2015 Annual Conference

Session Schedule by Concentration: Measuring the Impact: Monday Nov. 2nd 2:30 PM- 2:55 PM

This session reviews how one institution's existing organizational structure is leveraged to coordinate QM resources. No one person can do this work in isolation. It requires collaboration and consultation across campus and academic units. This session will illustrate a QM framework with three divisions: administration, training and development, and implementation. The framework identifies overlap between divisions, striving to improve student learning and success, and, most importantly, allowing faculty to make decisions regarding QM implementation.

The presenter will discuss how Colorado Mountain College has incorporated Quality Matters into the evaluation of CMC Online courses.  We will discuss corporating the quality implementation plan and the measured results with the particpants.  We will also brainstorm next steps.

This interactive session will share what instructors at NMSU-A have incorporated into their online classrooms to further engage students in active learning. Incorporating QM Standards has lead to more creative, interactive classrooms that encourage student participation in their own learning. We will provide attendees the opportunity to share what has worked and what has not worked in their own classrooms. This comprehensive list will be shared with any interested participant via email.

Ever have the same Standards keep showing up as "Not Met" across multiple reviews? Join this presentation to discuss how those tricky standards can be addressed. This session will cover how results from the QM Peer Review process can be used to tackle those difficult standards and ensure quality of new course development. This study examined two sets of data regarding the quality of new online course design: Peer Reviewer and student perspectives. Results show some Standards are not met from both perspectives.

Are you struggling with implementing a review plan that affects continuous course improvement? In two years, NMSU-A has had 80 percent of its courses QM approved. Through the use of a faculty team, the institution has provided training, technical support, and mentorship that has meshed QM standards, best practices in online delivery, and professional development. Presentation will include perspectives from an administrator, a tenured faculty member, and an adjunct instructor.

The California State University system implemented an approach to engage faculty in redesigning their courses for the 21st century learner. Components of the approach include supporting faculty to share course redesign models, facilitating discipline-based cohorts and a QA community of practice, and supporting campuses in implementing various quality assurance efforts. This session will share the systemwide approach for supporting campuses in launching Quality Assurance activities and three campuses will share their approaches for implementing QM on their campus.

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Does the new QM Rubric go far enough to address emerging competency-based, customized, flexible models in higher education? We will use as a case study courses that were previously QM-Certified that have recently been converted to one institution's new flexible model of delivery directly assessing competencies. We will assess possible application of the new QM Rubric to this new model as well as to other higher education models and explore the implications for the continuing evolution of the Rubric.