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Greetings!
As a QM subscriber or participant in a QM Workshop or Course Review, we invite you to send us your feedback or contributions for this monthly e-newsletter. Specifically, we'd like to hear how you've implemented QM within your institutions and/or the impact of QM on the quality of your online courses.
Thank you in advance for your interest in and support for QM!
The Quality Matters Team |
| A NEW LOOK FOR QM |
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 Updated Logo and Web Site
To preserve the integrity of the logo used with QM Recognized Courses , Quality Matters has developed a new logo for all other purposes (right). This new mark will appear on all QM-related documents, publications, the QM web site, and within the QM Institute.
The previous logo (below) is now only used with QM Recognized Courses.
It will take a matter of weeks to insert the new logo on all QM-related materials so we ask for your patience during this time of transition. We apologize in advance for any confusion this may cause and encourage you to contact us with any questions about how the two marks may be used.
In early to mid-May, QM will also introduce a new look to the QM web site ( www.QualityMatters.org). We believe you will find the new site more engaging, informational, and user-friendly. Look for additional details in the May e-newsletter. |
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Achieving Quality through Collaboration |
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1st Annual QM Conference
Only 23 registrations remain for the upcoming QM Conference, "Achieving Quality through Collaboration", scheduled for June 7-9, 2009 at the Mt. Washington Conference Center in Baltimore, MD. We have received tremendous response and enthusiasm for this inaugural event and we look forward to seeing so many of our subscribers and collaborators.
Conference attendees will participate in a pre-conference workshop conducted by Dr. Barbara Frey and Ms. Denise King, University of Pittsburgh, and enjoy a welcome reception followed by dinner with keynote speaker Bruce Chaloux, Director of the Electronic Campus of the Southern Regional Education Board. The program agenda includes concurrent sessions that address key topics in quality assurance for distance education and conference participants will also have an opportunity to join roundtable discussions with QM staff members, master reviewers, and workshop facilitators.
Registration fee is $345 for QM Subscribers and $395 for non-subscribers.. All pre-conference activities are included. For more information, please contact Kristen Nunez at knunez@qualitymatters.org. |
| QM Recognition Extends to Continuing Education |
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HVAC Course Receives Highest Score
QM is pleased to recognize the first continuing education course submitted for a QM-managed review. HVACReducation.net submitted their online course, HVACR 141 Refrigeration Cycle Course, developed by Chris Compton, for a QM-managed course review and received the highest possible score of 85/85.
HVACReducation.net, founded in 2000, is a leader in online HVACR education and provides access to complete, comprehensive online education programs and is recognized in the HVACR industry as a primary online education resource.
If you are interested in submitting a course for a QM-managed review, contact QM Course Review Manager, Melissa Poole, at mpoole@qualitymatters.org. |
| QM in Chicago |
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Sloan-C Workshop
Join Ron Legon, QM Executive Director, at the Sloan-C Workshop on Blended Learning and Higher Education, April 27th & 28th, hosted by University of Illinois Chicago and located at the Wyndham Lisle-Chicago Hotel & Meeting Center. While Ron is not presenting this year, he will be on hand at the QM exhibit to answer any questions and distribute literature. If you are in attendence, please stop by to say hello. |
| Professional Development Opportunities |
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Upcoming QM Workshops
All workshops are two weeks in length (unless otherwise noted), online, and asynchronous. For additional information and to register, visit our web site www.QualityMatters.org and follow the calendar links found on the home page. Please contact Teri Kepner, tkepner@qualitymatters.org, for information about face-to-face options.
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| Research Grants Available |
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Deadline is April 30th Quality Matters invites interested distance learning professionals to apply for small grants to fund action-based research projects that document the impact of the QM rubric, training, or peer review process on student learning outcomes.
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| QM Quick Facts |
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- QM now has 300 subscribers.
- Subscribing institutions are represented in 40 U.S. states, Canada, and Bermuda.
- 28 online courses have received the QM Seal of Recognition in 2009.
- More than 4,000 institutional faculty and staff have been trained by QM.
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If you would like more information about QM subscription options, QM-managed course reviews, or professional development workshops, please contact info@qualitymatters.org or call 1.866.851.4984.
Sincerely,
Kristen Nunez
Communication Manager Quality Matters |
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