The Faculty Choice Awards have been given out at every FIU Online Conference since 2014. These awards honor faculty who advance quality design and enhance the student online experience. Faculty self-nominate a fully-online course to be reviewed by a panel of their peers. The committee of faculty judges evaluate each nomination by using the award […]
While preparing to present at FIU Online Con 2022, CultivatED, instructors Brent Huffman and Eugenio Jaramillo shared their experience in constructing quality courses with the Insider. Both Huffman and Jaramillo teach as adjuncts in the Moss Department of Construction Management program, part of the FIU Engineering and Computing department. The “Constructing Quality Courses” presentation‘s aim […]
FIU, along with 113 universities worldwide, participated in the annual 24-hour Fix Your Content Day challenge May 20th to identify solutions in providing a more accessible online learning environment. With digital sources of information now a vital everyday way of life, it has never been more important for such information to be accessible to everyone. […]
Have you ever relied on a handful of students that you know will get the engagement in discussions started? It happens. While discussions are a great way of assessing knowledge, they target a certain type of student: the confident and talkative ones. These students aren’t afraid to be wrong, ask questions and speak up, but […]
FIU Online’s Insider Instructor Webinar series explores relevant instructional strategies and effective uses of technology for the online environment. #QualityGoals: HIIT – High Impact Imperative Techniques for Online Quality Course Design reviewed the Panther Quality Course Design Initiative, the general standards of the QM Rubric, and the critical elements of the QM quality assurance process. […]
Committed to academic excellence, FIU Online achieved a remarkable feat. The university has now climbed to number one ranking nationally for Quality Matters (QM) certified online courses. “Online is the campus of the future,” says Kenneth G. Furton, Florida International University’s Provost and Executive Vice President. “FIU has always been committed to quality online instruction […]
FIU Online’s monthly Faculty Webinar series explores relevant instructional strategies and effective ways to use technology in an online classroom. The recent Understanding the QM Rubric webinar offered a crash course on Quality Matters. It included an explanation of the underlying principles behind the QM Rubric and the critical elements of the QM quality assurance […]
FIU Online was invited to present a concurrent session at the 2016 Quality Matters conference. The theme for the conference was “Blazing New Trails” and was held in Portland, Oregon from October 31 through November 2, 2016. Karina Gomes and Maikel Alendy, both Lead Instructional Designers at FIU Online, facilitated the session titled “Feedback: We’re […]
FIU Online is happy to share a new report titled: “The Benefits of Quality Matters Certification: What the Analytics Reveal“. To access the report, please visit: https://insider.fiu.edu/qmreport Summary: FIU Online engaged in research to highlight the benefits to both students and faculty when taking and teaching an online course that has received the Quality Matters certification. FIU Online […]
Quality Matters. Well, yes it does, but how does it apply to courses—namely yours? If you are not familiar with it, the Quality Matters program is a faculty-driven, collaborative, peer review process designed to improve online and blended courses. Courses are measured against a set of eight standards (a.k.a. The QM Rubric) which focus heavily […]
