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Call for UNC System QM Reviewers

Dear UNC System QM Reviewers,
I hope that each of you and your loved ones are all doing well!
Now that the fall semester is in full swing for our campuses, one of our System schools has a special request. As part of Fayetteville State University’s commitment to returning to high-quality online and hybrid instruction, their provost has secured funding and requested that the range of courses being offered online this fall undergo an unofficial/”internal” QM review. As such, FSU’s QM Coordinator, Dr. Bonnie Grohe, has requested the support of the UNC System QM Certified Master Reviewers and Peer Reviewers to internally review approximately 150 courses. FSU’s expectations for these reviews are as follows:
    • Initiative duration: Mid September 2020 – Mid January 2021
    • Course Review “Team”: 1 QM Certified Master Reviewer or Peer Reviewer per course
    • Online courses must incorporate all essential Specific Review Standards and earn a minimum score of 85/100 points to meet internal review expectations
    • QM Reviewers will provide 2 hours of direct consultation with faculty per course to support course enhancements/modifications
    • Stipend: $500 per course reviewed and supported
    • Reviewer Interest Form: https://forms.gle/9QcppwCB7E9WDqJJA

If you are interested in participating in this initiative, please complete the Call for Quality Matters (QM) Reviewers form listed above by Friday, September 4, 2020 at 5:00pm. Note that every reviewer helps, and there is no minimum to the number of courses you can review to assist FSU with this cause. An in-depth onboarding session will be provided within the next two weeks on a date to be determined for all individuals who respond to the interest form.

Thank you in advance for your consideration of this time-sensitive request. We truly appreciate all that you do for your campuses and all of our colleagues and students throughout the UNC System!
Warmest regards,

Racheal, Enoch, and Bonnie

Access to Course Collections Now Available for All UNC System Faculty!

Beginning July 1, UNC System faculty have access to open educational resources, texts, videos, slides, course plans, curriculum maps, teaching guides, assignments, assessments, and more to enrich the quality of their online offerings across ten high-demand courses: Introductory Financial Accounting, Anatomy & Physiology 1, General Biology, Calculus 1, Chemistry 1, Chemistry 2, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Organic Chemistry 1, and Introductory Statistics.

To get a feel for what disciplinary experts have included in these open, curated, disciplinary-specific teaching resources, OR TO USE THEM NOW IN YOUR OWN COURSE PLANNING, access the portal page here: https://myapps.northcarolina.edu/digitallearning/unc-course-assets/

Over the past five weeks more than 70 UNC System faculty members, librarians, and instructional designers have worked to locate, curate, and organize extensive sets of rigorous digital instructional resources. Working as part of ten distinct cross-institutional course teams, the groups have developed course collections that are designed to complement and enhance existing introductory course plans. The aim of this initiative is to provide faculty members across the UNC System with expanded resources to support hybrid and online instruction. Each collection of curated resources may be adopted in whole or in part to supplement an instructor’s existing course plans and materials. The resources are not intended as a stand-alone course, but rather to supplement existing course plans.

Access the portal page herehttps://myapps.northcarolina.edu/digitallearning/unc-course-assets/

COVID-19 Free Learning Tech, Mobile/Internet Access Services, and OER

In response to Higher education’s increased need to access learning technology, open educational resources (OER), and access services (e.g. wireless, internet) due to the COVID-19 outbreak, many corporations and service providers are offering free or significantly discounted pricing for educators and students as they transition to remote education. EDUCAUSE, working with higher education institutions across the United States and abroad, maintains an exhaustive list of these offerings.

We encourage you to review the three tabs included in this list, Technology, OER, and Access Service Offerings. The DLI staff access and contribute to this growing list to enhance its usability and accuracy. If you would like to add an organization, please email dstellrecht@educause.edu with a link to the relevant web page for higher education institutions to contact the organization.

We hope that bringing awareness to this resource helps you to more efficiently identify potential technologies, OER, and access services in support of your transition to remotely learning due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

Be well,

John

 

John Falchi, M.S.

Director, Special Projects

UNC System Office

jjfalchi@northcarolina.edu

Invitation: DLI Webinar, May 22, 2020 at 11:30 AM

UNC System Digital Learning Webinar

May 22, 2020, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Login: https://mcnc.zoom.us/j/943706306

Phone: (646) 558-8656   ID: 943 706 306

 11:00 AM – 11:10 AM

Welcome and Overview

James Garner Ptaszynski, Ph.D.

Vice President, Digital Learning

UNC System Office

 11:10 AM – 11:30 AM

GUIDING FACULTY INTO REMOTE TEACHING AND OPERATING IN THE “NEWISH” NORM 

Jennifer Cutts

Director, Curriculum and Innovation

Kenan-Flagler Business School

UNC Chapel Hill

In this session, Jennifer Cutts will share Kenan-Flagler Business School’s experiences in transitioning to virtual teaching in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Jennifer will highlight a workshop strategy that was implemented to expedite faculty orientation to teaching in Zoom as well as faculty feedback on what worked well, challenges, and what could still be improved. Additionally, she will share the many lessons learned that will be applied to the Summer and Fall terms to enhance faculty and student experiences in the “newish” norm. Finally, Jennifer will share the business school’s efforts to create digital content in a virtual working environment and how they are partnering with faculty to prepare for a variety of possible teaching scenarios in the fall.

Jennifer Cutts is the director of Curriculum and Innovation for UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School. Jennifer specializes in faculty community, curriculum development, and the creation of an innovative, centralized center for excellence that serves multiple degree programs and focuses on digital presence in learning environments and promoting communities of learning for faculty. Jennifer has over 20 years of online learning and higher education experience. She has been a leader with two top distance education consulting companies, Bisk Education and Embanet-Compass Knowledge Group (now Pearson-Embanet). Jennifer is a doctoral student in the Leadership and Learning in Organizations Ed.D. program at Vanderbilt University and holds an MBA from Regis University and a Bachelor’s in Communications from the University of South Florida.

11:30 AM – 11:50 AM

Connecting the Dots: Leveraging Connectivism to Support Competency Based Learning

This session will explore how connectivism, connective teaching methods, and data-driven decision-making support learners in achieving proficiency in industry related competencies through personalized adaptive learning. Speakers will offer tangible tools and innovative strategies for educators to bridge the divide between connectivism theory and competency-focused skills development. The UNCW team will discuss how this educational model enables learners to chart a personalized course toward competency attainment by leveraging divergent, diverse, and distinctive experiences while acquiring professional skills, knowledge, networks, and certifications.

Sheri Conklin, Ed.D.

Assistant Professor

 UNC Wilmington

Dr. Sheri Conklin has extensive experience in online course design and best practices for online delivery. As a former instructional designer, she focused on professional development for faculty and staff teaching online. She has also engaged in multiple research projects to contribute to the growing body of knowledge surrounding online course design and delivery. Sheri has been teaching online for more than 12 years and focuses on problem-based learning, applied learning, and integrating community-based service learning in the online course environment. Her research interests include online course design, instructor social presence, service learning, and cooperative learning.

Eric L. Richardson, Ph.D., MPH, MBA, PHR, SHRM-CP, CHHR, ACHE

Program Coordinator, Master of Healthcare Administration (MHA)

Assistant Professor, School of Health and Applied Human Sciences

 UNC Wilmington

Dr. Eric L. Richardson brings to UNCW extraordinary experience with market analyses, program/course design, and implementation of new academic programs and specializations. He has documented proficiency delivering results related to applied learning, accreditation initiatives, and regulatory analyses. He is a 2018 Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME) Fellow and a higher education leader with more than 14 years’ experience teaching and developing curriculum for traditional and online learning environments focused on applied learning. His research interests focus on healthcare, job satisfaction, turnover, retention, and commitment.

Nikki Strawn, M.S.

Instructional Designer

UNC Wilmington

Nikki Strawn is a public educator with more than 12 years’ experience in teaching and designing instruction for traditional and online learning. Her focus areas in online teaching include faculty professional development, Universal Design for Learning, gamification, interactive video, authentic assessments, and online student engagement strategies. Nikki is a certified Quality Matters Peer Reviewer and a member of the Online Learning Consortium. Using her knowledge and skills of technology tools combined with her learner-centered and systematic approach to instructional design, Nikki brings engaging course design and quality online teaching methods to enhance student learning outcomes and learner satisfaction.

 

Questions Comments and Suggestions?

Questions related to the monthly webinar? Want to suggest or present on a topic during a future webinar?  If so, please email the UNC digital learning team at DLI@northcarolina.edu.

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