Constructivism

Identifying “Fake” SLOs

Drs. Lisa Kidder and Sacha Johnson from Idaho State University presented at the Quality in Action April 2022 QM conference on “Fake SLOs and Upside Down Alignment.” Their presentation had the learning objectives of recognize fake learning outcomes, identify strategies for revising fake learning outcomes, and apply Bloom’s Taxonomy to locate upside down alignment. Johnson […]
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Welcome to the course… who are you?

What a cool title: “You had me at “Hello” – Maximizing the Power of QM Introductions”! This was the title of the session by Vicki Mason and Mary Amick for a 40-minute presentation at the April 2022 Quality in Action QM conference. Their goals were to define social presence and social capital to envision the […]
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Team-based Learning in Large Online Courses

“Team-Based Learning to Facilitate Active Learning in Large-Size Online Courses” was the title of the presentation by Sarah Arrington from Appalachian State University. They spoke about using Team-Based Learning (TBL) and creating effective teams. They used InteDashboard, which I had never heard about. It seems that Arrington has been teaching online since 2011 and was […]
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Parent-Teacher Communication

Dr. Kayla Ward from Oakwood University has extensive experience teaching various age groups. Ward presented at the QM conference about “Teach Talk: Reaching out to Parents Before Parents Reach Out to You” and began the session by showing a funny video about parents teaching during the pandemic. They then had an activity to share parent […]
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Partners and Mentors in QM

“Cultivating a Cross-Country Mentee-Mentor Partnership through Quality Matters Opportunities with I-Eesha Patterson, Ed.D. from Montreat College (in Charlotte, NC) and Robert Shields Ed. D. from California Baptist University (CBU). The presenters wanted to share what the partnership between these two Christian institutions uncovered. Patterson and Shields learned that they both went to UNC Charlotte for […]
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Student Survey to Start a Quality Challenge

Dr. George Railey is in the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Success at Alamo Colleges District and along with Rudy Lopez and Amy Gates (instructional designers), presented at the Quality Matters (QM) conference in April. The topic was “Are you up for the Quality Challenge?” Lopez and Gates shared some information about their […]
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Bulbs for Interaction and Engagement

“Catch-up If you Can | Preventing Learning Loss” is the title of the Quality Matters “Quality in Action” April 2022 conference session I watched tonight. Bill Krasner from PlayPosit spoke about using recorded content and making it more engaging. Krasner spoke about how PlayPosit started with K-12 as a product to increase engagement. They spoke […]
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Then Endless Game of Quality Assurance

Kevin Hulen from the University of North Florida is the Assistant Director of Quality and Assessment at UNF Online. They presented at the April Quality Matters (QM) conference on “The NeverEnding Story: Continuous Improvements to Online Programs.” The slides were shared at tinyurl.com/ynw8crtr They explained the neverending story is the need for quality assurance mechanisms. […]
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The Kind Instructor

“Kindness: It’s Not Just for Pushovers Anymore” is the title of the last Lilly Conference online session recording that I watched tonight. Julia Kregenow at Penn State University presented without slides! They teach astronomy and shared their website (https://sites.psu.edu/kregenow/teaching/kindness-in-teaching/). They taught a class in “the forum” that enrolled 600+ students! Kregenow teaches this large class […]
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Specifications and Tokens

Renee Link is a Professor of Teaching at UC Irvine and presented on “A Structure for Designing Specifications Grading Systems.” Link is a teaching faculty member and organizes chemistry labs involving 1000-1200 students, 6 graduate TAs, and 1 head TA or stockroom manager! Wow. Link introduced specifications grading and Linda Nilson’s book. They published how […]
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