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October 2021
Connecting Educational Concepts with Mind Mapping Techniques
Mind mapping is a technique used to visually outline information. By using words, pictures and diagrams, mind mapping can help professors teach connections in course material, as well as help students study. The main concept, or idea, is at the center of the mind map. From the nucleus-center, themes associated with the main concept branch out; and from each of these themes, additional branches or twigs begin to grow as attributing information begins to unveil itself as a subset…
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Getting Started with Quality Matters
Quality Matters began with a small group of Maryland colleagues who were trying to solve a common problem among institutions: how do we measure and guarantee the quality of a course? This question became important because many institutions were trying to create a system where they could share available seats in their online courses with other institutions. Because of this, they worked to create courses of quality for their students, regardless of where the course originated. In 2003, the colleagues created the Quality Matters program, which would create a scalable…
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