Conference Presentations

Presenters:

Brett Christie & Ashley Skylar (California State University System); Elizabeth McMahon (Minnesota Online Quality Initiative);  Steve Kaufman, University of Akron & Bethany Simunich, Kent State (The Ohio QM Consortium)

Facilitator:  Kay Shattuck, Quality Matters 

Via short presentations from three statewide systems:

•Identify similarities and differences among systems that might influence inputs, outputs, and outcomes

Data on QM implementation: statewide systems have a lot of it. See how data needs are determined by their desired outcomes, what is collected and tracked - and how. Leave with plans for your own system's meaningful data collection.

Presenters:  Brett Christie & Ashley Skylar (California State University System);  Elizabeth McMahon (Minnesota Online Quality Initiative);  Steve Kaufman, University of Akron & Bethany Simunich, Kent State (The Ohio QM Consortium);  Facilitator: Kay Shattuck, Quality Matters

QM Tackles Competency Based-Learning

We will examine schematics on QM impact and determine how they can be applied.

We will provide tools (handouts) on various ways to examine QM impact

Continuous improvements is a cornerstone of QM. If you've ever wondered how QM determines how and when to roll out new workshops, a new certification, recertify roles or update professional development workshops, come to this session for a "look behind the scenes" of how QM ensures quality. HOw does QM measure success when new ventures liek web conferencing workshops are created? Why does QM ask facilitators to recertifity?

Quality Matters is beginning to address other aspects of the quality online learning experience. The new Teaching Online Certificate from Quality Matters is built on validated online instructor competencies and includes a series of seven workshops. Instructors who complete the workshops will build a portfolio of evidence of their online teaching competence, culminating with the award of the Online Teaching Certificate upon completion of all seven workshops. Each workshop completion is recognized with a digital credential that is connected to evidence of competence.

This session will discuss an ongoing QM research project on the phases institutions move through in their goal of implementing the quality assurance facets of QM. Come hear the results of the pilot study and provide critical feedback to reflect and enhance your own institutional path and goals.

This presentation will tackle the university's attempt to adopt selected QM Standards for F2F academic programs. It will address (a) background, (b) the eLearning pilot project,  (c)  eCourse design and development templates, (d) leadership support, (e) results and samples, and (f) achievements and future plans.

Course design is at the front and center of online learning yet it is the least developed aspect of online learning pedagogy. Between the continued growth of distance learning enrollments and the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the need for quality course design is essential to student success and completion and is critical to the sustainability of community colleges. This session will highlight one community college's efforts to progressively implement QM specific review standards in an effort to increase course completion rates.

This presentation delves into the innovative integration of the UAkron Online Promise (UAOP) with the Quality Matters rubric, a strategic approach aimed at augmenting student retention and bolstering learning outcomes. The UAOP, a commitment to excellence in online education, coupled with the rigorous standards of the Quality Matters rubric, creates a robust framework for course design and delivery.

Explore lessons learned from a liberal arts HBCU's creation and implementation of an institutional Accessibility Policy for Online Course Design informed by the ADA, sections 504 and 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, WCAG 2.0, and QM General Standard 8.

Explore lessons learned from a liberal arts HBCU's creation and implementation of an institutional Accessibility Policy for Online Course Design informed by the ADA, sections 504 and 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, WCAG 2.0, and QM General Standard 8.

Synchronous components of online courses can have many more variables in delivery than asynchronous components. In this session, we will share how VirtualSC uses common expectations, rubrics and presentation templates and to ensure that all students receive a quality experience, regardless of delivery method.

Integrating QM Standards after courses are completed identifies issues too late - resulting in poorly designed courses that fall short of meeting both learner needs and QM standards. We will share proactive tools and strategies that introduce QM before Step 1 of content construction, discuss what your organization already does in this regard, and explore opportunities that will result in courses that better meet learner needs and QM Standards. Come learn and share what your organizations does to stay a step ahead!

This presentation will describe the process of creation of a revised undergraduate professional degree program using QM standards. The presenters will ask input from participants as to the pathway to attain programmatic QM certification. 

This fireside chat-style conversation will provide insight into national regulatory and policy intentions and practices related to quality assurance and new forms of teaching and learning. Considering the rapid growth of alternative providers of education, the conversation will turn to questions about what quality assurance might look like in the future as higher education and alternative providers begin to "share" students. Will we see more collaboration between them and who is responsible for quality in that relationship?

This session will discuss how to implement a quality assurance program that is based upon the Quality Matters Rubric and structured using a webbed approach to expand the impact across campus. Specific examples of the implementation process at a large university will be shared. Participants will leave the session with recommendations on how to implement a similar approach on their campuses.

How can we maintain quality after the QM review is over? That was the issue a small CC had to overcome. Hear about a plan that ensures this quality that includes leadership, continuous improvement, maintained quality, integrity of master courses, updates to common pages, scheduling of reviews, etc.

QM Members can login to MyQM and view the QM Success Story recording related to this presentation.

Research shows that student outcomes are significantly affected by the instructor's belief in their abilities. If so, it would be important to understand how this belief gets translated to students through your written and verbal communication. After analysis of several thousand text threads and comparison of student outcome data, patterns of both effective and ineffective communication emerged. These patterns have been codified into a rubric for training and self evaluation. Learn all about our process, findings, the rubric, and how to use it in this session.