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Partners and Mentors in QM

“Cultivating a Cross-Country Mentee-Mentor Partnership through Quality Matters Opportunities with I-Eesha Patterson, Ed.D. from Montreat College (in Charlotte, NC) and Robert Shields Ed. D. from California Baptist University (CBU). The presenters wanted to share what the partnership between these two Christian institutions uncovered. Patterson and Shields learned that they both went to UNC Charlotte for […]
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Student Survey to Start a Quality Challenge

Dr. George Railey is in the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Success at Alamo Colleges District and along with Rudy Lopez and Amy Gates (instructional designers), presented at the Quality Matters (QM) conference in April. The topic was “Are you up for the Quality Challenge?” Lopez and Gates shared some information about their […]
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Understanding the Details of Plagiarism Checkers

I watched the Quality Matters (QM) Quality in Action recording “Plagiarism: The Devil is in the Details” with Rebecca Graetz, an instructional designer at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh and Thomas More University. Graetz asked the audience what plagiarism checker they use with options like Quettext, Turnitin, Grammarly, and Ouriginal (now part of Turnitin). They […]
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Bulbs for Interaction and Engagement

“Catch-up If you Can | Preventing Learning Loss” is the title of the Quality Matters “Quality in Action” April 2022 conference session I watched tonight. Bill Krasner from PlayPosit spoke about using recorded content and making it more engaging. Krasner spoke about how PlayPosit started with K-12 as a product to increase engagement. They spoke […]
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Communication Tips and Strategies for Educators

“Effective Communication for Success: A Structure for Designing Specifications Grading System” was the title of a session by Drs. Lesley Casarez and Tia Agan from Angelo State University. They work with advanced certification programs and educational leadership candidates. The goals of the session was to apply strategies for professional communication. They shared a quote by […]
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Professional Podcasts for Education

Rachel V. Smydra from Oakland University recorded a 45-minute session for the Lilly Conference online. The title of the session is “Using Podcasts to Facilitate Learning and Skill Application in Online Courses.” Smydra defined podcasts and mentioned that the medium has grown during the pandemic. However, I agree that it may be difficult to find […]
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Two Approaches to Humanizing the Classroom

“Humanizing the Classroom: Tips, Tools, and Strategies for Effective Assessment and Communication” was the Lilly Conference Online 2022 session I watched tonight. Anna Divinsky, Assistant Professor of Art at Penn State University, began by describing their approach to humanizing the classroom. They begin by using video introductions and Cookie Redding shared their animated avatar that […]
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Asynchronous Courses with Required Video Meetings

Sharon Claffey, Professor a the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, and Eve Sledjeski, presented at the Lilly Conference Online on “Improving Student Engagement in Asynchronous Online Courses with Required Meetings.” Asynchronous learning interests me since I enjoy teaching this way and want to improve. Claffey taught in the fall of 2020 online and was frustrated […]
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Promoting an Inclusive Campus Climate

“Fostering An Inclusive Culturally-Sensitive Campus: Representation Matters” is the title of the session presented by Carol Evans, Stacy Sekely, Erin Morton, and Ginett Pineda from Penn State. Evans began by sharing research on evidence that described “diversity in practice.” Their literature review helped them learn about what has been done for transformative change in the […]
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Student Coaches for Faculty Collaborative on Accessibility

Tonight I watched the Lilly Conference 2022 session entitled “Creating an Accessible Campus Culture with Disabled Students and Faculty” by Stephanie W. Cawthon, a professor at the University of Texas – Austin. Cawthon began by discussing the importance of accessibility and being deaf. They emphasized that accessibility is not a checklist and the need to […]
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