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Effective Online Design: Insights from Quality Matters Conference

Ina Seethaler and Ashley Hughes presented at the Quality Matters conference on “Flipping the Lens of F2F to Effective Online Design: A Journey to a Social Justice QM Certification.” Hughes is an instructional designer, and Seethaler is an associate professor at Coastal Carolina University. The course Seethaler teaches is asynchronous and online. Attendees shared their […]
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Understanding Qualitative Content Analysis in the Digital Age

Continuing with the MAXDAYS 2025 sessions, tonight I watched Dr. Kimberly King-Jupiter from Alabama State University and Anita Jarman, a graduate student at Morgan State University, present. Their session had the title “Making Sense of Copious Amounts of Information in a Digital Age.” King-Jupiter spoke about the power of the tool and what can be […]
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How to Analyze Qualitative and Quantitative Data with MAXQDA

Stefan Radiker presented on “Mixed Methods: Integrating QUAL and QUAN with MAXQDA” as part of MAXDAYS 2025. Radiker spoke about how MAXQDA supports data import, exploration, analysis, and reporting of qualitative data. For quantitative data, frequency tables, crosstabs/correlation, charts, descriptive statistics, inference statistics, and other quantitative analysis features ara available. Radiker presented data from a […]
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MAXQDA in Crisis Communication Analysis: Case Studies

Marco Ehrl at Kutztown University in PA spoke about “Analyzing Crisis Communication with MAXQDA: A Content Analysis Approach.” Ehrl is a communications professor and presented two case studies. The first one was on crisis communications. Ehrl used Situational Crisis Communication Theory (SCCT). The case study had three research questions: Ehrl obtained 24 YouTube transcripts from […]
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Exploring MAXQDA Tailwind: AI-Driven Insights for Researchers

I have read and watched a MAXQDA Tailwind webinar. I wanted to learn more! Stefan Radiker spoke at MAXQDA Days 2025 about “MAXQDA Tailwind: AI-driven Analysis for Qualitative Data.” Tailwind, Radiker explained, can summarize documents, identify themes, and soon chat with documents! Radiker used inaugural address speeches to create a project. Radiker noted that the […]
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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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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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Exploring Mentoring Needs for Instructional Designers

Tonight I watched the Quality Matters conference session titled “Mentoring Instructional Designers in Higher Education: A Needs Assessment.” Barbara Frey, Assistant Professor at the School of Education of Point Park University and Rae Mancilla, Executive Director of Online Learning at the University of Pittsburgh shared findings from a survey they conducted. The defined professional mentoring […]
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