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An Easy Win for Your Program
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 May 3, 2024
10 a.m. - 6 p.m. ET
$200
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Join a group of enthusiastic peers on May 3 for a day of insights you can put into use now in your work. The Higher Ed Quality in Action conference is your chance to learn practical techniques for enhancing quality in online courses. Hear best practices, tips and success stories from other educators and experts — and engage with your community.
“Wonderful to learn more from the field! From new ideas to re-enforcement of what we are doing, it is good to discover the latest from our QM family.”
— Jennifer Davis, Sinclair Community College
At Quality in Action, you’ll focus on issues specific to higher education, with sessions tailored to practical takeaways for both instructional design and online teaching. And with access to all conference recordings for 90 days, you’ll be able to take advantage of all the knowledge and ideas on offer.
Don’t miss out on this opportunity to learn about what’s happening in the field and get inspired to keep improving online learning! Register today.
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 Nomination Categories:
- Outstanding Impact by an Individual in Higher Education
- Outstanding Impact by a U.S. Higher Education Organization
- Outstanding Impact by a Non-U.S. Higher Education Organization
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Who do you know whose learners are reaping the benefits of their hard work in online learning? Nominate them — or yourself — for a QM Award today!
With the QM Awards, our community recognizes outstanding efforts by institutions and individuals nurturing cultures of continuous improvement that help learners achieve the success they deserve. Receiving a QM Award earns you recognition for your hard work, brings credibility for your investment in QA, and helps other educators see why this work is so important.
To Nominate Yourself or a Colleague:
Submissions are also open for the Ron Legon Leadership Award for Quality Digital Education. For more information and submission requirements, view the award criteria.
Winners will be recognized at the 2024 QM Connect Conference in Rosemont, IL, November 3-6, 2024.
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Your Ideas Could Be the Difference
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 Deadline to submit your QM Connect proposal:
May 24, 2024
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As a QM Connect presenter, you can showcase the fruits of your experience to improve the quality of online education. Presenters share their unique knowledge and expertise to support the entire community — and the community takes notice.
Why You’ll Love Presenting
- Receive visibility and recognition for your work, add a new line to your resumé and enhance your career
- Support your peers, help learners everywhere and contribute to the future of education
- Get valuable feedback from fellow practitioners you can use to improve your practices
“The ability to engage with session attendees that are thought leaders, committed to their learners, and passionate about improving online education is a joy. QM fosters active participation and encourages all voices to be heard at their conferences to bring a topic into full bloom. Presenting at QM is always time well spent.”
— Mark Christensen, QM Connect presenter
The QM community is eager to hear what you have to offer — create your submission today!
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Lead Your Faculty’s Quality Effort
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Want to deepen your faculty’s understanding of quality online course delivery?
Starting May 3, member institutions with full or system subscriptions will be able to purchase a supplemental license to offer the seven workshops of the QM Teaching Online Certificate (TOC) independently.
If your institution has one of these subscription types, consider becoming an independent TOC Facilitator. By serving as an independent facilitator, your institution will be able to unlock new potential for quality course delivery and deepen its faculty professional development model. Plus, you’ll enjoy lower fees, as independent sessions only require the cost of your supplemental license, technology fees, and the cost of certifying you as a facilitator.
Get started:
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Quality Course Delivery, Now Virtual
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There’s another new option for completing the Teaching Online Certificate. Starting this summer, TOC workshops will be offered virtually — allowing faculty and adjuncts to complete them live online with other participants from the comfort of their own space.
Look for listings of the workshops on the public schedule this July. Or, if you’re interested in dedicated sessions for your faculty, fill out the request form to get started. Lastly, the online/asynchronous modality is always available to help your team meet its goals.
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Communicate Your AI Policy
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AI is everywhere — you’ve probably used it yourself or suspected its use by your learners. Artificial intelligence tools are created to please those who use them — not necessarily to provide accurate information— so how do we help our learners maintain academic integrity while learning to use and leverage the most powerful new technology in a generation?
It’s important that you let learners know your expectations for AI use and the consequences of falling short. This may be as simple as a strict prohibition of AI usage, guidelines for exactly how it may be used, instructions for how to cite AI sources, or critiquing AI responses.
In assignment or assessment prompts, be clear about when AI can be used and when it can’t. Doing so supports your learners in the new Specific Review Standard 3.6 in the QM Higher Education Rubric, Seventh Edition: The assessments provide guidance to learners about how to uphold academic integrity. Course and institutional policies with which you expect learners to comply are the focus of Specific Review Standard 1.4. Let learners know your expectations so they can use these new tools appropriately and with integrity.
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Please join us in congratulating the following Higher Education, Publisher and Continuing & Professional Education members for having one or more courses recently QM-Certified.
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- Austin Community College District
- Cameron University
- Century College (MN)
- Clemson University
- Cleveland Community College
- Coastal Carolina Community College
- Florida International University
- Florida SouthWestern State College
- Florida State University
- Indian River State College
- Indiana University-East
- Indiana University-South Bend
- Indiana University-Southeast
- Iowa State University
- John Carroll University
- Missouri Baptist University acting as the Lead for the Missouri System
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- New Mexico State University-Alamogordo
- North Park University
- Oregon State University
- Rogers State University
- Samford University
- South Florida State College
- Texas A & M International University
- The University of Texas at Arlington
- 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 West Georgia
- 240 Certification
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- CPA Australia
- DC Office of Contracting and Procurement
- LCI LX
- Limestone University
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- University of Phoenix-Arizona
- USG eCampus
- Hill College
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