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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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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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Balancing AI and Learning Goals: Insights from Amanda Hardman

Amanda Hardman is a senior learning designer with the Colorado Community College System. Hardman is also an online instructor and teaches a course on Universal Design for Learning. ” Harman presented “Aligned AI: Balancing Learning Goals, Learner Engagement, and Learner Support” at the QM research conference. The presentation began with a quote from Ethan Mollick […]
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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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Data to Decisions: Case Studies from Mercy Corps at MAXDAYS 2025

Ala’a Issa, Sydney Stevenson, and Meri Ghorkhmazyan presented at MAXDAYS 2025 on “From Data to Decisions: Mercy Corps’ Experience with MAXQDA.” Mercy Corps helps communities survive crises and works globally. Mercy Corps adopted MAXQDA. They currently have 40 MAXQDA floating licenses! Issa shared this information and introduced case studies. The first one was program performance […]
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Enhancing Course Creation with AI: Takeaways from Jason Neiffer’s Webinar

Tonight I watched the Quality Matters (QM) webinar titled “The AI Authoring Advantage: Balancing Speed and Substance in Course Creation.” Dr. Jason Neiffer is the Executive Director of Montana Digital Academy. The Academy is located on the University of Montana campus. Neiffer created a presentationbuddy link: presentationbuddy.io/qmwebinar0325 This is a ChatGPT with the slides and […]
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2025 AI Landscape: Key Findings from EDUCAUSE Research

Jenay Robert, a Senior Researcher with EDUCAUSE, presented at the Quality Matters (QM) Research Connect Conference on the EDUCAUSE 2025 AI Landscape Research study. The full report can be found at: bit.ly/2025AILandscape The survey had fifty-two closed and open ended questions (but depending on branching fewer questions). Responses that met the inclusion criteria totaled 788. […]
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