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Unmet Standards and Accessibility Secrets

Thomas J. Tobin revealed “Seven Secrets for Standard Eight: Accessibility Review When You’re Not an Accessibility Expert” as part of a Quality Matters (QM) session on October 26, 2020. I was able to watch Tobin in person as part of the keynote for our Teaching and Learning Symposium last year. Tobin is fantastic, knowledgeable, and […]
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Digital Accessibility Tips and NC Virtual

Tonight I watched another Quality Matters (QM) webinar presented by Chris Smith and entitled “Walking in Someone Else’s Shoes: The True Impact of Digital Accessibility” that was recorded last year. Chris Smith is an instructional designer with NC Virtual. I am trying to learn as much as I can and practice accessibility in the course […]
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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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Inclusive Online Course Design

I watched another session today from the Quality Matters (QM) webinar series. Working on the BIT 295 course syllabus, map, and action form made me realize how much I like clear guidelines and want to learn from the experience of people who have been developing and implementing courses online for a long time! The session […]
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Self-care Tips

Drs. Angela Smith and Kim Allen from North Carolina State University presented at the 2020 Lilly Conference on tips for self-care during the pandemic. They presented some of the challenges which distance students face including increased depression, anxiety, lack of attention due to prolonged screen time, hard to concentrate on learning, loneliness, lack of interaction […]
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Beyond Diversity?

Drs. Maru Gonzalez and Sharon Chung presented at the 2020 Lilly Conference online a session entitled “Beyond Diversity: Centering Social Justice Education in the Online Classroom” that captured my attention. I had heard from Gonzalez from one of the OFD Certificate programs and was happy to see a presentation. Chung and Gonzalez started with some […]
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An Antiracism Education Module for Asynchronous Courses

Dr. Peter Hessling, a professor in the North Carolina State University College of Education, Created an Antiracist Module for a course they teach. This course is online and asynchronous and has received QM approval. Along with Elizabeth Uzzell (a graduate student in education with experience teaching), Hessling created a presentation entitled “Antiracist Education in Asynchronous […]
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Tips for Accessible Online Course Design

Sheryl Burgstahler from the University of Washington shared tips for accessible online course design in the 2020 Lilly Conference online. Burgstahler has decades of experience directing units in accessible technology services: the DO-IT Center has now global reach. Burgstahler discussed the student-centered community building model used to focus on the key stakeholders that contribute to […]
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Do I need #DigitalPowerups?

Dr. Travis Thurston from Utah State University has a neat system for discussion forums. I heard Thurston on a podcast and was happy to be able to see slides to help me understand the way #DigitalPoweups are implemented. Thurston presented at the 2020 Lilly Conference online. The recorded session was entitled “Empowering Students with Choice […]
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Videos for Online Courses

Steven Crawford, Director of the Maricopa Center for Learning and Innovation, presented earlier this month as part of the Quality Matters Research Online Conference. Crawford discussed uses of audio to provide information as announcements as well as feedback while being able to transmit some emotion. Interviews using audio can be done over the web or […]
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