Whereas, Online courses reviewed with the California Virtual Campus – Online Education Initiative (CVC – OEI) Course Design Rubric and offered through the CVC – OEI Course Exchange have a success rate 4.9 percentage points above the statewide average;[1]
Whereas, California Code of Regulations Title 5 §55206 maintains districts’ local authority to determine if courses will “be provided through distance education”;[2][3]
Whereas, Academic Senate for California Community Colleges Resolution 9.01 S15 encourages “local senates to establish rubrics for online course standards”; and
Whereas, The CVC – OEI has indicated in its 5-Year Roadmap that local peer online course review is planned as an activity intended to increase course and degree completion;
Resolved, That the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges encourage local academic senates, through their curriculum committees and online education committees, to adopt the CVC – OEI Course Design Rubric for local use;
Resolved, That the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges encourage local academic senates to explore the development of local peer online course review; and
Resolved, That the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges recommend that local academic senates work with their colleges to develop a plan to identify resources so that faculty who wish to participate in local peer online course review may do so.
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