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Learn how QM Standards Ensure Quality in Online Course Design in the Applying the QM Rubric (APPQMR) Workshop
Online workshop offered Jan. 6-27 by UMBC and Salisbury
Individuals interested in learning about the underlying principles behind the QM Rubric may be enrolled into QM’s flagship workshop, Applying the QM Rubric (APPQMR), that will be offered January...
Posted: November 12, 2025, 11:36 AM
Accessibility, UDL & Quality Matters: Your Blueprint for Inclusive Teaching and Quality Course Design
Practical steps to make content accessible and inclusive
As part of the 19th annual National Distance Learning Week (NDLW), Instructional Technology will offer a series of sessions that underscore the importance and context of digital accessibility, how...
Posted: October 23, 2025, 5:36 PM
Learn how to apply the QM Rubric to online course design in Applying the QM Rubric (APPQMR) Workshop
Online workshop offered Oct. 7-28 by Salisbury and UMBC
Faculty or staff interested in learning about the underlying principles behind the QM Rubric may be enrolled into QM’s flagship workshop, Applying the QM Rubric (APPQMR), that will be offered...
Posted: September 9, 2025, 10:49 AM
Exploring the Journey from QM Course Certification to becoming a Master Reviewer
Louise Murray shares insights as first faculty to pursue MR
Louise Murray, Clinical Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Programs at the Erickson School of Aging Studies, recently became UMBC’s first faculty member to become certified as a QM...
Posted: December 10, 2024, 10:25 AM
Effective course design helps welcome and orient students
Course Design Best Practices in Ultra - Part 1 of 2
This article focuses on ways to leverage features in Ultra to ensure your course is designed to optimize student learning and ensure students feel welcome and prepared, especially at the start of...
Posted: September 11, 2024, 4:37 PM
DoIT’s Susan Biro Selected to QM Academic Advisory Council
QMAAC provides guidance to QM direction, initiatives
DoIT's Manager of Online Learning, Dr. Susan Biro, has been selected to serve on the Quality Matters Academic Advisory Council (QMAAC) for a three-year term beginning January 1, 2024. The Council...
Posted: February 7, 2024, 2:37 PM
Accessible Course Design Supports Diverse Learning Styles
Save the dates! Accessibility Workshop and Bb Ally Webinar
Creating accessible courses requires thoughtful consideration of diverse learning styles and strategies that result in fostering engaging learning experiences for all students. These strategies...
Posted: December 12, 2023, 10:04 AM
NDLW recap: Faculty, Staff, Students Discuss Online Learning
Join us for monthly candid conversations starting SP23
This year's National Distance Learning Week 2022 Lunchtime Series (November 7-11) at UMBC created space for candid conversations about online learning. These conversations featured 11 panelists...
Posted: November 14, 2022, 5:04 PM
Free Half-Day Virtual Conference on Quality Matters on Feb 9
Gain insight into Active/Applied Research on Online Learning
Quality Matters is offering a free half-day conference on February 9, 2021, focused on research-supported best practices with takeaways to apply in your own work. Listen to experts from the QM...
Posted: February 1, 2021, 8:37 AM
USM OnTrack: New Quality Matters January Workshops Added!
Sign up now for these newly added workshops for 2021!
USM OnTrack has added additional Quality Matters workshops in high-demand topics for the January 2021! Quality Matters January 2021 Workshops Registration Now Open! Registration is...
Posted: November 2, 2020, 5:20 PM
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