33 min
S03 EP12 - Greatest Hits with Chris Voelker SYS Presents: Adventures in Online Education
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Guest Bio -
Christine Voelker is the K-12 Program Director for Quality Matters, a global non-profit dedicated to quality assurance in online and innovative digital teaching and learning environments. QM provides a scalable quality assurance system for online and blended learning used within and across organizations grounded in research and driven by best practices.
Summary -
Today Chris is going to teach us about what QM does and how their work supports the national standards for quality online education.
Timestamps -
Career transitions over the years and seeking greater impact [2:44]
What are the National Standards for Quality Online Learning? [6:55]
What do the standards for teaching cover? [10:56]
What do the program standards cover? [11:15]
What do the course standards cover? [11:53]
Similarities with the Danielson Framework [12:39]
What is the Learning Portal? [13:40]
QM’s mission statement [16:46]
Three-pronged approach to quality assurance [16:57]
What’s the course review process? [18:46]
What is Rigorous Professional Development? [19:39]
Quality Matters reviews are for you to see [21:23]
How does the work of QM complement the work of the Standards? [23:32]
What’s “QM Lite”? [24:50]
Becoming certified! [25:34]
Who was Chris’ favorite teacher as a kid? [27:28]
Resources -
National Standards for Quality Online Learning
Quality Matters
Bridge to Quality Course Design Guide
Digital Learning Collab
Virtual Learning Alliance
Twitter: @nsqol; @k12qm; @qmprogram; @vllaonline; @theDLCedu; @voelkerc
Guest Bio -
Christine Voelker is the K-12 Program Director for Quality Matters, a global non-profit dedicated to quality assurance in online and innovative digital teaching and learning environments. QM provides a scalable quality assurance system for online and blended learning used within and across organizations grounded in research and driven by best practices.
Summary -
Today Chris is going to teach us about what QM does and how their work supports the national standards for quality online education.
Timestamps -
Career transitions over the years and seeking greater impact [2:44]
What are the National Standards for Quality Online Learning? [6:55]
What do the standards for teaching cover? [10:56]
What do the program standards cover? [11:15]
What do the course standards cover? [11:53]
Similarities with the Danielson Framework [12:39]
What is the Learning Portal? [13:40]
QM’s mission statement [16:46]
Three-pronged approach to quality assurance [16:57]
What’s the course review process? [18:46]
What is Rigorous Professional Development? [19:39]
Quality Matters reviews are for you to see [21:23]
How does the work of QM complement the work of the Standards? [23:32]
What’s “QM Lite”? [24:50]
Becoming certified! [25:34]
Who was Chris’ favorite teacher as a kid? [27:28]
Resources -
National Standards for Quality Online Learning
Quality Matters
Bridge to Quality Course Design Guide
Digital Learning Collab
Virtual Learning Alliance
Twitter: @nsqol; @k12qm; @qmprogram; @vllaonline; @theDLCedu; @voelkerc
33 min