at the department level. Performing an informal peer review will allow the Course Representative the ability to go back and make substantive changes using the feedback given. This process not only helps facilitate better outcomes when the course is submitted for QM certification but also promotes common discussion around online course quality and builds collegiality.

This session will look at how a department is moving forward in developing quality online courses through a scaffolded process including an informal peer review process at the department level. Performing an informal peer review will allow the Course Representative the ability to go back and make substantive changes using the feedback given. This process not only helps facilitate better outcomes when the course is submitted for QM certification but also promotes common discussion around online course quality and builds collegiality.

This session will explore the interactive dynamics of online curriculum design that reflect the collective experiences and innovation of our faculty and the leadership of our university's technology center. Our goal is to inspire our students to excel in an online environment and to support our faculty in addressing and solving the quality assurance challenges in an online learning environment.

The Summer 2017 Accreditation Task Force Committee from a Midwestern Kansas nursing program will share how they; while in preparation for an upcoming accreditation review visit;  utilized standards from the Quality Matters Higher Education Rubric to recommend standardization and improvement of syllabi throughout their program to improve student experience and course navigation.