QM Quality Matters

?? I’m honored to be presenting at the 2025 Higher Ed QM Quality Matters Quality in Action conference on April 10! My session, "Universal Approaches to Content Collaboration: Preserving Curriculum Integrity and Quality Across Platforms," will tackle a critical challenge in online education—ensuring seamless collaboration between faculty, instructional designers, and subject matter experts while maintaining curriculum integrity. ?? We'll discuss role discrepancies, content-sharing roadblocks, and LMS permissions that often hinder effective course development. ?? I’ll share a universal model that streamlines pre-planning, curriculum drafting, LMS integration, accessibility verification, and long-term vaulting—regardless of institutional structures or platforms. ?? Participants will leave with institution-agnostic strategies to optimize workflows, improve content organization, and enhance collaboration across teams. I hope you’ll join me and a fantastic lineup of presenters dedicated to advancing quality in online learning! You can learn more and register here: https://bit.ly/QiA2025 #QualityInAction #QualityMatters

K-12 educators: Get ready for an engaging afternoon of learning at this year’s Q-Up! Join us on 4/24 at 12-4 PM ET: https://bit.ly/Q-Up-2025 #K12QUp

Join me and other online learning professionals at the 2025 Higher Ed Quality in Action online conference on April 10. The topic of my presentation is "Quality Review and the Impact On Course Quality for Accelerated Programs". In my session we will discuss how an effective quality review program can help establish and verify high quality courses. For accelerated online programs, these reviews help ensure consistency and a high level of quality for all courses. I hope you’ll join me for this and a great selection of other sessions dedicated to quality in online learning! You can learn more and register here: https://bit.ly/QiA2025 #QualityInAction QM Quality Matters

Excited to continue to share what we are doing here at the University of North Dakota at QM Quality Matters Quality in Action with quality assurance in course design. Quality course design means that you are starting with measurable outcomes, and your learners are achieving those outcomes through their activities, assessments, materials, and tools. Who cares about quality assurance and outstanding course design? Accreditors, Administrators, Faculty, Staff, Learners, Legislators, Taxpayers, Employers....to name a few! Join me on April 10th!

QM’s Racheal Brooks, Ph.D. explores how online education drives real change in the latest eCampus News! When institutions focus on innovation, opportunity and personalization, they transform student outcomes. The key? Online learning goes beyond enrollment—it drives innovation, inclusion, and workforce readiness. Colleges can leverage it to transform education and better serve society. Read the full Op-Ed: https://ow.ly/kg2f50Vk25g #HigherEd #OnlineLearning #QualityMatters

In the QM March Newsletter: A Member Going the Distance, New White Papers, a #QMQuickTip and more! https://ow.ly/Yenm50VjeN4

The Quality in Action conference is just over 3 weeks away — here are 3 reasons you’ll want to be there: 1?? Focus on practical insights: Come away with fresh insights and techniques you can put into practice right now. 2?? Current and relevant topics: Explore today’s most pressing topics in online learning quality. 3?? Access to all session recordings: Continue your learning for 90 days with recordings of every session. Learn more and register now: https://ow.ly/XVuK50VcRZa #QualityInAction

What does the QM Rubric, Seventh Edition have to say about the role of multimedia in online education? SRS 4.5: “A variety of instructional materials is used in the course.” SRS 6.3: “A variety of technology is used in the course.” How can you get up to speed with available multimedia formats and start employing them in your courses? Download the FREE new Quality Matters white paper from Steven Crawford, Beyond Video: Harnessing Multimedia for Engaging Online Courses and learn all about the types of media you can use in your courses and how to use them with quality. https://lnkd.in/g-NxJGQJ Additionally, join us for Higher Ed Quality in Action (Apr. 10, virtual), where Steven will be presenting on this topic: https://bit.ly/QiA2025

It's time to #QUp for #K12 Digital Quality! Join QM for this half-day conference focused on quality in digital learning environments. Hear from our National Standards for Quality Online Learning (NSQOL) partners about the newly revised NSQ Online Teaching Standards and the refreshed NSQ Online Course Standards and NSQ Online Program Standards! With a low registration fee of only $50, bring your team! #qualityK12 #qualityOnlineK12 #qualitylearning

The QM community continues to lead the charge in the discourse on higher education. QM’s Bethany Simunich is a contributor in The Chronicle of Higher Education's 2025 Trends Report, an annual investigation into the most consequential developments in higher ed. Highlights of the report include: >> Surging Demand in online learning: In 2019, 14.8% of undergrads took fully online courses; by 2023, over 54% had some online learning. >> Shifting Student Expectations: Online learning has become mainstream, with a deeper focus on serving students at all levels and in all modalities. >> Beyond Access: Students want more than recorded lectures — they expect engaging, well-designed courses. >> Faculty Buy-In & Resistance: More professors see online learning’s value, but concerns over rigor and institutional identity persist. Read the full report (paywalled/free trial): https://ow.ly/sP3N50VgGKp #HigherEd #OnlineLearning #QualityMatters