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Purpose:
The eLearning Faculty Fellows and staff of the Coulter Faculty Center (EL-FF CFC) have
developed this tool and confidential peer assessment process to provide faculty with constructive
peer feedback on the design and instruction of online courses. Expected benefits are:- Constructive feedback regarding teaching effectiveness
- Instructional improvement
- Faculty development
- Opportunities for peer support
Overview of tool:- Process Data page
- There are seven sections
- The first 5 sections relate to assessment of course design and teaching
- The last 2 sections relate to summary narratives and instructor responses
- The first 5 sections relating to course & instructor assessment are:
- Course Overview & Organization
- Learner Objectives & Competencies
- Resources & Materials
- Learner Interaction
- Learner Assessment
- The last 2 sections consist of:
- Peer Assessor Commentary
- Instructor Response
Steps for obtaining a peer assessment through the CFC:
- Faculty request confidential peer assessment through the CFC
- The CFC arranges the peer assessment with a trained peer assessor
- Peer assessor meets with the course instructor before beginning the assessment(s)
- Peer assessor completes sections 1 – 6
- Peer assessor meets with instructor; section 7 is completed by instructor and any modifications of entries are finalized by assessor
- The final completed document will be sent to the faculty member and also maintained in a confidential CFC file
- The peer assessment instrument itself will also be available for faculty use as a self-assessment faculty development tool.
Download Assessment Tool v2.0: On-Line Course Assessment Tool
(Please Note: The OCAT instrument contains fillable forms that may be completed on-screen and then printed)
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