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!
Are your workforce program’s learning outcomes and curriculum relevant to today’s employer’s needs? Are your faculty and administrators aware of the current industry and workforce trends? Workforce program aligned advisory councils can help answer these questions. Their purpose is to support workforce program quality assurance. Learn how to form, facilitate and use academic program advisory councils.
Technology doesn’t just augment the educational experience but revolutionizes it. In this session, attendees will delve deep into the power of AI in the classroom, particularly focusing on ChatGPT. You’ll discover how AI can take your lesson planning from hours to minutes, provide personalized feedback to students, and offer innovative approaches to OER curriculum design—all aligned with UDL guidelines. Through demonstrations and activities, you'll see how AI can help create a diverse, inclusive learning environment while achieving high-quality instructional outcomes.
Finding partners to build and grow your QM community is at the heart of the successful Ohio QM Consortium. Come experience how this statewide group welcomes institutions of all types and provides professional development, support, and leadership to drive innovation and initiate change. Participants will leave with strategies to build and strengthen partnerships with other institutions.
Discover a simple way to start developing online courses with APPQMR, Backward Design, and Collaboration. Learn from our Course Development Program's successes and explore how you can implement APPQMR, ensure course materials align with course and module objectives by using Backward Design (or Course Mapping) with faculty and integrate collaboration in each step of the process. This session offers practical solutions for implementing an Online Course Development Program at your organization.
Tired of the usual grading methods and point-driven students? Come learn about three alternative grading strategies that focus on feedback, which is a key piece for improving learning. Our presentation will focus on specifications grading, contract grading, and ungrading. We’ll also examine strengths and challenges of each as well as their alignment with QM Specific Review Standards 3.2 and 3.3.
Building rapport, establishing clear success criteria, and providing descriptive feedback are key ingredients for online learning success, as championed by Quality Matters. We welcome you to the table for collaborative conversation and interactive practice. Join us as we share key strategies you can season to fit your learning environment!
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.
Learn how UMBC successfully addressed challenges faced during emergency remote teaching and developed a scalable solution for quality online course design based on the QM rubric. Analyze your institutional climate, identify stakeholders, and set goals to support QM adoption that is faculty-driven and student-centered. Our vision board revealed a pathway for faculty to learn how to apply the Rubric, utilize QM’s Concept of Alignment, and improve course accessibility and usability.
Very few teacher preparation programs, even those offered online, have included instruction for teacher candidates to teach or design courses or lessons for K-12 online schooling. Recent state regulations in some states now require preservice teachers to have this training. Join us to find out how a professional development model was developed using badges and certificates to accomplish this requirement.
