Institutional Memberships

Education Advisory Board (EAB)

EAB finds best practices to address education’s top challenges with research forums. Through these forums, they provide peer-tested research that answers education’s most pressing issues.

Create a free account:

• Visit EAB's website and enter location information
• Select employer from the dropdown
• Enter personal/contact information (note: use your UTHSC-issued email address)
• An email with instructions for completing the account creation process will be sent

With your free account:

• View past webinars
• View upcoming Academic Affairs Forum webinars.
• Manage your subscription

EDUCAUSE LEARNING INITIATIVE (ELI)

ELI is a community of higher education institutions and organizations committed to the advancement of learning through the innovative application of technology.

Accessing ELI Resources:

In order to access ELI member-only resources, you will need to create an EDUCAUSE profile. Visit the EDUCAUSE login page and follow the instructions to create your account. 

Membership Highlights:

• Free access to webinars (live and recorded) with presentations from leading experts on topics like assessment of student learning, online and blended teaching and learning, learning analytics, and more
• Immediate access to Seeking Evidence of Impact
• A chance to engage, share, and gather solutions from colleagues in the ELI Community Forum

 

Online Learning Consortium (OLC)

OLC is one of the leading professional organizations devoted to advancing quality online teaching and learning by providing professional development, instruction, best practice publications and guidance to educators, online learning professionals and organizations around the world.

• To access publications, survey reports, and presentations available, visit the OLC Research Center for Digital Learning and Leadership
• To register for upcoming webinars or view recordings of previous webinars visit their webinar portal

 

Quality Matters (QM)

Quality Matters (QM) is a faculty-centered, peer review process that is designed to certify the quality of online and blended courses. 
Quality Matters reviews course design only and NOT delivery or faculty performance.

The three main components in the Quality Matters Program are:

• QM Rubric
• QM Course Review
  
• QM Professional Development and Support

Accessing Quality Matters:

• Visit qualitymatters.org
• Enter your UTHSC email and select “No, I am new here.”
• Create user account, enter University of Tennessee as Institution
• Then select UTHSC

 

WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies

WCET is nationally recognized as one of the most informative, reliable and forward-thinking organizations regarding the role of technology and innovation in higher education.

All UTHSC faculty and staff may subscribe to WCET's member-only email lists:

• WCETNews - is a moderated list used to distribute WCET's popular Article Digest, job posting from WCET members, announcements and breaking news of general interest to our members
• WCETDiscuss - is a moderated discussion list reserved for WCET members. The list puts you in touch with higher education professionals from institutions and organizations in the U.S. and Canada. Have a question about how others address a policy issue or design solutions to certain educational technology challenges? This list is a quick and easy way to get ideas and input from your peers

UTHSC faculty and staff can subscribe by emailing Sherri Artz Gilbert at sartzgilbert@wiche.edu or 303-541-0209.