Month: March 2025

Exploring MAXQDA Days: Insights on TeamCloud and AI Innovations

Julia Gerson, Chief Product Manager at MAXQDA, shared new developments in MAXQDA Days 2025. Gerson spoke about the development of MAXQDA by first adding TeamCloud followed by AI Assist. Next, Automatic Transcription was added. MAXQDA has also added stand-alone web apps including Automatic Transcription and MAXQDA Tailwind. Gerson did emphasize that user consent is required […]
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Enhancing Course Creation with AI: Takeaways from Jason Neiffer’s Webinar

Tonight I watched the Quality Matters (QM) webinar titled “The AI Authoring Advantage: Balancing Speed and Substance in Course Creation.” Dr. Jason Neiffer is the Executive Director of Montana Digital Academy. The Academy is located on the University of Montana campus. Neiffer created a presentationbuddy link: presentationbuddy.io/qmwebinar0325 This is a ChatGPT with the slides and […]
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Inductive vs Deductive Coding in MAXQDA: A Quick Guide

Tonight I watched Andreas Muller, a MAXQDA trainer, present the webinar “Coding with a System: Organizing, changing, & documenting your Code System.” Muller noted that MAXQDA is primarily a coding software. Muller gave an example of codes for a cooking scenario or eating at a restaurant to emphasize different code systems. For example: advantages/disadvantages, codes […]
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2025 AI Landscape: Key Findings from EDUCAUSE Research

Jenay Robert, a Senior Researcher with EDUCAUSE, presented at the Quality Matters (QM) Research Connect Conference on the EDUCAUSE 2025 AI Landscape Research study. The full report can be found at: bit.ly/2025AILandscape The survey had fifty-two closed and open ended questions (but depending on branching fewer questions). Responses that met the inclusion criteria totaled 788. […]
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Achieving Quality Matters Certification in Forensic Science Courses

Dr. Amy J. Heston, Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at Walsh University in North Canton Ohio, presented at the QM Research Online Conference. The title of the session was “Research and Innovation in Forensic Science: Achieving Quality Matters Course Certification.” Heston completed the Quality Matters (QM) Teaching Online Certificate and is a QM Master Reviewer in […]
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AI in Instructional Design: Ethical Insights from QM Conference

Jenny Roach, MBA and MLS candidate, presented at the QM Research Connect conference on “AI, Prompt Writing, and Instructional Design: An Ethics-Focused Overview.” Roach spoke about AI being “here” and AI-assisted creativity being a skill. Roach shared the Hierarchical Layers of Knowledge (DIKW Pyramid): data, information, knowledge, and wisdom. AI can support the progression at […]
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AI and Assessment Strategies for Online Courses

Tonight I watched the Quality Matters (QM) Research Connect Conference session on assessment. The title of this session was “Assessment in Online Courses in Higher Education: Perspectives of Instructional Designers in the Age of Artificial Intelligence.” The presenters were Florence Martin, Jennifer DeLarm, both from NC State University, and Stella Kim from UNC Charlotte and […]
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Impact of Synchronous Instructor Presence on Online Learning

“Critical Review: The Effect of Synchronous Instructor Presence on Student Learning” is the title of the QM Research Online Conference session I watched tonight. Drs. Enoch Park and Mary Ellen Dello Stritto presented along with Lidija Krebs-Lazendic, Director of Graduate Diploma in Psychology at the University of New South Wales. Park is at UNC Charlotte […]
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Key Factors Affecting Online Degree Program Success

Tonight I watched the session QM conference session by Amy M. Grincewicz, the Director of Instructional Design at Kent State University. The title of this session was “Unwrapping the Dimensions of Quality in Online Degree Programs.” Grincewicz has been interested in online degree programs (ODP) and research on their quality. Grincewicz used a live poll […]
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