Online Course Review Process
The online course review process begins with the Online Course Development Design Checklist, developed by the Online Course Review Committee as a tool to guide self-improvement and effective course review. Faculty members or department chairs can initiate the course review process. As the reviews progress, department chairs and deans will be provided with a list of courses, which have and have not been reviewed. The checklists can be found at http://www.mscd.edu/online/review/selfreview.shtml.
The systematic review process involves the following steps:
- Self-review of online course, using the Online Course Development Design Checklist
- Identify areas for improvement
- Implement those improvements
- Faculty requests outside review from Online Course Review Committee
- Online Review Committee identifies a design reviewer and department identifies a Subject Matter Expert (SME) reviewer
- Reviewers are provided temporary access to course by the course instructor
- Reviews are discussed with faculty members and an improvement plan improvements are implemented and final self-report is submitted to Online Review Committee
Course Review Training Opportunities
Self-review using the Online Course Development Design Checklist – This 75 minute hands-on workshop will show faculty how to conduct a self-review of their online course, using the Design Checklist. The checklist provides a best-practices inventory for online courses, as well as ideas and resources for course improvement.
Design Reviewer training for faculty, department chairs, administrators, and support personnel (required for official reviewer designation) – 2 hour workshop
Subject Matter Expert Training using the checklist – 50 minute workshop (also available in video format)
