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On Friday, February 13 at 12:00PM EST, join me for an Introduction to #OSCQR to learn about SUNY Online's course quality review rubric & process, and how to conduct a self-assessment review to improve the design of your online course
Register here for this free webinar! https://web.cvent.com/event/5f5945fa-f107-4615-b724-37eb243e8164/summary #onlinelearning #onlineteaching #highereducation #instructionalDesign

Alejandra M. Pickett Jan 7

📣 Extended Call for Nominations!
The 2026 SUNY Online Teaching #OSCQR Awards recognize excellence, innovation, and impact in online course quality.

🏆 Categories:
• Institutional Excellence
• Program Innovation
• Individual Achievement
• Research Impact

🌐 Open to SUNY and non-SUNY nominations (self-nominations welcome!)

🗓️ Deadline: January 16, 2026
🔗 https://oscqr.suny.edu/awards/oscqr-awards

#OnlineTeaching #OnlineLearning #CourseQuality #OSCQR #HigherEd #Education

Alejandra M. Pickett Nov 18

🌟 The SUNY Online #OSCQR rubric can help campuses, IDs & faculty strengthen Regular & Substantive Interaction to meet U.S. Dept. of Ed requirements — while improving quality, accessibility & learner success.

📅 Tomorrow (Tue 11/18, 12PM ET)

✅ Review OSCQR + RSI-aligned standards
✅ Strengthen compliance
✅ Build an action plan for continuous improvement
✅ Get the OSCQR Self-Assessment Rubric

🌐 Free registration: https://web.cvent.com/event/e0028151-355b-4673-9115-60aa147ba4d1/websitePage:847f2497-3991-4433-b131-bc03bac68388

#OnlineTeaching #OnlineLearning #Accessibility #edutoot

Alejandra M. Pickett Nov 12

🌟 Nominations are open!
Celebrate excellence in online teaching + learning with the 2026 SUNY Online #OSCQR Awards 🏆

Know a person, program, or campus doing amazing work with the OSCQR rubric? Nominate them (or yourself)!

🧩 Categories: Institutional • Program • Individual • Research
🗓️ Deadline: Dec 31, 2025
🔗 Nominate: https://forms.gle/vmdAY8SxqP1wANJz9
📘 More info: https://oscqr.suny.edu/awards/oscqr-awards/

#OnlineLearning #CourseQuality #HigherEd #edutoot

Alejandra M. Pickett Oct 31

🏆 Karen Caldwell 2025 #OSCQR Program Innovation Award winner https://oscqr.suny.edu/awards/2025-awardees/program-karen-caldwell
📽️Check out her video showcase: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYkpE9g9Fbg&t=1177s
✅ Learn more about the awards: https://oscqr.suny.edu/awards/oscqr-awards/
#onlinelearning #onlineteaching #instructionaldesign #HigherEd #edutoot

Alejandra M. Pickett Oct 31

🏆 Doris Ostrander is the recipient of the #OSCQR 2025 Institutional Excellence Award https://oscqr.suny.edu/awards/2025-awardees/institutional-adk-doris-ostrander/

📽️Check out her video showcase: https://youtu.be/eYkpE9g9Fbg?si=zlrVYKhcJ9B9zF2g&t=2077

✅ Learn more about the awards: https://oscqr.suny.edu/awards/oscqr-awards/
#onlinelearning #onlineteaching #instructionaldesign #edutoot #HigherEd

Alejandra M. Pickett Oct 27

🎉 Hear from the inaugural #OSCQR Award winners!
Discover how SUNY & others are embedding quality into online course design, faculty development & learner success.
🏆 10/28/25
🕚 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM (EST)
🔗 Register free: https://web.cvent.com/event/4ba1f40a-a1e1-432f-b6c6-8de69332aedb
More info: https://oscqr.suny.edu/awards/2025-awardees/
#SUNYOnline #OnlineTeaching #OnlineLearning #edutoot #HigherEd #InstructionalDesign

Alejandra M. Pickett Oct 9

If teaching online results in faculty burnout… we’re doing it wrong.

Online Faculty Burnout isn’t about the modality, it’s about design, infrastructure, and support.

When institutions invest in instructional design(ers) & frameworks like #OSCQR, online teaching becomes sustainable, not exhausting.

💬 What supports make online teaching sustainable where you work?
🔗 https://online.suny.edu/onlineteaching/2025/10/07/burnout/

#OnlineTeaching #FacultyBurnout #InstructionalDesign #HigherEd #FacultySupport #OnlineLearning #edutoot

Alejandra M. Pickett Sep 29

OSCQR is NOT a Scorecard! ...Why the #OSCQR Rubric Uses Time as Rating Criteria rather than Scores
READ ➡️ https://online.suny.edu/onlineteaching/2025/09/26/oscqr-is-not-a-scorecard/
OSCQR uses time-to-revise to guide continuous improvement in course design.
#OnlineLearning #FacultyDevelopment #ContinuousImprovement #EDUtoot

Alejandra M. Pickett Sep 22

🎓 Free Webinar: Intro to OSCQR (Self-Assessment)
🗓️ Sept 24, 2025 | 🕛 12–1:30 PM (EST)
Learn how to review & improve the quality, #accessibility & design of your online course.

Perfect for anyone new to OSCQR—whether you’re refreshing an existing course, designing one from scratch, or beginning the path toward OSCQR Self-Assessment certification.
🏅 Earn the Intro to OSCQR Badge!
🔗 Register: https://web.cvent.com/event/e0028151-355b-4673-9115-60aa147ba4d1/summary

#SUNYOnline #OSCQR #OnlineTeaching #Accessibility #CourseDesign #EdTech #edutoot