Conference Presentations
The “No Template” LMS Template: Integrated Support for Eight or More Standards for Every Course!
How can we help all faculty meet some of the QM Standards in every LMS course automatically? How do we keep the content and references up to date when courses are rolled or copied for upcoming semesters? This session will cover the solution a team of instructional designers and technologists created and what we included to cover all of General Standard 7 plus 4 other standards.
Think Big: Leveraging Inter-institutional Collaboration to Promote Course Quality
The Minnesota Online Quality Initiative coordinates the Quality Matters implementation of a state-wide Quality Matters subscription involving 35 public higher education institutions. This session will include discussion of challenges, successes and lessons learned. Our approach to implementation is designed to encourage successful, strategic collaboration among faculty from a wide variety of institutions to promote and celebrate quality. We will discuss practical ideas and processes for building collaboration, communication, and support.
To "Understand" Measurable Learning Objectives: Helping Faculty Meet Standards 2.1 and 2.2
During this interactive session, we will review case students of actual questions from faculty, discuss actions that were taken and could have been done different to help faculty meet Standards 2.1 and 2.2, and share suggestions and experiences writing or helpful faculty write measurable learning objectives.
Toolkit for Designing a Study on Impact of QM
This Toolkit will be introduced during the session and feedback encouraged during and after the session. The aim is to provide a step-by-step plan for designing a study on the impact of Quality Matter, examples are provided. The Toolkit is a series of five modules in SoftChalk.
Tools for Infusing QM Standards into the Course Design Process
Between 2015 and 2017, UMB's Graduate School added 50 new online courses to its curriculum. This was accomplished with a very small support team (two IDs and a media specialist.) To meet our goal of having each course meet the essential QM Standards from the first delivery, the team created a system to build QM compliance into the course development process. By using a combination of templates and course design worksheets, we are able to coach our faculty through the basics of course alignment and learner engagement without lengthy faculty training workshops.
Top 5 Techniques for Creating Blended and On-line Courses
5 techniques for creating courses that address QM standards learned from the trials and errors of designing blended and on-line courses; the do's and dont's, improving course quality through creative ways to engage students and improving learner outcomes through novel course materials
