From Ideas to Excellence
“The most striking thing about the American university in its formative period is the diversity of mind shown by the men who spurred its development. Those who participated in the academic life...displayed sharply dissonant attitudes. Their outlook offered no smooth consensus.” – Laurence Veysey, The Emergence of the American University The …
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"In these days, it is doubtful that any child may reasonably be expected to succeed in life if he is denied the opportunity of an education. Such an opportunity, where the state has undertaken to provide it, is a right that must be made available on equal terms." - Chief Justice Earl Warren, Brown v. Board of Education (1954) Remember when you …
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The Beginning “We began with small groups, a soft roll-out and a few course reviews,” recalled Joan Mikalson, Associate Provost for Student and Faculty Services, Excelsior College, when asked how Excelsior implemented Quality Matters. “We ensured a clear division of roles among participating faculty and, as QM spread, offered resources, …
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First Steps “We identified a statewide need for a stronger online course quality assurance process in Michigan,” remembered Joe Freidhoff, Executive Director, Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute (MVLRI) at Michigan Virtual University (MVU), when asked what sparked an interest in Quality Matters (QM). “We were looking at issues of …
If you’ve ever attended #QMConnect, you know it can be a transformative experience. Conferences offer attendees networking and learning opportunities, tools and ideas. Meeting educators from across the world and discovering they grapple with the same challenges you and your colleagues face in your organizations can foster community and …
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I no sooner perceived myself in the world than I found myself in a storm” – John Locke In his American Higher Education, A History (Second Edition), Christopher Lucas posits that society’s earliest attempts at codifying the theory and practice of higher education were seeded in Aristotle’s pursuit of knowledge for its own sake, absent …
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