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Understanding the Shift in Online Learning Revenue Models

I continued watching the CHLOE 9 – Strategy Shift: Institutions Respond to Sustained Online Demand webinar. Eric Fredericksen, Ed.D., Associate Vice President for Online Learning and Professor, University of Rochester; discussed online revenue, funding, and pricing. The CHLOE survey respondents reported that online programs are a net revenue generator. While most institutions reported no additional […]
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How AI is Transforming Teaching: Highlights from the QM Connect Panel

Tonight I watched 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. The first question was: what do you think the role of AI will be in higher education? Van Buskirk spoke about using […]
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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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Rapid Biodiversity Assessments thorough mtDNA Sequencing

Mariana Corrales Orozco from EAFIT University in Colombia spoke at London Calling 2023 about “Revolutionizing biodiversity research: Oxford Nanopore sequencing for the rapid and accurate identification of endangered species.” They started with heat maps depicting species diversity and the challenges of identifying new species. Typically, an expert taxonomist examines a sample. This approach requires sacrificing […]
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Sequencing FCGR

Sarah Frampton from the University of Southampton, UK spoke at the Nanopore Community Meeting 2022 on “Shinning a light on the FCGRs: deconvoluting their challenging (epi)genomic organisation and consequences in immune oncology research.” Frampton is a Ph.D. student and spoke about monoclonal antibodies and their therapeutic potential. The Fc gamma receptors, Frampton explained, are important […]
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From Course Preparation to QM Review

Tonight I watched the Quality Matters session entitled “Two Sides of the QM Equation: Perspectives from a Course Representative and Course Reviewer” presented by Cindy Ambrose (Low Country Virtual), Jenna Wells (Berkley County School District), and Sharon McMahon (Beaufort County School District). They shared their experience submitting and reviewing courses. The first part of the […]
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