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GC ONLINE CHECKLIST - PERFORMANCE CHECKLISTS FOR ONLINE COURSES (90's Section)Design & Delivery Review Criteria for Online Faculty’s Self-Diagnostic and Supervisor Evaluation (v.2/26/21)

Instructor Name:

Course ID: Course Title:

Reviewer/Supervisor Name: Review Date:

Definition of a GC Online Course: An Online course is one where the instructor and learner use electronic means to interact 100% of the time. [Students cannot be

required to come to campus.]

This instructor uses Publisher Website Materials in the Bb course.

REQUIRED ONLINE COURSE DESIGN CRITERIA Meets Does Not

Meet

GC Bb Template

QM

Standard 1

Standard 8

The Bb course menu contains the provided/required template buttons, labeled as:

Start Here Course Information Course Content

College Resources Gradebook & Tools

Announcements

Discussions

No more than 3 new buttons have been added to the Bb course menu (Items can be added within above buttons).

Additional buttons are:

Start Here button contains the required template elements (areas can be combined/renamed as long as they exist):

Course Welcome Meet Your Instructor (including Office Hours and Contact Info) Textbook Information

Pre-requisite Knowledge and Technical Skills First Steps How to Navigate the Course

Observation notes:

Help

Observation Notes:

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GC PERFORMANCE CHECKLISTS FOR ONLINE COURSES

Design & Delivery Review Criteria for Online Faculty’s Self-Diagnostic and Supervisor Evaluation

Meets Does Not

Meet

GC Bb Template

(cont’d)

QM

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Standard 2

Standard 3

Standard 5

Standard 7

Standard 8

Course Information button contains two required template elements:

Syllabus – Schedules, Grading and Course Policies (folder) Plagiarism Guide Libraries@GC

Syllabus Folder contains required template elements:

Grading Policy Course Schedule with official GC academic dates

College Policies for Students

Discussions button contains two (2) required elements:

Questions about Content (e.g. “Help Forum”) Class Introductions

Course Content button (with folders for either Units OR Weeks) containing:

Reading Requirements in text, eText, CW or OER Learning Objectives

Assignments/ Assessments (CW) Specific Assignments Instructions (i.e. how the student will submit the assignment)

Lecture materials, supplemental materials, or other evidence of teaching/curricular guidance

(CW = 3rd party courseware)

All Bb Course Menu Template content demonstrates Accessibility and Usability standards in navigation and design.

Syllabus is available AND downloadable

Late or Make-Up Work Policies for this Course

Observation Notes:

Observation notes:

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Syllabus

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Standard 2

Standard 3

Meets Does Not

Meet

Syllabus is current, to include Current Semester, Course Description, Course Outcomes, General Education Competencies, Course Schedule, Grading Policies and all required sections from the “GC Boilerplate”.

Syllabus is free from language indicating “self-paced” or “self-taught” instruction. Syllabus contains a Course Schedule with specific and required due dates and times for all assignment deliveries. Due dates may not be “suggested”.

Observation Notes:

Course Assignments

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Standard 8

Online course assignment/activity is given during the first week of the course to document course participation/attendance (i.e. class introduction/discussion, quiz on syllabus/course navigation, etc.).

Blackboard (Bb) tools are used as the primary modality for instruction, student assignment postings and submissions. Students access and upload assignments directly in Bb. (3rd party courseware (publisher content, etc.) should not be the primary modality, content area nor grading area. Nor be the direct access point or pass thru Bb)

Email is not the primary modality for assignment submissions.

There is evidence of more than just quizzes/tests as assignments and assessments.

There are no face-to-face requirements where students must report to the GC Campus.

Observation Notes:

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Self-Paced Language/Design

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Standard 5

Meets Does Not

Meet

The course does not allow for student completion on a “self-paced” basis. Evidence to look for:

• All course assignments and requirements are not open/available to students at once (norjust using adaptive release)

• Assignment completion relies on instructor input or activity timed throughout the semester

• Self-Paced Language Does Not Exist in the course

• Course Schedule has “required”, not “suggested”, due dates

• Grade Book reveals graded assignments are completed at appropriate times, (i.e.students are not completing final assignments during the early weeks of the class)

Observation Notes:

Student Collaboration

QM Standard 5

Student-to-Student interactions are built into the course:

Alternative collaborative assignments (e.g. blogs, group project, etc). Content-specific student Discussion prompts, OR

Basic Layout

QM Standard 8

There are no empty folders in the course.

There are no erroneous/ duplicate folders/items in the course (i.e. course copy errors).

Observation Notes:

Explanation:

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REQUIRED ONLINE COURSE DELIVERY CRITERIA Meets Does Not

Meet

Welcome Announcement is evident.

Announcements posted per week or unit, at a minimum.

Instructor Presence

Evidence of instructor presence in help forum; instructor responds to student questions within 48 hours.

QM

Standard 1

Standard 7

Evidence that the course is led and facilitated by the faculty member (e.g. as shown in the activity log, discussions, announcements, student feedback in gradebook, etc.).

Standard 8

Gradebook is not entirely automated (e.g., assignments require instructor input, they are not exclusivelyself-graded quizzes/tests).

Grades are entered in a timely manner throughout the semester (to allow for student drop decisions).

Observation Notes:

I recommend this course be reviewed by someone for possible use as a QUALITY SAMPLE Course.

Reviewer/Supervisor Comments:

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