SYS Presents: Adventures in Online Education11 Marras 2022

S03 EP12 - Greatest Hits with Chris Voelker

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

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