Online Consortium of Oklahoma

DYOC (Designing Your Online Course) – QM Dedicated Workshop
2022-11-03, 2022-10-06, 2022-09-08, 2022-07-14, 2022-04-07, 2022-02-03 | Online (Asynchronous)
Description: The “Designing Your Online Course” workshop includes an overview of the QM Rubric and provides a framework for participants to design an online course plan. An integral element of the workshop is exploration of the eight General Standards of the QM Rubric, focusing on learning objectives and overall course alignment. Participants will complete a Course Development Plan. The plan includes all of the essential Specific Review Standards (SRS) with a column for how the participant will meet the SRS in their course and what resources they will need.
Prerequisites: None
What Participants Need

An online course you are developing
8 to 10 hours of time per week to spend on achieving the learning objectives

Course Length: Two weeks
Delivery Mode: Online (Asynchronous)
Registration: OKQM Dedicated Workshop Registration
Registration Fee for OKQM Affiliates: $75 early bird registration/$85 late registration
Workshops require a minimum of five participants to run.

IYOC (Designing Your Online Course) – QM Dedicated Workshop
2022-11-03, 2022-10-06, 2022-09-08, 2022-07-14, 2022-04-07, 2022-02-03 | Online (Asynchronous)
Description: The “Improving Your Online Course” workshop explores the QM Rubric and provides a framework to improve the quality of online courses. Participants use the QM Rubric to review their own online courses and develop a course improvement plan.
The content is based on the essential Specific Review Standards of the Quality Matters Rubric. Participants come away with a plan for course improvement so enrolling in the workshop with a pre-developed online course is required.
Those without an existing online course to improve should sign up for the Designing Your Online Course workshop.
Prerequisites: None
What Participants Need

An online course to improve.
8 to 10 hours of time per week to spend on achieving the learning objectives.

Course Length: Two weeks
Delivery Mode: Online (Asynchronous)
Registration: OKQM Dedicated Workshop Registration
Registration Fee with OKQM Membership: $75 early bird registration/$85 late registration
Workshops require a minimum of five participants to run.

APPQMR (Applying the QM Rubric) – QM Dedicated Workshop
2022-11-01, 2022-10-04, 2022-09-06, 2022-07-12, 2022-04-05, 2022-02-01 | Online (Asynchronous)
Description: QM’s flagship workshop on the QM Rubric and its use in reviewing the design of online and blended courses is intended for a broad audience, including but not limited to faculty, instructional designers, administrators, and adjunct instructors. It is particularly helpful to those new to QM or those considering the adoption of a quality assurance process for online and blended learning.
In addition to learning about the QM Rubric and the course review process, participants will learn to apply the concept of alignment and draft helpful recommendations for course improvement.
The APPQMR is the prerequisite for the Peer Reviewer Course, which is the required course to become a QM Peer Reviewer.
Prerequisites: None
What Participants Need: At least 10 to 12 hours of time per week to spend on achieving the learning objectives. Some participants report spending at least 15 hours per week.
Course Length: Two weeks
Delivery Mode: Online (Asynchronous)
Registration: OKQM Dedicated Workshop Registration
Registration Fee for OKQM Affiliates: $95 early bird registration/$105 late registration
Workshops require a minimum of five participants to run.

2022 Oklahoma OER Summit
2022-10-26 - 2022-10-27 | Zoom Events (virtual)
Times: 10 am – 3 pm
The Council for Online Learning Excellence (COLE) and Online Consortium of Oklahoma (OCO) invite faculty, staff, and students to join us for the 2022 Oklahoma OER Summit. This free, virtual event will be hosted via the Zoom Events platform.
Register via Zoom Events or by visiting https://summit.ocolearnok.org.
Attendees will hear of new funding opportunities for open educational resources (OER), discover faculty-led open textbook projects, and gain access to numerous resources provided to our colleges and universities at no cost.
Live captions will be provided via Zoom and recordings will remain available following each session for 30 days within Zoom Events. Please contact Brad Griffith at online@osrhe.edu if you need to request any special accommodations to fully engage with us during the virtual event.

COLE FERPA Q&A Webinar
2022-10-25 15:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | Zoom Events (virtual)
The Council for Online Learning Excellence (COLE) and Online Consortium of Oklahoma (OCO) invite faculty, staff, and students to join us for a webinar to discuss issues related to FERPA and teaching and supporting online learners. Panelists for this event will include legal counsels Mackenzie Wilfong of Tulsa Community College and Brandee Hancock from Oklahoma State University.
Register for the free Zoom session.
Live captions will be provided via Zoom. Please contact Brad Griffith at online@osrhe.edu if you need to request any special accommodations to fully engage with us during the virtual event.

2022 Oklahoma Learning Innovations Summit
2022-04-22 10:00 - 15:00, 2022-04-15 10:00 - 15:00, 2022-04-08 10:00 - 15:00, 2022-04-01 10:00 - 15:00 | Zoom Events (virtual)
Description: The Oklahoma Council for Online Learning Excellence (COLE) looks forward to hosting you at its annual conference on Fridays in April!
Hosted each spring, the Oklahoma Learning Innovations Summit showcases online excellence in higher education throughout the state. Organized by members of the Council for Online Learning Excellence (COLE), this event invites faculty, staff, and administrators to share in best practices and innovations that support online learners.
Join us starting Friday, April 1 at 10 am for The State of Online Learning in Oklahoma 2022, which includes updates from our online collaboration groups (COLE, OCO, Oklahoma Quality Matters) and will conclude with a kickoff introduction from Chancellor Allison Garrett!
Session tracks for 2022 include: Humanizing the Online Learning Experience, Lessons Learned; New Paths Ahead, Innovative Modalities and Design, Meeting Workforce Needs Through Online Education, and Innovative Use of Technologies.
Following that, a series of interactive sessions will be held each Friday in April (1, 8, 15, 22) from 10 am-3 pm, moderated by members of COLE.
Visit https://summit.ocolearnok.org to register!

Fall 2021 Oklahoma OER Summit
2021-12-03
Description: Join the Council for Online Learning Excellence and Online Consortium of Oklahoma for the second annual Oklahoma Open Educational Resources (OER) Summit, free and open to all via Zoom. This year’s conference will include “Voices from the Field” and will focus on the following areas:

The Value of Open: (includes introduction to OER, benefits, open licensing, shared examples of OER, and discussion of OER adoption models) Beginner
Teaching and Learning with Open Educational Resources: (includes ways to find and use free, CC licensed and public domain content, and incorporating open pedagogy, improving student learning outcomes using OER) Beginner/Intermediate
Implementing and Scaling OER Initiatives: (includes collaboration, starting your initiative, student engagement, policy, strategies, structure and process, institutionalizing and communicating about OER, COVID-19 and OER – its impact on the future) Intermediate/Advanced
Inclusive Practices with OER: (culturally-responsive and equity-focused pedagogies and OER, publishing and printing, accessibility of OER content, data on the impact of OER, research on OER) All Levels

Register for Event
View Call for Proposals – Open Until November 15
Submit a Session Proposal

IYOC (Improving Your Online Course) – Dedicated Workshop
2021-12-02
Description: The “Improving Your Online Course” workshop explores the QM Rubric and provides a framework to improve the quality of online courses. Participants use the QM Rubric to review their own online courses and develop a course improvement plan.
The content is based on the essential Specific Review Standards of the Quality Matters Rubric. Participants come away with a plan for course improvement so enrolling in the workshop with a pre-developed online course is required.
Those without an existing online course to improve should sign up for the Designing Your Online Course workshop.
Prerequisites: None
What Participants Need

An online course to improve.
8 to 10 hours of time per week to spend on achieving the learning objectives.

Course Length: Two weeks
Delivery Mode: Online (Asynchronous)
Registration: OKQM Dedicated Workshop Registration
Registration Fee with OKQM Membership: $65 early bird registration/$75 late registration
Workshops require a minimum of five participants to run.

IYOC (Improving Your Online Course) – Dedicated Workshop
2021-11-04
Description: The “Improving Your Online Course” workshop explores the QM Rubric and provides a framework to improve the quality of online courses. Participants use the QM Rubric to review their own online courses and develop a course improvement plan.
The content is based on the essential Specific Review Standards of the Quality Matters Rubric. Participants come away with a plan for course improvement so enrolling in the workshop with a pre-developed online course is required.
Those without an existing online course to improve should sign up for the Designing Your Online Course workshop.
Prerequisites: None
What Participants Need

An online course to improve.
8 to 10 hours of time per week to spend on achieving the learning objectives.

Course Length: Two weeks
Delivery Mode: Online (Asynchronous)
Facilitator(s): OKQM, Dana Lindon-Burgett (Rose State College)
Registration: OKQM Dedicated Workshop Registration
Registration Fee with OKQM Membership: $65 early bird registration/$75 late registration
Workshops require a minimum of five participants to run.

DYOC (Designing Your Online Course) – Dedicated Workshop
2021-11-04, 2021-10-28
Description: The “Designing Your Online Course” workshop includes an overview of the QM Rubric and provides a framework for participants to design an online course plan. An integral element of the workshop is exploration of the eight General Standards of the QM Rubric, focusing on learning objectives and overall course alignment. Participants will complete a Course Development Plan. The plan includes all of the essential Specific Review Standards (SRS) with a column for how the participant will meet the SRS in their course and what resources they will need.
Prerequisites: None
What Participants Need

An online course you are developing
8 to 10 hours of time per week to spend on achieving the learning objectives

Course Length: Two weeks
Delivery Mode: Online (Asynchronous)
Registration: OKQM Dedicated Workshop Registration
Registration Fee for OKQM Affiliates: $65 early bird registration/$75 late registration
Workshops require a minimum of five participants to run.

APPQMR (Applying the QM Rubric) – Dedicated Workshop
2021-11-02
Description: QM’s flagship workshop on the QM Rubric and its use in reviewing the design of online and blended courses is intended for a broad audience, including but not limited to faculty, instructional designers, administrators, and adjunct instructors. It is particularly helpful to those new to QM or those considering the adoption of a quality assurance process for online and blended learning.
In addition to learning about the QM Rubric and the course review process, participants will learn to apply the concept of alignment and draft helpful recommendations for course improvement.
The APPQMR is the prerequisite for the Peer Reviewer Course, which is the required course to become a QM Peer Reviewer.
Prerequisites: None
What Participants Need: At least 10 to 12 hours of time per week to spend on achieving the learning objectives. Some participants report spending at least 15 hours per week.
Course Length: Two weeks
Delivery Mode: Online (Asynchronous)
Registration: OKQM Dedicated Workshop Registration
Registration Fee for OKQM Affiliates: $85 early bird registration/$95 late registration
Workshops require a minimum of five participants to run.
