Conference Presentations

This session takes you step by step through our quality assured design and development process, allow you to access our tools and templates, and explore our delivery platform and framework for inspiration.

Our virtual interactive poster tour will take you step by step through our quality assured design and development process, allow you to access our tools and templates, and explore our delivery platform and framework for inspiration.

Explore how a large public university weaves its QM implementation plan through the development process, how instructional designers humanize the rubric to help faculty engage with the concepts effectively, and how quality data is captured and used to drive strategic improvement on a broader scale.

Rush College of Nursing (CON) was one of the first in the country to develop fully online graduate nursing programs. Enrollment continues to grow and many of them are among the top ten nursing programs in the United States. However, students persistently decry course delivery methods. They complain of disorganization, out-of-date methods of delivery, and lack of instructor presence in the course. Enter Quality Matters. The use of the Quality Matters scoring rubric enhanced the credibility and validity of the review because the review was based on best practices.

This session will highlight the 12-Step Checklists  developed by the Online Course Improvement Program (OCIP) at New Mexico State University (NMSU). The checklists translate the QM standards into actionable steps, which help faculty “see” how a standard looks in an online course. Faculty also use the checklists when developing or revising an online course as a quality assurance measure.

The QM Rubric provides pathways to help faculty design assessments that can address up to three needs at once, including changing accreditors' standards.  This session will highlight examples and creative faculty training to streamline assessment.

In this highly engaging session, participants will gain insights from the perspectives of a course representative and course reviewer on navigating the QM Process. This session is designed for individuals who are just starting their journey.

Two studies provide evidence of the impact of participating in QM Peer Reviews and QM Professional Development. Data analysis of the QM review exit survey highlights who is making change, not only on their online, but also  face-to-face courses.   A study done by researchers at The University of Pittsburgh explored the impact of QM PD workshops and courses on faculty's pedagogical practices in online, face-to-face, and blended instructional modes. Both studies point to participating in QM PD impacts teaching across delivery formats.

More than one-quarter of the QM K-12 Rubric (5th ed.) standards have two parts. How can faculty and instructional designers ensure their courses meet both parts of these standards? How can reviewers write recommendations that address both parts?

Are you looking for ideas to enhance your institution's QM recipe? Then come participate in our recipe swap! We will discuss UConn's QM recipe by sharing our tools, processes and strategies for online course development. We will also facilitate a QM recipe swap to discuss and share ideas.

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Want an interactive, accessible, and equitable way to engage your learners? Try UDL projects! We’ll share multiple ways that learners can demonstrate mastery of concepts with project-based learning. We’ll show examples of UDL projects and feedback from students on how they were better able to integrate the concepts by creating meaning and producing artifacts. No matter the length or subject matter of your class, you can apply UDL to provide opportunities for deep, transformative learning. 

This session summarizes cognitive, affective, psychomotor, and interpersonal domains of learning, identifies the components of a learning objective, presents examples of courses with hidden "inner" learning objectives implied by course components, and provides practice in identifying and articulating these inner learning objectives.

When the global pandemic forced schools and universities to close in March 2020, remote teaching became the order of the day. This session will examine how faculty can create  inclusive, "remote'' learning environments to meet the needs of all students, including the differently abled.

Are you the Quality Matters Coordinator (QMC) on the review team, but unsure about the true scope and impact of your role? Unlock the essence of being a QMC! Join our 11-year experienced QMC to learn how to excel in this vital role and amplify your impact. Find the keys to becoming a Certified Review Manager (CRM) and to enhancing the review process. Ideal for QMCs and those curious about review dynamics. Get inspired to unlock your potential as a QMC and excel in your role!

This session will provide an exemplar for those interested in faculty mentoring of novice online educators using QM as the guiding framework.  The QM Higher Education Rubric was used by a seasoned online educator to assist in the development and training of new full-time, tenure-track and adjunct faculty members in the online course development process.  Co-authors include the mentor and one of the mentees in this process, in order to provide ample discussion from both perspectives during the round table session.  This session is particularly appropriate for those who are fac

Our institution is a large, multi-campus college with 5-years experience implementing QM, many QM certified courses, and a template-based process for developing credit courses that meet QM standards. Now, we are facing the challenge of implementing some of the most recent trends in American distance education such as MOOCs and Competency-based Education. Can the QM Continuing and Professional Education (CPE) Rubric be used to guide the design and development of a non-credit MOOC developmental course?