2019 QM Connect Conference

We started an Incentive Program to promote professional development. Faculty can earn up to 500 points; each equal to one dollar. We will discuss how we developed the program, participation and changes we've seen in online teaching and course design.

Participants will analyze one of their own courses and will use materials to examine the situational factors and pedagogical challenges. They will have share these in discussions to learn from one another. They will develop course outcomes and/or competencies or modify existing ones to complete a table which will align outcomes with assessments and learning activities. A crosswalk and discussion of multiple assessments and activities will be shared to help participants further develop their courses for significant learning.

This presentation is designed for faculty, staff, and administrators relatively new to QM. A quick introduction of QM, how it works, what's in it for institutions, and how QM can support efforts to help students succeed.

Once a course is QM-Certified, QM is often asked: "what's next?" Delivering on the promise of the course design with Delivery Standards for QM-Certified Courses will help instructors assure quality through instruction. #QMConnectQMDelivery

Lessons learned in the adoption of the QM Rubric and QA process at a Mexican university.

Discussion boards are still one of the primary tools used for student interaction within online courses.  However, due to the way the tool has historically been used, students view discussions as busy work and tend to put less than their best effort into the activity.  This inevitably leads to instructor frustration as the tool that promised to mimic traditional conversations in a classroom has fallen short as it degrades to an "I Agree with what they said" type of interaction.

This poster will focus on how the features of a learning management system can be used to engage learners in an online learning environment.

Have you wanted to get started with a course quality initiative at your institution but don't yet have buy-in from faculty and administration? This poster is for you! Learn about our "10 Steps to Building a Course Quality Program."

Participate in a conversation to dispel the myths surrounding online teaching and to provide reasonable strategies for faculty to communicate, respond to and provide feedback to online learners. Our emphasis is on managing learner expectations and maximizing teacher presence to increase engagement.