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Course Rubrics: Illinois’ Quality Online Course Initiative

Posted on August 9, 2017 by geoffcain

I have not used this rubric to evaluate a course. I have read about this rubric, and no research into rubrics for course development would be complete without looking at this one. The Illinois Online Network and the Illinois Virtual … Continue reading →

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Course Rubrics: Quality Matters

Posted on August 3, 2017 by geoffcain

I have a lot of experience with this rubric as a teacher, instructional designer, and administrator. I have worked with the Quality Matters rubric in some form or another since the early 2000’s. I was certified as a reviewer through … Continue reading →

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Course Rubrics: OEI

Posted on July 29, 2017 by geoffcain

The first rubric I will look at in this first of a seven-part series looking at course evaluation rubrics is the California Community College’s Online Education Initiative rubric. Who wrote it? This rubric was created by the California Community College … Continue reading →

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Evaluating Online Courses: a prelude

Posted on July 21, 2017 by geoffcain

This is the first of a seven part series examining how different institutions evaluate online courses. Each of the seven blog postings after this will feature a different rubric from a different institution for evaluating online courses.  I am specifically … Continue reading →

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NWeLearn: Student Makers & Publishers

Posted on October 21, 2016 by geoffcain

These are some random notes from a very exciting presentation on alternative assessments and student driven work. The notes are not a complete account but reflects my own interests and distractions: Student Makers & Publishers Amber Lemiere, Instructor of English … Continue reading →

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Social Media Assessment at #opened15

Posted on November 18, 2015 by geoffcain

I am fascinated by this topic because this is exactly what I hear from faculty that I work with – they do not have time to read and assess everything that students would produce in blogs, facebook, and twitter. Again, this … Continue reading →

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Towards a Connectivist ePortfolio

Posted on May 8, 2015 by geoffcain

I am reviewing eportfolio systems and processes for faculty at Humboldt State University, and I am concerned with how little has changed in this field over the last ten years. There are some good ideas out there around assessment and … Continue reading →

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More on Academic Honesty…

Posted on January 12, 2015 by geoffcain

I have posted on the topic of academic honesty previously here. I know that some of my colleagues have solved this problem or have at least been addressing this since the mid-90s, so it would seem unusual to get a posting … Continue reading →

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