Online Consortium of Oklahoma

APPQMR (Applying the QM Rubric) – QM Dedicated Workshop
2022-07-12, 2022-09-06, 2022-10-04, 2022-11-01, 2023-01-03 - 2023-01-24, 2023-04-04 - 2023-04-18, 2023-07-11 - 2023-07-25, 2023-10-31 - 2023-11-14 | 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.

IYOC (Designing Your Online Course) – QM Dedicated Workshop
2022-07-14, 2022-09-08, 2022-10-06, 2022-11-03, 2023-04-06 - 2023-04-20, 2023-07-13 - 2023-07-27, 2023-11-02 - 2023-11-16 | 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.

DYOC (Designing Your Online Course) – QM Dedicated Workshop
2022-07-14, 2022-09-08, 2022-10-06, 2022-11-03, 2023-04-06 - 2023-04-20, 2023-07-13 - 2023-07-27, 2023-11-02 - 2023-11-16 | 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.

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 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.

OER in Oklahoma: Spring Opportunities for Faculty
2023-01-11 14:00 - 15:00
OSRHE will share the great opportunities available for faculty for professional development and implementation of open educational resources (OER).
Participants will come away from this session with access to free training, discovery of resources like Pressbooks, and information about grant funding available right now from OSRHE.
Register to Attend or Receive Recording

2023 Oklahoma Learning Innovations Summit
2023-04-20 - 2023-04-21
The Oklahoma Council for Online Learning Excellence (COLE) invites you to share your ground-breaking ideas, research and best practices in online education at the 2023 Oklahoma Learning Innovations Summit, to be held Thursday, April 20 via Zoom Events and Friday, April 21 in-person at Rose State College with some streaming sessions available.
The priority deadline for proposals is Monday, February 27. Proposals submitted after the priority deadline will be shared with the committee until the event program is finalized.
The 2023 theme is BOLD Future – Building Opportunities for Learning & Discovery, with tracks including:

Collaboration and Engagement – How do we connect learners with one another, ourselves, and their discipline knowledge?
Assessing Learner Success – How do we measure learning outcomes which develop life and career-critical competencies?
Innovation Best Practices – How do we position existing resources to invent solutions for emerging challenges?
Support Through Technology – How do we leverage technology to reach every learner everywhere?

All presenters and participants will be invited to join the virtual event at no cost; a link will be provided at a later date. The Friday, April 21 in-person event will include breakfast and lunch with an anticipated registration fee of $40. You may include up to four presenters on the submission form. Contact online@osrhe.edu if you have any questions before submitting the form or if you need to include additional presenter information.
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2023 Oklahoma OER Summit
2023-11-03 09:00 - 15:00
The Council for Online Learning Excellence (COLE) and Online Consortium of Oklahoma (OCO) invite faculty, staff, and students to join us for the 2023 Oklahoma OER Summit.

Time: 9 am-3 pm (breakfast served 8-9 am for in-person event)
Location: Hybrid at Rose State College (paid in-person event with free streaming sessions offered via Zoom Events)
Cost: In-Person early bird registration is $40 (regular $50); Virtual-only attendance is free.

Register for the free virtual OER Summit to join us via Zoom Events
Register for the paid in-person OER Summit to join us at Rose State College.

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 Tracey Romano at online@osrhe.edu if you need to request any special accommodations to fully engage with us during the event.

2024 Oklahoma Online Excellence Awards Nominations
2023-11-15 - 2024-01-31 | Online (Asynchronous)
The Council for Online Learning Excellence (COLE) is accepting nominations for the 2024 Oklahoma Online Excellence Awards until January 31, 2024 and this year, the award categories available include:

Accessibility
Individual Leadership
Innovation
Open Education Impact
Teaching
Team Leadership

For more information and to submit a nomination, visit the Online Excellence Awards webpage here at OCOlearnOK.org.

OKLIS Virtual Session: Accessibility
2024-01-26 11:00 - 13:00 | Zoom Events (virtual)
Time: 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

11:00 am Accessibility in Office 365 – Ally Sharp
12:00 pm: Panel Discussion on Legal Aspects of Digital Accessibility – Mackenzie Murphy-Wilfong and Brandee Hancock

As an expansion of the annual Oklahoma Learning Innovations Summit (OKLIS), the Council for Online Learning Excellence (COLE) Professional Development Committee and the Online Consortium of Oklahoma (OCO) invite faculty, staff, and students to join us for a virtual session to discuss issues related to accessibility. The first session will address accessibility in Office 365 with Ally Sharp from Langston University. The second session is a panel discussion on the legal aspects of digital accessibility as it relates to teaching and supporting online learners with two panelists, legal counsels Mackenzie Wilfong of Tulsa Community College and Brandee Hancock from Oklahoma State University.
Register for Free Zoom Session
Live captions will be provided via Zoom. Please contact Tracey Romano at online@osrhe.edu if you need to request any special accommodations to fully engage with us during the virtual event.

OKLIS Virtual Session: Digital Media
2024-02-23 11:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
Time: 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

11:00am Toddler Steps in Podcasting – Ally Sharp
11:30am Advanced Podcasting + ACM Micro-credentials – Sephra Scheuber and Nick Ross
12:15pm The New Frontier: Game Tech-Driven Immersive VR in Higher Education – Robert Wall

As an expansion of the annual Oklahoma Learning Innovations Summit (OKLIS), the Council for Online Learning Excellence (COLE) Professional Development, Advanced Technologies, and LMS & Tools Committees and the Online Consortium of Oklahoma (OCO) invite faculty, staff, and students to join us for a virtual session to discuss digital media as it relates to supporting online learners. The first event, “Toddler Steps in Podcasting,” is hosted by Ally Sharp from Langston University. The next session, “Advanced Podcasting + ACM Micro-credentials,” is hosted by Sephra Scheuber from the University of Oklahoma and Nick Poss from the University of Central Oklahoma. The final session, “The New Frontier: Game Tech-Driven Immersive VR in Higher Education hosted by Robert Wall from the University of Central Oklahoma.
Register for Free Zoom Session
Live captions will be provided via Zoom. Please contact Tracey Romano at online@osrhe.edu if you need to request any special accommodations to fully engage with us during the virtual event.
