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London Calling 2025 ONT Application Updates

Sissel Juul, Vice President of Applications with Oxford Nanopore Technology and Sean McKenzie, Associate Director of Genomics Applications, provided the London Calling 2025 applications update. Juul explained that the applications team is global. Haplotype-resolved genetic variation detection and interpretation has been updated to use assembly approaches. However, assembly can be very challenging, especially with two […]
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Innovating Education: Insights from Quality in Action Sessions

Dr. Jennifer Culver, the Community Engagement Manager at Quality Matters (QM) wrapped up the Quality in Action sessions. Culver noted that you can’t have innovation and continuous improvement without innovation. Attendees spoke about the ideas shared and potential. AI simplifies the creation of scenarios and also brings challenges. The generative tools can help create cases, […]
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How Instructional Designers Utilize Generative AI in Education

Dr. Swapna Kumar, Clinical Professor of Educational Technology at the University of Florida prsented with Margeaux Johnson, Learning & Organizational Development Specialist at UF, and Ariel Gunn, Instructional Designer at Johns Hopkins University. Their session at the Quality Matters (QM) Quality in Action focused on “How Instructional Designers Support the Integration of GenAI in Online […]
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Cultivating Innovation Through Reflective Practice in Education

Dr. Emma Zone, Senior Director of Academic Affairs at D2L, presented at the Quality Matters (QM) Quality in Action conference. The title of the session was “Beyond Self-Assessment: Cultivating an Innovation Mindset Through Reflective Practice.” Zone explained that “reflective practice is a method of critically analyzing experiences to gain insights and enhance future actions” and […]
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Key Strategies for Effective Course Design in Higher Education

JJ Johnson from Pierce College presented at the Quality Matters (QM) Quality in Action conference on “Quality Review and the Impact on Course Quality for Accelerated Programs.” Johnson has decades of experience in higher education and QM. Johnson spoke about design tenets: Johnson then described the roles of an instructional designer and timeline for course […]
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Adapting in a New Era of Learning

Today I watched the Quality Matters (QM) Quality in Action titled “Refining the Future of Education: Adapting and Thriving in a New Era of Learning.” The speakers were Heather Braatz and Melissa Wilson both instructional designers. Braatz is at the New England College of Optometry while Wilson is at Buena Vista University. Braatz spoke about […]
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Enhancing Teaching Efficiency with Automation Tools

Christopher Longo and Barbara Frey from the University of Pittsburgh spoke at the Quality matters Quality in Action conference on “Leveraging Automation for Teaching Efficiency.” Longo is an instructional design specialist with a decade of experience. Frey is very active with Quality Matters and teaches courses on instructional design. The goal of this session was […]
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Digital Escape Room for Learning Accessibility: A Playful Approach

Dr. Heather Wire, Adjunct Instructor at the University of West Georgia, presented at the Quality in Action meeting. Their topic was “Exploring Online Accessibility through Playful Learning.” They created a digital escape room with suspects with clever names addressing different accessibility topics. Next, Wire shared some of the questions from the digital escape room. For […]
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Effective Course Design Techniques from Instructional Designer Bridget Brooks

Bridget Brooks, Instructional Designer at the University of North Dakota, presented at the Quality in Action conference. The title of the session was “Breaking it Down to Build it Better: Deconstruction for Quality Implementation.” Dr. Brooks is also a Curriculum Coordinator II at the University of South Carolina. Brooks also did the Teaching Online Certificate […]
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AI Empowerment in Instructional Design: Insights from QM Conference 2025

Steve Kaufman, Senior Instructional Designer & Strategic Initiatives Coordinator, presented at the QM Quality in Action Conference 2025. This was their second or follow up session titled “The AI Empowered Instructional Designer 2.0.” They shared resources at bit.ly/ai-empowered-id Kaufman asked participants about their feelings on AI and whether the their institutions have policies on AI […]
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