Reflections

Fostering Collaboration in Higher Education with ADDIE Model

Shontell Woods is the Director of the Rothwell Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence College of Aviation at the Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Worldwide. Woods presented with Marquita Powell, an Instructional Designer at Embry Riddled, on collaboration. The title of their session was “Fostering Collaboration: The ADDIE Model’s Role in Higher Education.” Powell noted that […]
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Enhancing Content Collaboration in Education

Megan VanBuskirk, Director of Quality Assurance at Holistic Learning Solutions, spoke about content collaboration. The title of the session was “Universal Approaches to Content Collaboration: Preserving Curriculum Integrity and Quality Across Platforms.” VanBuskirk has seventeen years of experience in higher education and educational design. They are currently a doctoral student and active with Quality Matters […]
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Teaching Online: Insights from Dr. Jim Brown and Thomas Capone

Dr. Jim Brown and Thomas Capone spoke about “Teaching Online to the World Community” as part of the Quality Matters (QM) Quality in Action conference earlier this year. They are part of The Global Distance Learning Association. Brown noted that there ar eno legal restrictions preventing foreign students residing in their home countries from earning […]
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Understanding HIDOC: A Framework for Online Course Design

Tonight I started watching QM sessions from the online conference earlier this year. The title of the session was “Introducing HIDOC: The Course Design Model Purpose-built for Online Modalities.” HIDOC, Penny Ralston-Berg explained, stands for high-impact design for online courses. The approach was framed by research. The process is intended to be highly collaborative with […]
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Maximizing Software Use: Teaching Strategies for Qualitative Analysis

One of the last MAXDAYS sessions was a presentation by Joel Drevlow on “Teaching Qualitative Data Analysis with MAXQDA.” Drevlow is a freelance consultant/researcher and has a company called iQDAS Consulting. Drevlow has experience as a MAXQDA Certified Trainer and program evaluator. He asked the audience to consider the complicated relationship between software and analysis. […]
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Analyzing Qualitative Data in Life Sciences with MAXQDA

Danielle Jacques from Blue Matter Consulting presented at MAXDAYS 2025 on “Using MAXQDA to analyze large-scale global qualitative primary market research for a life sciences client.” Their clients include pharmaceutical companies. Jacques shared the background and research questions. Jacques and team conducted 88 virtual interviews. Fifty six were doctors. Thirty two patients and care partners […]
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Using Paraphrasing Tools in Literature Reviews

Tonight I watched Michael Gizzi present an advance webinar on “Creating Literature Reviews with AI-Assist.” This session was recorded on April 17, 2025. AI Assist, Gizzi noted, can be a powerful companion. Gizzi shared the question: What are our goals with building a literature review?– Identifying different methods– Identifying research questions– Capturing key findings– Looking […]
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