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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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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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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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Deliberative Design: Engaging Learners Online with AI

Jill Stefaniak, Associate Professor at the University of Georgia, and Stephanie Moore, Associate Professor at the University of New Mexico, presented at the Quality Matters conference on “The Use of Generative AI to Support Inclusivity and Design Deliberation for Online Instruction.” Stefaniak noted that there are numerous design decisions instructional designers make. Stefaniak explained that […]
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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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Harnessing Multimedia for Online Course Engagement

Tonight I watched Steven R. Crawford, the District Director Maricopa Center for Learning and Innovation, present again at Quality Matters (QM). The title of this session was “Beyond Video: Harnessing Multimedia for Engaging Online Courses.” Crawford spoke about video and screen casting. Immersive video was also mentioned as a way to share virtual field trips, […]
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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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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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