Online Course Peer Review

LSC peer review rubric standard I.2 reads: Course layout, as designed by the instructor, is easy to navigate and understand. This 3-point item (an important one as all 3-point standards must be met in order for a course to meet overall expectations) assumes that the following are easy to locate, navigate and understand:

• a course syllabus
• a calendar with all course activities and deadlines included
• course activities
• grading system
• quizzing procedures (online, proctored, etc.)
• procedure for submission of assignments
• discussion instructions

As the designer of a course, it’s easy to think your online course is highly navigable. Guess what? Generally improvements can be made–and it’s tough for us to see where without a little help. Having others enter your course for the first time to provide feedback to you about its navigability can be extremely valuable! Oftentimes, just a couple of small changes can make a confusing course a straightforward one.

Having my first course peer reviewed opened my eyes to some navigation issues that were pretty easily corrected. I encourage you to have a course reviewed, as well! Contact Susan Brashaw for more info!