Karen Qualey featured in news story about $100K Z-degree courses

By MacGregor SharpeMarch 27, 2024 MOORHEAD — Minnesota State University Moorhead is getting ready to offer courses that have no costs connected to textbooks, resources or materials. They’re called Z-degrees. The state is giving MSUM $100,000, to develop the courses. The average student spends between roughly $700 to $1,200 for books and supplies. Z-degrees will be unveiled in the spring of […]

Artac and Beckermann to present at OLC Accelerate 2023

This week Instructional Designers Catherine Artac and Stephen Beckermann will present at the Online Learning Consortium (OLC) Accelerate 2023 conference in Washington D.C. Their presentation: Facilitated Exploration, Implementation, and Sharing of Student-Centered Teaching Practices ​Among a Community of Faculty will share the model used and lessons learned from the past three years of facilitating the Student-Centered Cohort (SCC) with MSUM […]

Course Design Intensive

Course Design Intensive is a collaborative offering from the Faculty and Professional Learning Center and the Office of Online Learning. The one-day intensive will be offered several times throughout the year. Much of the time will be spent in hands-on work so faculty are encouraged to bring a syllabus, course shell, or course outline on which they will build. Course […]