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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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Designing and Teaching High-Quality Online Engineering Courses

Today I started watching the Quality Matters (QM) Quality in Action session on “Designing and Teaching High-Quality Online Engineering Courses.” Andrea Gregg, Daniel Cortes, Robert Kunz, and Tamy Guimaraes from Penn State University were the presenters. Gregg is the Director of Learning Experience Design and Associate Research Professor in mechanical engineering. They had experience designing […]
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Integrating Social Emotional Learning in Course Design

Roxanna Medeiros presented at the Quality Matters (QM) research meeting on social emotional learning (SEL). The title of the session was “Beyond Content: Embedding SEL in Quality Course Design and Teaching Practices.” Medeiros spoke about student stress levels and why SEL matters! They noted that the five core competencies of SEL are self-awareness, self-management, social […]
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Effective Online Design: Insights from Quality Matters Conference

Ina Seethaler and Ashley Hughes presented at the Quality Matters conference on “Flipping the Lens of F2F to Effective Online Design: A Journey to a Social Justice QM Certification.” Hughes is an instructional designer, and Seethaler is an associate professor at Coastal Carolina University. The course Seethaler teaches is asynchronous and online. Attendees shared their […]
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Empowering Online Learning with Self-Determination Theory

Dr. Heather Olson, Director of Online Teaching and Learning Experience at Florida SouthWestern State College, presented at the QM research conference. The title of the session was “Transforming Online Learning Through Self-Determination Theory.” Olson spoke about gardening and learning from a landscape designer. The prompt: “When did learning feel alive for you?” was used for […]
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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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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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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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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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