Conference Presentations

This is the poster presentation from Elaine Terrell and Stormy Nolen.

This poster expresses the ideas on how to help new faculty build courses by using the QM rubic and using templates to help guilde them during the development process.

Don't miss this interactive session to demonstrate tools that specifically address Standard 6.2. Learn how to make your course interactive, increase instructor presence at no cost, and look at options for authentic assessment. Bring your devices to play along while we learn together!

This presentation will engage program attendees in a discussion of the value of alternative pathways to achieve quality in online programs and to demonstrate the impact of internal QM reviews on institutional culture and quality improvement on programs and courses. 

Join us to learn about findings from a statewide study looking at the relationship between the use of the QM program and student grades over a 10-year period. We'll also briefly discuss the components needed to conduct similar quality assurance research of your own.

Presenters will discuss initial and ongoing Quality Matters implementation and online course review at their home institution. Topics will include: developing measurable goals and objectives, identifying prospective and current online faculty, selecting required Quality Matters courses, applying Quality Matters standards to current courses, reviewing online courses, and extending Quality Matters training into future semesters and courses.

Come learn how a holistic approach towards accessibility launched a movement to improve equity and inclusion in online courses university-wide. An accessibility checker integrated into the LMS empowered faculty to incorporate more accessible design into their online courses.

The "digital divide" was a term coined in 2012 to describe the disparity amongst those students who did have internet access and those who did not (Van Dijk, 2012). Research indicates teacher preparation and quality of teaching is the leading factor in student success. Poor preparation and inadequate quality of design strategies can deprive students of equitable use and access to optimal digital-based learning experiences (Delgado, 2019).

Don't just click Next! See how you can create meaningful learner-content interaction. We will examine instructional interactivity and identify ways to promote engagement and active learning to meet SRS 5.2 and SRS 6.2.

Don't just click Next! See how you can create meaningful learner-content interaction. We will examine instructional interactivity and identify ways to promote engagement and active learning to meet SRS 5.2 and SRS 6.2.

In the journey of quality implementation and systemic institutional change, institutions that adopt quality Open Education Resources (OER) can strengthen their path to exponential growth. OER can enable learners and instructors to access quality resources to overcome barriers and empower them to continue in the educational community. In this session, resources and strategies for finding, implementing, integrating, and contributing OER will be shared.

Are you daring to provide dual-credit courses?  Designing a dual-credit course doesn't have to be daunting.  Learn the design elements that are shared between both higher education and K-12 courses, and explore what needs to be included to facilitate student success at both levels.  Learn what QM recommends for course reviews, both formal and informal, and take a look at what some school districts are doing to make it happen.  Think your course is ready?  Bring it if you dare!

In this session we will be discussing the benefit to utilizing a landing/homepage within an online course and how it aligns with Quality Matters. 

What do students perceive as essential strategies for success in blended classes?

This session shares the results of a two-year research project soliciting student data on strategies for success in blended ESL college classes.

The data resulted in instructional strategies for metacognition and collaboration to facilitate culturally responsive e-learning using QM Standards.

How can online instructors maximize the power of digital tools to cultivate QM Standards 5.2 and 6.2 for student engagement and active learning in an engaging online learning experience?  We will peruse the digital tool buffet and sample a collection of tools just right for cultivating QM Standards 5.2 and 6.2 for the online course! We will start with an "appetizer" of general strategies, move to an "entree" of digital tools, and end with a sweet "dessert" application to our own online courses.

This presentation takes you through the  3 strategies used by the University of South Florida's Digital Learning department to introduce instructors to the Quality Matters review process and shows our central product, the Instructor Resource Center.

The assumption that better student performance data invariably leads to improved student outcomes does not, unfortunately, hold true in many schools and colleges. Often, many challenges get in the way of improving student outcomes. There are specific challenges in using data to empower teaching effectiveness on an ongoing basis. Getting the right insight at the right time from data requires a commitment to both informational and organizational change. This presentation explores some lessons learned from our experience.

Are your workforce program’s learning outcomes and curriculum relevant to today’s employer’s needs? Are your faculty and administrators aware of the current industry and workforce trends? Workforce program aligned advisory councils can help answer these questions. Their purpose is to support workforce program quality assurance. Learn how to form, facilitate and use academic program advisory councils. 

In this session, we will highlight how the QM K12 Rubric can be used to support instructional coaching in an asynchronous virtual program. We will provide examples of how the rubric's annotations for K-5 courses can guide teachers in creating effective content. We will also discuss how coaches can use the rubric to provide constructive feedback that improves teacher efficacy and student achievement.