Salisbury University |  Instructional Design & Delivery Newsletter | September 20, 2022

Two CHHS Online Courses Receive QM Certification

Salisbury University is committed to adhering to the highest possible standards in education, whether online, remote, hybrid or in person. Recently, two online courses in the College of Health and Human Services (CHHS) became the second and third courses at SU to achieve Quality Matters (QM) Certification. Congratulations to Drs. Laura Marinaro and Lisa Marquette on this national recognition for their HHPF 502 Introduction to Research and EXSC 325 Obesity Prevention and Treatment online courses.

Additional congratulations goes to CHHS Instructional Designer Bonni Miller for her support and work as part of the course design teams. To learn more about QM and the course review process, please visit ID&D's Quality Matters at SU site.

Call for QM Internal Course Reviewers

Instructional Design and Delivery is currently looking for SU faculty and staff who have completed the Applying the QM Rubric (APPQMR) rubric workshop to volunteer for QM internal course reviews. Our next review period is scheduled for October 1-December 15. During an internal review, a three-member team emulates an official QM peer review to provide feedback to the faculty member who submitted the course for review.

This is a voluntary process and we need your help! Check out the Quality Matters at SU site for more information.

14-Day Writing Challenge Program

The National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD) offers a variety of resources to help academics (of all stages) better align their professional and personal goals. Because SU is a NCFDD Institutional Member, these resources are free to use!

One of the most popular programs is the 14-day writing challenge, which uses best practices to help you create a consistent writing practice. The next opportunity to participate is October 17-30. During this time, you are asked to commit to writing every day for at least 30 minutes. You log on to the NCFDD’s online community, start the timer, complete your writing, post your progress and encourage others in your assigned writing group. Past participants credit this program and the accountability of the writing groups with helping them to establish better writing habits or to refresh stagnant ones.

Registration closes Wednesday, October 12.

Call for Applicants: Open Pedagogy Faculty Fellowship

Interested in being a part of an initiative focused on increasing faculty instructional agency, while also increasing student equity and access? Thanks in part to a grant received through the Maryland Open-Source Textbook (MOST) initiative, we are now positioned to examine the current usage and related student outcomes associated with Open Educational Resources and Open Pedagogy (OER/OP) at SU. In doing so, one of our first goals is to create a community of engagement made up of faculty with a track record of commitment to OER and/or OP, along with other relevant stakeholders (student focus groups; SU Libraries; ID&D; University Analysis, Reporting and Assessment; and the SU Bookstore). This group will examine the current usage of OER and OP at SU and determine the necessary resources/training to best support the expansion moving forward. This group will also be central as we design professional development opportunities such as the proposed yearly “Open Pedagogy Across the Curriculum” workshop series and the proposed Open Pedagogy Summit.

What would the expectations be?
Participation in 10 meetings (held between September 2022-June 2023)

What would a participant receive?

• A $750 stipend for attending the 10 meetings
• An (optional) opportunity to participate in the Lumen Circles Fellowship focused on Effective Teaching Using OER (limited to instructors using OER this fall semester).

Interested in applying to be a part of this initiative? Please apply online by Tuesday, September 20.