Instructor Behaviors

Digital Accessibility: Key Takeaways from the AmplifyFE Webinar

Tonight I watched a webinar on digital accessibility from the ALT YouTube channel. Stephen Taylor from the Reagent’s University London and ALT member was the presenter. The title of the session was “AmplifyFE Community Space Webinar – Universal Designs for Learning: Accessibility for Everyone.” Taylor explained the Reasonable Adjustments in The Equality Act 2020 from […]
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AI Attitudes in Higher Education: CHLOE 9 Findings

Tonight I continued watching the CHLOE 9 – Strategy Shift: Institutions Respond to Sustained Online Demand webinar. Richard Garrett, Eduventures Chief Research Officer, Encoura, focused on outsourcing and third party services (TPS) and online program management (OPMs). Garrett noted that there is growing importance and regulation of TPS and OPMs. Chief Online Learning Officers (COLOs) […]
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Insights from CHLOE 9: Driving Online Learning Strategies

Tonight I started watching the recording for the CHLOE 9 – Strategy Shift: Institutions respond to sustained online demand webinar. Bethany Simunich, Vice President of Innovation and Research presented on the latest updates. There were several presenters: Bethany Simunich, PhD, Vice President of Innovation and Research, Quality Matters; Richard Garrett, Eduventures Chief Research Officer, Encoura; […]
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AI in Education: Expert Panel Highlights from the QM Connect Conference

Tonight I continued watching the QM Connect Conference session “The Future of AI: Shaping the Next Generation of Education.” The panelists included Roxana Medieros, Megan Van Buskirk, Jason Neiffer, Rob Gibson, and Siobahn Grady. Gibson spoke about including a “broad curriculum swath” in the committee for AI guidance needed on campuses. Grady spoke about guidance and committees at […]
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AI Tools Transforming Instructional Design

Steve Kaufman, a senior instructional designer at the University of Akron, presented a session titled “The AI Empowered Instructional Designer.” Kaufman started with a statement: “This is the most exciting and simultaneously anxious time to work in education.” They described AI as the next disruptor. Kaufman then shared several quotes, including one describing how Google […]
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Using AI for Effective Instructional Design

The next QM Connect 2024 Conference AI Lightning talk I watched was by Carolyn Stoll and Krista Galyen. The title of the session was “Why Grade Using AI.” Stoll shared how they use AI for rich, robust, feedback. Stoll teaches a writing course in the College of Pharmacy at the University of Cincinnati. Stoll is […]
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Engaging Students with AI: Gamification and Learning Innovations

I’m now watching part 2 of the AI Lightning Talks at QM Connect 2024. The next session I watched was by Page Durham on “The Digital Literacy Quest: Become an AI Hero.” Durham is a senior instructional designer. They developed a module for students to become a digital literacy hero. There is also an escape […]
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Maximize Efficiency: AI Strategies from QM Connect 2024

Tonight I continued watching the QM Connect 2024 Conference AI Lightning Sessions. The next session was “A Team Approach: Getting started with AI to build efficiencies.” Lisa Byrnes and Kate Morgan from Penn State Wold Campus were the presenters. They are both instructional designers interested in AI and wanted to streamline processes. They established a […]
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Using ChatGPT for AI Course Design and Rubrics

Tonight I watched another AI Lightning Talk from the QM Communications YouTube playlist. Dr. Bryan Malone presented at the QM Connect Conference on “AI for Course Data Analytics Development.” They have a four-month process for developing courses. Malone wanted to develop a 300-level Big Data Course using AI (Chat GPT paid subscription) and Subject Matter […]
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Learning to Troubleshoot by Exploring the Capabilities of Adaptive Sampling

Continuing with Devin M. Drown’s work, today I watched their Nanopore Community Meeting 2022 session entitled “Portable genomics hackathon for pathogen detection: a practical application of adaptive sampling to engage undergraduate learning.” Drown is at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Drown explained that the MinION can be used to engage students in problem-solving and applications […]
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