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A Consistent Structure for Supporting All Learners

Diane F. Morean from Elmhurst University and Katherine H. Cassidy from Cleveland Metropolitan School District presented at the Lilly Conference online 2021 in May a recorded presentation entitled: “Enhancing Equitable Online Condensed Course Learning Through Backward Design, including Meta-Learning.” Morean teaches a neurology class and sought Cassidy’s expertise in education. They wanted to condense the […]
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A Fair and Equitable Community of Learners

Kathleen F. Gabriel wrote a book we read as part of an OFD Reading Circle several years ago: Teaching Unprepared Students. Gabriel presented at the 2021 Lilly Conference Online on “Embracing Student Diversity in the Midst of Our Society’s Strife.” Gabriel began by speaking about the hate crimes and marginalization that our society has endured, […]
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Reviewing and Improving

Penny Ralston-Berg (PennState) and Bethany Simunich (Director of Research & Innovation, QM) presented last October about the Quality Matters (QM) rubric. The session entitled “QM Balloon Animals: Twisting the Rubric to Meet Your Needs” and relates to the workshop I did this morning in which we did self-reviews. Simunich explained that the QM Rubric can […]
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Talking about Digital Equity

Dr. DeRionne Pollard, President of Montgomery College, delivered the keynote address at QM ConnectLX 2020. Pollard started by talking about the impact of Quality Matters (QM) and how education is “about the experience and dignity” and this resonated. Pollard talked about how much aid Montgomery College gave to students during the pandemic. The impact of […]
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The Student Perspective for Quality Online Course Design

Candice McPherson, Paula McDougald, and Kirsten Wilson from VirtualArkansas.org presented in October a Quality Matters (QM) session that I have been meaning to watch: “30 Going on 13: Thinking Like a Student for Course Design.” Wilson started by explaining how they wanted to incorporate student voice in the course design process and improve the learner […]
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The Student Perspective of the Online Course Experience

Penny Ralston-Berg from PennState World Campus did a Quality Matters (QM) webinar on February 9, 2021 entitled “Student Perspective 2 0: Where Do We Go from Here?” that I watched tonight. Ralston-Berg started by comparing the institutional and student perspectives of success. This comparison was interesting because we just read an article about student success […]
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Lessons from Designing Culturally Affirming Online Learning Communities

The Quality Matters (QM) YouTube channel has recent video recordings from webinars and panels. One I found tonight had several members from North Carolina Central University (NCCU)! The panel included: Racheal Brooks, Zakaria Jouaibi, Laurell Malone, Gail Hollowell & Larrisha McGill-Youngblood. I am so glad I clicked on this recording to learn about the fantastic […]
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Blended is inseparable!

I am enjoying the Quality Matters (QM) webinars and information! The course design elements and helpful information is giving me many ideas for the BIT 295 course I am designing. Steven R. Crawford, Ed.D. presented a session earlier this month about the considerations for flipped and blended course design. Crawford had a wonderful slide with […]
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