Friday, February 24, 2023, 8:45 am – 12:15 pm

Missouri State is now a Quality Matters institution and part of the QM Missouri System. The Quality Matters Missouri System is having our first annual member conference on Friday, February 24, 2023, from 8:45am-12:15pm. The conference is open to faculty and staff at QM Missouri System (QMo) member institutions, free of charge, and this year’s theme is Humanizing, Belonging, and Engaging in Online Learning.

The keynote speaker is Dr Catherine Ford, Program Director for Educational Development at Minnesota State who will be speaking about Empathy by Design: Intentional Integration into the Structure of Your Online Course. Dr Bethany Simunich, Director of Research & Innovation at Quality Matters, will speak about How the QM Standards Support Interaction and Engagement in Online Learning.

There will also be a Virtual Brunch with 10-minute presentations on Using Online Discussion Platforms to Create Belonging and Engagement (Amber Bell, Lincoln University), Mastery Paths in Canvas as a Remediation Tool (Kate Foster, St Charles Community College), and Engaging Students Though Anonymous Participation Opportunities (Elizabeth Dorssom, Lincoln University) as we brainstorm and share ideas related to our theme of humanizing, belonging, and engaging.

Please go to the QM Missouri System (QMo) Member Conference website to register for the conference. You will receive a confirmation email upon registering, and you will receive another email one week before the conference with the Zoom links to the sessions. These will go out the week of February 13.