Do you have a theory of action? What guiding principles and strategies do you find essential to plan and deliver synchronous instruction online? Join us for this interactive and dynamic exploration of best practices in synchronous instruction, where you'll have the opportunity to learn from and collaborate with fellow leaders. Together, we'll uncover strategies that lead to highly effective synchronous sessions, transforming your online teaching game for the better!
While a successful QM review is the ultimate goal, there are many ways to embed quality along the way and maximize "met" objectives. A multi-state panel representing several K-12 programs will discuss how QM principles can be included in all aspects of online education.
Improve learning by using visual elements strategically. The visual elements in a course play an important role in course design and affect course usability. The poster will show tips on how to create a visually balanced course so that visual elements are not in the way of content (Quality Matters General Standard 8).
For years, faculty have relied on simple voice over PowerPoint to deliver lecture content. However, this method has repeatedly fallen short on engagement and interaction, especially for today's online learner. How do we get learners to actually watch our lectures? Additionally, what strategies can we use to encourage learners to keep going and focus on key pieces of information? At the University of Akron, we'll share the innovative ways faculty have elevated their lectures with interactivity, thoughtful questions, and powerful visuals to get learners to actually watch and engage.
Join us for an insightful presentation focused on how to improve the quality of your online program to optimize student success. This session will explore an early warning intervention and monitoring system aimed at improving the process and procedures used when providing student support. Discover how to create the conditions for success to increase student achievement and elevate the quality of your online program simply by making changes in what you do!
There are always things on the wishlist- from central office down to the classroom. In this session you and your team will understand options so that all your wishes may be grant-ed! It has been a whirlwind few years of stimulus funds, but what does the future hold? It is hard without a grant team and can seem overwhelming to find the best fit for grants, but during this session I will help you to identify helpful opportunities and pass on any tips and tricks that I know from my experience. I promise, it can be easier than you think!
This paper investigated the differences between students' and QM peer reviewers’ perspectives of essential QM standards in three online courses. Rasch analysis is used to validate the instrument and nonparametric Mann-Whitney U test is used to evaluate a difference between the two. The primary goal of this study is to provide an explanation of the gaps between students’ perceptions and QM peer reviewers’ regarding the online courses reviewed by QM peer reviewers.
This session explores a large university’s experience implementing a quality review process. Student survey results noting their perceptions of courses will be discussed. Presenters will engage participants in the study’s findings and share best practices for improving course design.
This session explores a large University’s experience implementing a quality review process. Student survey results noting their perceptions of courses will be discussed. Presenters will engage participants in the study’s findings and share best practices for improving course design.
Implementing a comprehensive model for continuous improvement in the K-12 online school can be an overwhelming task. Join us as we provide an overview of SiVaD-Success Indicators Validated Through Aligned Data, a continuous improvement model designed specifically for a K-12 online school. The SiVaD Model is a framework for measuring quality and provides an understandable, user-friendly system for continuous improvement and addresses quality using inputs, outputs and outcomes.
Every institution is unique, but all institutions want to improve the quality of the participant's online courses and programs. Learn about the steps in QM implementation and the actions that will move the participant's institution up to the level where it wants to be!
CAST UDL Guidelines recommend providing multiple means of engagement to develop learners who are purposeful and motivated, and therefore successful in their learning pursuits. Join this active learning session to discover and map the connection between UDL checkpoints in the affective domain and QM Review Standards and then develop a UDL strategy for designing and delivering engaging learning environments that through this alignment implement numerous QM Review Standards.
In this workshop, an instructor and a librarian working as team teachers will demonstrate how they designed a Hybrid Business Communication course to meet QM Specific standards 2 and 5. Library Literacy Skills are highlighted in the research portion of the course. Session participants will be able to apply the tenets of hybrid course design to any course that they are creating. In addition, standards 2 and 5 will be spotlighted and defined. An explanation will be shared to help improve course design as a hybrid blended course.
Did you know you can meet 10 of the 43 QM standards with little to no work on your end? Our office collaborated with other stakeholders in online education at Indiana University to develop a syllabus template you can adapt and use for your courses. Not only does this template help you meet 10 QM standards, it's also accessible for all students. Come find out how you can use this template to make your online course design a little simpler.
This innovative Web-based teaching approach uses online simulation to enhance student learning—linking learning experiences from the real situations to the online classroom while actively engaging students in problem solving. This strategy provides opportunities for interaction that support active learning. Faculty members, in turn, are able to conduct authentic assessment of students’ mastery of the stated learning objectives.
Brief catalog description: This innovative Web-based teaching approach uses online simulation to enhance student learning—linking learning experiences from the real situations to the online classroom while actively engaging students in problem solving. This strategy provides opportunities for interaction that support active learning. Faculty members, in turn, are able to conduct authentic assessment of students’ mastery of the stated learning objectives.
