Virtual Events

In addition to the annual in-person QM Connect conference, QM offers these virtual conferences. Check back for more details as they become available.

QM Research Online Conference

February 27, 2025 — 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. ET

Get a taste of the outstanding sessions available at this half-day conference on our YouTube Playlist.

Higher Ed. Quality in Action

April 10, 2025 — 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. ET

See how your colleagues put quality into action in curated sessions from 2023 and 2024.

Q-Up for K-12 Digital Quality

April 24, 2025 — 12:00 to 4:00 p.m. ET

Watch curated videos from the 2023 and 2024 half-day conferences to see what your colleagues shared.

Active/Applied Research on Online Learning and Quality Assurance

This event features sessions that drive high-quality online learning for students. Sessions include recent research and evidence behind quality online learning and techniques for gathering data on quality assurance efforts to inform our future work.

This is a virtual event with live captioning available. Session recordings can be accessed for 90 days after the event.

Registration is $75.00. **Register two and get the third FREE!**

Tap Into the QM Higher Ed. Community

Learn useful strategies from other faculty and instructional designers who successfully embed quality in their online courses. Sessions will cover everything from using AI and multimedia to engaging (and motivating!) learners — and more. You’ll come away with fresh insights about implementing quality, answers to your questions, and examples to help you amplify quality in your courses and programs.

This is a virtual event with live captioning available. Session recordings can be accessed for 90 days after the event.

Register before March 13 for $180.00 - a 10% discount!

Registration opens soon!

Level up Your Online Learning Quality

Discover how innovation is shaping the future of online education! This engaging event is your opportunity to explore cutting-edge topics like accessibility and the updated NSQ Standards — a framework driving excellence in digital learning. Plus, dive into the transformative role of artificial intelligence (AI) in enhancing course design and student engagement.

Whether you're an educator, instructional designer, or administrator, Q-Up is your chance to connect with like-minded professionals, gain actionable insights, and elevate the quality of your online courses.

This is a virtual event with live captioning available. Session recordings can be accessed for 90 days after the event.

Registration is $50.00

Empowering Learners, Enabling Potential

Are you interested in empowering learners to meet their potential, invest in themselves and thrive academically? Could your work benefit from the latest research, best practices and innovations in quality assurance for online and blended learning?

This year, we’ll explore the ways in which quality assurance can enhance your educational practice — and the outcomes your learners experience. QM Connect features thought-provoking keynote speakers, illuminating workshops, engaging panels, and helpful poster sessions that showcase current trends and developments in online education. Network with a diverse group of like-minded peers, experts and practitioners to exchange ideas and experiences on how to implement and evaluate quality assurance processes and standards. Whether you are an educator, administrator, or instructional designer, QM Connect provides you with valuable insights and strategies that can help you transform your program and support learners.

This is an in-person event — all registrants will have access to an attendee website.