2015 Northwest Regional Conference

What do a 12-week seminar on course design and development and a 6-week seminar on online teaching have in common? Both point faculty toward creating courses that meet QM standards with flying colors. This presentation is about a professional development program that's making QM peer reviews a breeze.

Do you need to update your video and multi-media course presentations to meet accessibility standards?  In this session you will see an actual course with examples of alternative formats to meet diverse learners and discover tools you may use to help meet the accessibility standard.

This presentation includes a discussion of dark side tendencies in the classroom, an review of basic needs, and the behaviors that are exhibited when these needs aren't met. A series of proven practices educators can implement to minimize these behaviors in the classroom are discussed.

We value your input! Come prepared to discuss the future of Quality Matters in Washington State. All Washington folks are invited to attend.

This panel will discuss the design and development of an internal course review process. Faculty members from across campus were invited to participate in the project which reviewed three different models. The process and final recommendations for an internal course review will be shared.

Higher education faculty typically conceptualize alignment differently than instructional designers do. How can we engage faculty in effective discussions around this deeply essential aspect of course design? In this session we will discuss ways to support faculty toward stronger alignment by helping them to conceptualize a course as a thing apart from its designer. You will come away with new insights as well as practical tools to use when working with faculty. 

Do you find it challenging to get the commitment of faculty members during implementation?  Would you like to explore a new approach to the standard process?  Join us for a discussion of how informal peer review faculty cohorts can increase faculty participation and build your QM community.

Sneak quality assurance into faculty development to help instructors design quality courses even before deciding to teach online. Ensure quality through consistent exposure to LMS templates and workshops infused with QM principles, while avoiding a prescriptive approach to course design.

Learn how a small, rural college created a common repository for best practice examples, technology tools and strategies, course design, and QM Standards using the directory approach to help faculty keep up with all the complex components of quality courses. Resources will be shared.

Join us for a discussion of how social media marketing and communications strategies can be used in an academic environment towards a successful implementation of Quality Matters.  We will explore the use of Google+ WordPress, and Twitter and discuss how to build a dedicated academic community.