Qwickly Symposium Georgia

Schedule of Events

Times listed reflect Eastern Time (ET)

8:30 AM

E. E. Butler Room

Registration & Breakfast

Provided by Qwickly

9:00 AM

E. E. Butler Room

Welcome and Opening

Presented by Matt Hadgis

Learn about some of the most recent features updates in all Qwickly products along with general updates about the company.

9:20 AM

E. E. Butler Room

The Road to Automated Check-In beginning with NFC Technology

Presented by Matt Hadgis

Discover Qwickly Attendance's new NFC-based check-in feature. With this functionality, students will simply tap their phones to NFC-enabled tags to record their attendance with enhanced efficiency. Coupled with improvements to scheduled sessions, a more dynamic seating chart, and improved location confirmation, these innovations pave the way for future enhancements, including fully automated check-in without instructor intervention. Join us as we announce this game-changing feature and explore what's next for attendance management.

9:50 AM

BREAK

10:00 AM

Abraham Baldwin Room

Leverage SMS Text Messaging and Other Recent Enhancements in Qwickly Course Tools

Presented by Matt Hadgis

Discover how Qwickly Course Tools' new SMS texting feature enhances communication by delivering instant notifications directly to students. Learn how instructors can effortlessly send reminders, announcements, and urgent messages - right from Qwickly - without exposing student phone numbers. This session will showcase SMS messaging along with other enhancements including Blackboard Organization support, Malware File Scanning, the new File Picker and Needs Grading tool.

10:50 AM

BREAK

11:00 AM

Abraham Baldwin Room

Managing Your Attendance Data with Qwickly Attendance Pro

Presented by Matt Hadgis

Take control of your institution's attendance data with the advanced administrative tools in Qwickly Attendance Pro. This session will cover key features that support efficient data management, including the Administrative Record Editor, restoring deleted sessions, on-demand data deletion, and recent updates to data feeds that streamline reporting and integration.

William Few Room

Qwickly Attendance Training: Attendance Taking

Presented by Rachel Jamison

This training session is designed for every user of Qwickly Attendance, providing a comprehensive overview of how to take attendance, which is key to a streamlined and successful semester. We will move beyond simply marking students present, showing you how and when to utilize all the different attendance-taking modes to suit various class formats, ensuring both speed and accuracy regardless of your teaching style. By the end of the session, you'll be fully equipped to leverage every attendance-taking mode within Qwickly Attendance.

11:30 AM

James Oglethorpe Room

Maintain Compliance for Key Student Populations & Support Student Success with Enterprise Reporting in Qwickly Attendance

Presented by Deanna Singer

Leverage the powerful enterprise reporting of Qwickly Attendance Pro to gain insights into attendance for key student populations like International Students, Financial Aid Recipients, Student Athletes, and more. Ensure stakeholders get the data they need, when they need it, with automated reporting, streamlining the process to maintain compliance. Student success will be showcased with features including visibility into individual student records and administrative reports based on attendance trends like consecutive or high-volume absences.

William Few Room

Qwickly Attendance Training: Record Management & Settings

Presented by Rachel Jamison

This session will demonstrate how to keep accurate attendance records throughout the semester. We will provide detailed, practical instruction on the essential skills you need to maintain accurate data. Key areas of focus include the step-by-step process for editing existing records to correct any errors, as well as the ability to efficiently take attendance for a past date (i.e., retroactively entering a student's presence or absence). You will leave this session equipped with the knowledge to manage all your attendance data.

12:00 PM

E. E. Butler Room

Lunch

Provided by Qwickly

1:00 PM

James Oglethorpe Room

Qwickly Attendance Pro Admin Onboarding Cohort Q&A

Presented by Deanna Singer

If you have been attending the Qwickly Attendance Admin Training Cohort throughout the Fall semester, then this session is for you! This is your dedicated time to seek clarification, troubleshoot specific scenarios, and ensure you feel completely confident in your administrative skills. Please come equipped with any and all lingering questions you have regarding the topics we've covered this semester.

William Few Room

Qwickly Course Tools Training

Presented by Rachel Jamison

Master the entire Qwickly Course Tools suite in this comprehensive session. Get practical walkthroughs covering essential features like the mass communication tools, efficient content building tools, identifying broken links, and managing what assignments need to be graded. Learn to utilize these powerful tools for a more successful and streamlined semester.

1:30 PM

Abraham Baldwin Room

Instructional Time Tracking and Absence Limits in Qwickly Attendance Pro

Presented by Matt Hadgis

Learn how Qwickly Attendance Pro supports instructional time tracking to meet compliance and reporting needs. This session will guide you through setting up clock hours, assigning time values to individual sessions, and generating detailed session time reports. Whether for accreditation, funding, or institutional policies, these tools help ensure every instructional minute is accounted for. We will also be covering automated email triggers when students approach or exceed defined absence warnings and limits.

James Oglethorpe Room

Qwickly Jot: Interactive Digital Assignments, Now with Instructor Markup

Presented by Deanna Singer

Learn about our traditional paper assignment alternative which allows students to write on diagrams, fill in charts, color maps, and more directly within your Learning Management System. Get an overview of Qwickly Jot, view multiple use examples, and learn more about our new Instructor Markup feature. Keep students engaged while learning in remote, in-person or hybrid environments.

2:00 PM

BREAK

2:10 PM

E. E. Butler Room

Listening Session

Presented by Qwickly Team

Engage with the Qwickly team as participants are encouraged to ask questions, share their own experiences, and gain valuable insights to improve use of Qwickly products. This interactive session will be devoted to sharing feedback, thoughts, & requests.

3:00 PM

E. E. Butler Room

Closing Remarks and Acknowledgements