Conference Presentations

Participants will be enrolled in a middle school online introductory unit and participate in an online treasure hunt. They will work through adaptive scenarios to discover the tools needed to ultimately find the hidden treasure and unlock the key to online learning.

Failure is not an option right . . . well, actually it is!  Learning from my mistakes has been an integral part of my current success managing our system-wide Quality Matters program.  In this session I'll share the mistakes I've made so participants don't have to make them too.  I'll also offer some practical tips and solutions for managing a QM program that participants can apply today.  Participants will share their program management challenges, receive feedback from peers, and start writing an action plan.

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 They complain of disorganization, out-of-date methods of delivery, and lack of instructor presence in the course.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.

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.

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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.

Improving accessibility in virtual programs can be daunting, even for well-established programs like Launch (K-12). For over a decade, Launch navigated the complexities of improving accessibility. This presentation will delve into how the team deconstructed accessibility standards, learned from their missteps, and identified effective strategies and tools that work for their institution. The goal is to empower others to evaluate course materials for accessibility and seamlessly integrate these principles into course design.