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Instructional Technology Certified as QM Master Reviewers
Certification facilitates Quality Matters reviews at UMBC
As part of UMBC's effort to recognize exemplary course design through the Quality Matters Impact (QMI) pilot, a partnership with the Provost's Office launched in FA2021 as an extension of the...
Posted: May 18, 2022, 9:13 AM
5 Faculty Earn QM Certification for Course Design
More than half of USM's QM certified courses are from UMBC
After participating in rigorous peer reviews of their online and hybrid courses, five UMBC faculty have earned Quality Matters certification as part of the campus’ Quality Matters Impact (QMI)...
Posted: February 14, 2022, 9:39 AM
Quality Matters Impact Program - Call to Participate
Faculty can apply now for Spring/Summer Cohorts
As an extension of the award-winningPIVOT program, the Quality Matters Impact program is a new initiative to formally recognize courses that meet Quality Matters standards and demonstrate...
Posted: January 28, 2022, 1:29 PM
Expanding PIVOT with Proactive Course Design Peer Reviews
Six faculty seek Quality Matters certification in UMBC pilot
By most accounts, UMBC’s PIVOT initiative has been considered a success in that 70 percent of all faculty participated, and 85% percent of students in PIVOT courses felt they were well organized...
Posted: November 9, 2021, 9:23 AM
PIVOT Selected to Receive OLC Effective Practice Award
70% of faculty engaged in largest online learning initiative
The Online Learning Consortium announced that UMBC's Instructional Technology team has earned an Effective Practice Award for its Planning Instructional Variety for Online Teaching (PIVOT)...
Posted: August 24, 2021, 4:22 PM
PIVOT Courses Associated with Improved SEEQs and Tool Use
Faculty training to support empirically driven course design potentially represents one of the most scalable options available for improving student outcomes at an institution. One strategy to...
Posted: August 19, 2021, 3:58 PM
Three PIVOT Resources to Prepare for Summer Online Teaching
The Planning Instructional Variety for Online Teaching (PIVOT) program is designed to support faculty as they prepare for the virtual classroom. For faculty who will be teaching this summer, the...
Posted: April 28, 2021, 10:11 AM
Faculty Survey Suggests Shift in Pre/Post-Pandemic Teaching
31% increase in those open to non-traditional approach, FA21
"I teach mostly grad students. I did not expect to find any positives about remote teaching - in 35 years of teaching I had NEVER done it and did not plan on doing it before retirement [...] It is...
Posted: February 24, 2021, 11:05 AM
PIVOT and the Student Evaluation of FA20 Courses
Training Associated with Higher SEEQs & Course Interactions
There is a statistically significant, positive relationship between a faculty member completing the Planning Instructional Variety in Online Teaching (PIVOT) training and elevated course-level...
Posted: February 2, 2021, 2:02 PM
Save the Date: PIVOT Special Topics Jan 11-14, 2021
Mark your calendars! The PIVOT Special Topics pathway is designed to supplement existing PIVOT resources and enhance the instructor’s online teaching toolkit. Dates: January 11-14, 2021 Time:...
Posted: December 2, 2020, 11:23 AM
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