Conference Presentations

When ChatGPT burst onto the scene a few years ago, it was clear it would change how people worked. In this session, we will follow ACCESS Virtual Learning’s journey in implementing AI in course development from the perspective of a leader who is an AI novice, including:

•   Creating position statements, usage guidelines, citation formats, and acknowledgment forms

•   Balancing diverse institutional AI policies and needs

•   Building support for AI use in stakeholders

•   Collaborating on ethical practices in AI

Join us for a presentation on how we use AI in design and development at LAUNCH. Discover the real-life impact of AI on our creative processes. We'll walk you through practical examples, and then we'll dive into a hands-on session where you can play with AI tools yourself. It's a chance to see AI in action and explore how it could enhance your own work. Let's make AI accessible and applicable together!

Join us to discuss the challenges of balancing academic integrity with preparing learners for success in the classroom and the 21st century workplace through the appropriate use of generative AI. We will explore the intersection of educational technology, curriculum design, and strategies to ensure academic and career success as we look to innovate and adapt our current curricular design practices to embrace this emerging technology in ethical ways.

Online Course Representatives (CR) at our institution aim to earn Silver & Gold Accessibility Badges by designing courses accessible to all learners. Connect with our eLearning Team to learn tips, tricks, and lessons learned from Championing Accessibility, Specific Review Standard (SRS) 8.3. You too can expand your possibilities and Champion Accessibility!

In this session we will discuss how we have aligned our online course design strategy with the Middle State's 9 Hallmarks of Quality and the Quality Matters Rubric and how bringing on a QM trained instructional designer has had impact on course design and faculty development. Participants will then have an opportunity to discuss their current professional development offerings for faculty and to create or update a plan for the next academic year.

Accreditation hallmarks, QM Standards, and a DE gap analysis resulted in strategic enrollment action plans for institutional improvements. The process of self-study promotes DE growth that promotes student success when QA principles are followed.

Accreditation hallmarks, QM Standards, and a DE gap analysis resulted in strategic enrollment action plans for institutional improvements. The process of self-study promotes DE growth that fosters student success when QA principles are followed.

This will be an active discussion about the challenges of integrating the knowledge and experience we’ve gained in applying Quality Matters to course development more holistically and strategically to align with university strategic goals. Join, Valerie Kelly, AVP, Kent State Online, as she provides insights into the work being done to align online quality assurance planning with Kent State's commitment to a student-first approach. As universities adjust to new realities and challenges facing higher education, strategies, objectives, and tactics are being revised.

Now that QM has been implemented at our institutions, what is the strategy to expand and grow participation? What tools or approaches have been proven to be successful in getting continued faculty buy-in and participation? How do we keep the momentum going even as we face major institutional changes that will impact our organizations? This session will enable participants in any phase of QM implementation to identify strategies that can move their own institutions forward in growing QM and improving course quality across the board.

This session evaluates the experiences of an HBCU's leadership body in navigating e-learning challenges in a pandemic to capture how to implement collaborative practices to support institutional constituents during unanticipated campus disruptions.

Online education is transforming rapidly, making high-quality courses essential. Many institutions have rigorous quality assurance processes in place, but these efforts frequently go unnoticed – a phenomenon known as "quiet quality." The purpose of this conversation is to share strategies to effectively communicate your quality assurance efforts at your institution. Don't let your dedication to quality be the best-kept secret - join us and break the silence surrounding quality assurance in online education.

ACCESS struggled to provide safe and effective labs for students in fully online courses. No matter how simple the equipment list, students had difficulty finding resources, time, space, and support for hands-on labs. Faced with issues of equity, ACCESS began developing its own online labs. In this session, we will:

•        Discuss factors of equity in hands-on labs

•        Analyze data on the impact of online labs

•        Outline the development process for online labs, including design choices

In 2021, IvyOnline and College assessment collaborated to conduct a pilot of changes to our design template at Ivy Tech Community College. Come learn how we approached the evolution of the design template through A/B testing and a usability focus.

Faculty yearn for the opportunity to share and reflect on course design strategies as well as best pedagogical practices for instructional delivery. QM now offers a fresh opportunity with the independent online IYOC. Discover how faculty at Portland Community College have benefited from this new flexible approach to the IYOC. Participant collaboration through a F2F follow-up workshop has provided the chance for faculty to share and refine course improvement plans as well as discuss teaching pedagogy best practices for instructional delivery. Early results have been promising.

Take a five-minute break from the serious! Enjoy this whimsical reflection about how QM Standards taught an "old" ID a few new tricks. A lyrical, light-hearted recap from an experienced instructional designer after completing the APPQMR workshop, this session is guaranteed to put a smile on your face!

Developing and implementing policies for the use of Quality Matters online course design standards and online course delivery standards in an online program area can be challenging and cumbersome. Additionally, it is important to have organized policies and procedures regarding course design and course delivery in place for oversight of fully online programs in order to compete in the education marketplace.

I have developed a six-step process for the development and implementation of a quality assurance plan in an online program area: 

Extensive educational data are available for examination through learning analytics. The paper on which this presentation is based applies learning analytics in the assessment of distance education, exploring opportunities for change at individual and programmatic levels. Analysis targets learner engagement, group processes, course tools, and online contexts, such as those described by Quality Matters Standards.