Conference Presentations

BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) to get the full experience as we demonstrate active learning technologies such as Perusall for active reading and collective annotations or Learning Catalytics for peer learning. See successful examples of how these traditionally F2F tools were implemented in online and hybrid classes.

In this engaging and informative session, participants will explore how artificial intelligence (AI) can enhance digital accessibility and create more inclusive experiences for all users. From leveraging AI-driven captioning and transcription tools to improving alt text, we will discuss practical applications and emerging technologies that make content more accessible.Attendees will gain insights into AI-powered accessibility solutions, best practices for implementation, and ethical considerations for ensuring equitable access.

Generative AI offers powerful tools to enhance clarity, measurability, and alignment within courses. Participants will leverage AI to refine learning objectives, with a focus on alignment with course assignments and materials support intended outcomes. Tips on evaluating AI-generated outputs for accuracy and relevance will be provided.

Google Hangouts is a video conferencing tool that allows for synchronous communication between learners and the instructor. Using Google Hangouts in my online classes allows me to host, record, and stream discussions about various course topics. It allows learners to interact in the same manner they would in the classroom.

This presentation will analyze the student user statistics of lecture videos with the purpose of improving recorded lectures and presentations. We'll analyze real student data to consider how students are viewing lecture recordings and how you faculty might change some design or delivery practices to increase student motivation and engagement.

This session explores an innovative strategy using police movies and crime dramas to teach Ethics in Criminal Justice. Through a case study, we show how media can bridge theory and practice, boost engagement, and support learning objectives. We’ll share sample activities and assessments aligned with QM Standards. Attendees will gain practical ideas for using real-world content to enhance instructional quality and student learning.  

Collaborative activities and group work are encouraged for online classes by many authors. Having students work together has long been recognized as a valuable teaching tool. Research shows that those instructors who have had success using collaborative learning have utilized similar steps. This session will explore the steps proposed and used by successful online instructors. The discussion will determine the different ways the steps can be expressed in online instructional design and which QM Standards best apply.

Using QM Alignment to Insure Online Groupwork Success

In this session, we examine the application of Quality Matters as a framework for designing professional development for high school faculty and blended courses for high school students.  We explore pedagogy and practice and the importance of professional development for faculty who are transitioning a face-to-face course to a blended model.  We share results and testimonials from a year-long professional development program to assist faculty with:

Cal State Online is a new initiative that provides centralized support to deliver fully online programs for the California State University system.  This presentation will describe two different models for setting up Quality Assurance with two campuses. A customized model of the QM rubric was used to develop a course template using QM standards.  Presenters will share samples of how a course template can be provided for instructors that incorporates the rubric and can provide some level of consistent navigation across programs.

Looking for ways to easily locate and use QM data to support your QA planning? This session will address how to use standard and customizable QM data reports and dashboards to track professional development, course reviews, and QM role holders to support and evaluate your implementation efforts.

How can Quality Matters help instructional designers define their role and identify how they can best support faculty?  Join this session to learn how QM can be used as a backbone for establishing and structuring instructional design support.

These slides will guide our "Conversation that Matters" on an online student orientation "Onboarding" resource. It presents a series of excerpts from our canvas site which introduces, newly admitted, online students to the world of online education at Indiana University. This is our second release of this university-wide online tool in which it has relevant Quality Matters Standards built-in, to help further prepare the students for the likely experiences they will encounter in an online educational environment.  

A supplemental e-document to further explain the specific standards that are related to our IU Online Onboarding resource for new online student orientation. 

A professor and a consultant share their experiences of how several small, private colleges are using QM to build an online program from scratch—not only utilizing QM as a tool for evaluating online courses but as the framework to strategically plan the transition of courses from traditional on-ground to online.  Their process involves “The Four I’s”:  Infrastructure (technology capacity, talent and tools), Initiative (purpose), Implementation (faculty development, owner support) and Instruction (consistent, deliverable course material).

This presentation will review how we used findings from a qualitative study on perspectives of faculty and students in courses changed from QM training to guide future training. We will discuss the 22 participant study including data collection and analysis. A theme that emerged showed that both students and faculty found improvement in organization, instructions, and engagement in the courses changed by QM training. 

The Summer 2017 Accreditation Task Force Committee from a Midwestern Kansas nursing program will share how they; while in preparation for an upcoming accreditation review visit;  utilized standards from the Quality Matters Higher Education Rubric to recommend standardization and improvement of syllabi throughout their program to improve student experience and course navigation.

Copresenters: Jason Skinner and Dr. Frances Mc Donald

Presenters will discuss and demonstrate implementation of QM Standards and best practices in online courses; describe efforts to educate faculty on the application of QM and best practices; and discuss efforts to train and encourage faculty to be Peer Reviewers.  We will also cover the challenges faced by a large community college in incorporating QM in its quality assurance process for delivery of online courses, and discuss the decisions encountered while implementing an internal QM-based peer review process.