1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Guest Bio -&amp;nbsp; Christine Voelker is the K-12 Program Director for Quality Matters, a global non-profit dedicated to quality assurance in online and innovative digital teaching and learning environments.&amp;nbsp; QM provides a scalable quality assurance system for online and blended learning used within and across organizations grounded in research and driven by best practices.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Summary -&amp;nbsp; Today Chris is going to teach us about what QM does and how their work supports the national standards for quality online education.&amp;nbsp; Timestamps -&amp;nbsp; Career transitions over the years and seeking greater impact [2:44] What are the National Standards for Quality Online Learning? [6:55] What do the standards for teaching cover? [10:56] What do the program standards cover? [11:15] What do the course standards cover? [11:53] Similarities with the Danielson Framework [12:39] What is the Learning Portal? [13:40] QM’s mission statement [16:46] Three-pronged approach to quality assurance [16:57] What’s the course review process? [18:46] What is Rigorous Professional Development? [19:39] Quality Matters reviews are for you to see [21:23] How does the work of QM complement the work of the Standards? [23:32] What’s “QM Lite”? [24:50] Becoming certified! [25:34] Who was Chris’ favorite teacher as a kid? [27:28] &amp;nbsp; Resources -&amp;nbsp; National Standards for Quality Online Learning Quality Matters Bridge to Quality Course Design Guide Digital Learning Collab Virtual Learning Alliance Twitter: @nsqol; @k12qm; @qmprogram; @vllaonline; @theDLCedu; @voelkerc SYS Presents: Adventures in Online Education https://syseducation.org/aoe <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/22096748/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/121176788