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What are the responsibilities of faculty who are peer reviewers?
Faculty members who are peer reviewers for online courses have participated in training sessions around best practices for online courses. They are aware of current best practice standards for online learning.
Faculty members who are peer reviewers have been through the review process and understand the anxiety a review may produce for an instructor under review. They applaud the courage of a faculty member requesting peer review, they respect the feelings of their colleague in undergoing critical review, they give accolades for good practice and they share tips for improving upon current practices.
How can a faculty member prepare for a course review?
Any NHCC faculty member may use the standards and rubrics created by the NHCC online review team to assess the quality and readiness of their course for review. The NHCC standards and process documents are located at the Rubric for Online Peer Review link on this web page.
How does peer review work? (What are the steps in the process?)
1. Review the Rubrics and Standards
It is suggested that the instructor review their course using the Online Peer Review rubric prior to the review.
2. Request a Peer Review
What happens during the actual review?
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The review team leader arranges course access for the team by contacting the online course site administrator.
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The review team leader will arrange review timelines with the team. Ideally, the review should not take more than three weeks. The review team may meet virtually or in person. Each member of the team will review the course using the Online Peer Review . The rubrics used by the team members will be shredded by the review team leader after review is complete.
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Once the team members have reviewed the course and completed the rubric, the review team leader will facilitate a team discussion about the review results. Following the meeting the review team leader will compile the results and write a final review of the course using the rubric as a guide. The review team leader will share this report with the team members. With their approval, the results will be shared by the team leader with the instructor of the course being reviewed.
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The review team leader arranges a meeting with the course instructor to discuss the results. This should occur in person if possible. The value of this meeting is to share ideas and materials. The review team leader gives the final review copy with the course instructor. The final review document that is given to the course instructor is the only copy of the review which exists.
What happens when my course successfully meets the standards?
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Courses that successfully complete the peer review process may be publicized by the college or the instructor as a peer reviewed course.
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The peer review coordinator will supply the instructor with a college-created logo and appropriate wording for them to use in the course.
What happens if my course does not not successfully meet the standards?
- If, upon review completion, the course does not meet minimum standards, the review team leader may suggest to the instructor possible changes recommended by the review team. At this time, the review team leader will return the Instructor Worksheet to the instructor.
- When the course instructor has had an opportunity to make changes, they can if they wish, request that the review team review the course with attention to the revised items. The same review process steps will occur.
- Once the team members have reviewed the revised course and completed the rubric for the revised course, the review team leader will facilitate a team discussion about the review results. Following the meeting the review team leader will compile the results for the revised course and write a final review of the course using the rubric as a guide. The review team leader will share this report with the team members. With their approval, the results will be shared by the team leader with the instructor of the course. The signed document is given to the course instructor. The review team leader gives the signed copy of the first page of the Peer Review Rubric Form to the peer review coordinator.
What documents remain on file?
Documents which will remain on file with the online peer review coordinator are:
Documents to be shredded are:
Documents to be given to the course instructor is:
Is my Dean notified of my participation in an online course peer review?
- The course instructor may voluntarily share their review information with their dean as a part of their faculty evaluation or professional portfolio.
- No information will be shared by any of the review team members with any individual except the course instructor.
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