Free Quality Matters Workshop for QM Instructional Design Association Members

Session Title: Designing Engaging Discussion Boards
Date: Tuesday, October 11, 2016
Time: 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. EST
Description: This presentation looks at best practices for discussion questions. We explore the best practices presented in leading literature, as well as discuss how we have modified discussions to garner more engagement from students.
Moderator: Amy Grincewicz
Presenter: Candie McKee, Ph.D. — Lead Instructional Designer of Cowboy Quality eLearning Center (CQeL) — Candie McKee has been working in instructional design for more than 15 years via higher education and workplace settings. She’s worked with Quality Matters as a QM-Certified F2F Facilitator, Online Facilitator, Peer Reviewer, and Master Reviewer for the past three years. Her primary focus in instructional design centers on user-centered design that is accessible to all students.
Co Presenter: Kristin Winterrowd, M.A. — Instructional Designer of Cowboy Quality eLearning Center (CQeL) — Kristin Winterrowd has been teaching for more than 13 years and brought her experience in student engagement to the instructional field a few years ago. For the past year she’s engaged with Quality Matters as an internal peer reviewer. Her primary focus in instructional design is centered on student engagement in activities and assessments.