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Higher Education News May 2024

New Ways to Reach Your Learners Ready to reach more learners? Announcing QM’s latest virtual workshop — Applying Universal Design for Learning. Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a popular model for designing materials and instructional methods that are usable by a wide range of learners. With this new workshop, you’ll learn to leverage its concepts, working with peers and generative AI to provide UDL suggestions. You’ll gain strategies for anticipating learning variability and implement strategies that provide multiple means of action and expression, engagement and representation. “I was interested in learning new ways to aid my online students…the workshop provided tools to implement for my classes next semester.” — Recent UDL workshop participant Sign up for upcoming sessions on June 7, July 26 or Aug. 9 and expand your knowledge of accessibility using the UDL framework! A Member’s Early Efforts Pay Off One new QM member hit the ground running with investment in their faculty’s understanding of quality practices — and is already seeing the results. Oglala Lakota College (OLC) has invested heavily in QM professional development in its first two years as a QM member institution. The outcomes are clear: improved understanding and a shared knowledge base among faculty, and increased satisfaction among learners. We spoke to OLC about the institution’s journey with QM implementation, the success it’s seen over the last two years, and its plans for the future. Read More >> The Best Value for Growing Your Skills  Nov. 4-6 Pre-conference workshops Nov. 3 Loews Chicago O’Hare Hotel space is limited, so book now!  Rooms are $189 (plus tax) per night. Use our reservation link to get this special conference rate. Register now to get the best price for attending QM’s biggest conference event of the year — QM Connect! Early registration gives you the chance to secure your spot in dozens of sessions on the most relevant topics for today’s online learning landscape. With three days of face-to-face learning (plus a full day of pre-conference workshops), QM Connect is the perfect place to strengthen your work with new ideas, resources and skills from peers and experts. Learn from the experiences and innovations of QM members, get inspired by panels and keynotes with leaders in the field, and forge connections with fellow educators. “The sessions and the interaction with like-minded colleagues were amazing. Such robust discourse among peers elevated the experience.” — Julian King, University of the District of Columbia Early Bird Pricing (Ends Aug. 18) Full Conference*:  Member – $795 Non-Member – $895 *Group discount of $75/person for five or more available Single Day:  Member – $400 Non Member – $450 Get the best rate for attending QM Connect 2024 — register for the conference today. Register Now Focus on Accessibility Global Accessibility Awareness Day was May 16, but for QM members, accessibility is a priority year-round. Celebrate your commitment to providing quality online experiences for all of your learners with this roundup of accessibility resources from the QM community: Guide to Digital Accessibility – Written and edited by members of the QM Community, this guide provides examples of successful accessibility implementation and compiles the experiences of the authors and their teams at a wide variety of higher education institutions. Accessibility & Usability Resource Site – If you’re interested in obtaining new insights into accessibility, check out this special resource created by the QM community that houses a wealth of valuable educator-driven information you can put into practice today. Transformative Conversations – Transformative Conversations is a series that explores how higher education is impacted by and responding to the pandemic and social justice issues initiated in 2020. Guide to Digital Accessibility editors Rae Mancilla and Barbara Frey appeared in the March edition to give a primer on digital accessibility and how the institutional mindset toward it is changing. Future Trends Forum – This monthly web discussion asks the question “What will education look like in the future?” Watch this episode with Drs. Frey and Mancilla to explore insights into what’s to come for online accessibility as the footprint of digital education continues to grow. Interested in learning more about how you can apply accessibility in your work? QM offers a number of workshops on the topic for you to explore, including Addressing Accessibility & Usability and Applying Universal Design for Learning (see above). Academic Support for AI Tool Use You’ve made the decision to use AI tools in your course — but which ones are you using, and which ones are your learners using? It’s important to be intentional about the tools you and your learners employ in the learning process. One element to consider is campus support: does your institution provide adequate resources for your learners to help learners with the AI tools you’ve chosen? Try getting in contact with the institution’s Help Desk staff to help them understand your plan for your learners and what AI tools you’ll be using. Academic support services such as tutoring may also benefit from understanding the use of AI in your course and how they might support learners in using Generative AI tools to support their learning. Congratulations! Please join us in congratulating the following Higher Education, Publisher and Continuing & Professional Education members for having one or more courses recently QM-Certified. View More QM-Certified Courses >> Appalachian State University Austin Community College District Austin Peay State University Benedict College California State University-Los Angeles Cameron University Central New Mexico Community College Clark College Clemson University Cleveland Community College Florida Atlantic University Florida International University Florida SouthWestern State College Florida State College at Jacksonville Florida State University Germanna Community College Hagerstown Community College Indiana University-Northwest Indiana University-Southeast Kent State University System Lehigh Carbon Community College Montgomery College New Mexico State University-Alamogordo North Park University Northeastern State University Northwest Vista College Oregon Health & Science University Rogers State University South Texas College Southern California University of Health Sciences Southern Union State Community College Southwestern Community College The University of Alabama The University of Findlay The University of Texas at Arlington Truckee Meadows Community College University of Alabama at Birmingham University of Cincinnati University of Louisiana at Lafayette University of Mount Union University of North Florida University of Southern Indiana University of the District of Columbia West Chester University of Pennsylvania Welcome New Members We are pleased to welcome new members: Aurora College Corporacion Educacional IPG Maharishi International University Universidad Adventista de Chile University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center University of New Hampshire Piedmont Valley Community College Learn More About QM Membership >>

July sessions of the QM Teaching Online Certificate workshops are available in the virtual modality! Complete these seven popular workshops more quickly and conveniently. See Workshops Tweet Share Forward Share Copyright © 2024 Quality Matters, All rights reserved. Our email marketing is permission-based. If you received a mailing from us, our records indicate that (a) you have expressly shared this address for the purpose of receiving information in the future (“opt-in”), or (b) you have registered or purchased or otherwise have an existing relationship with us. We respect your time and attention by controlling the frequency of our mailings. Our mailing address is: Quality Matters 1997 Annapolis Exchange Parkway Suite 300 Annapolis, MD 21401