Tag Archives: rubrics

Using Single Point Rubrics

Posted on June 2, 2023 by geoffcain

I had a great conversation with an instructor today about rubrics. I got an email from the instructor asking about how to deal with a student’s repeated failure to meet the requirements of a project and if a rubric could … Continue reading →

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Look Before We Leap: Evaluating Ed Tech

Posted on April 19, 2023 by geoffcain

The willy-nilly embracing of AI in education and ChatGPT in particular has got me thinking again about the importance of rubrics for the evaluation of education technology. I think we are at a place where all of the efforts that … Continue reading →

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Exploring the OSCQR Course Design Rubric

Posted on December 9, 2020 by geoffcain

In my work as an education consultant and instructional designer, I often collaborate with faculty and departments with course design rubrics. Previously in this blog I did a series of posts reviewing course design rubrics. My work has shown that … Continue reading →

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Peralta’s Equity Rubric

Posted on December 29, 2018 by geoffcain

If you haven’t seen this before, I think this is a pretty big deal: Peralta Community College’s Equity Rubric. I have been thinking about this for a while now. There are similar efforts around Edu. There are some that attempt … Continue reading →

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North West eLearning Presentation

Posted on October 19, 2017 by geoffcain

This is the presentation I am doing for the North West eLearning Conference (Thurs. 4:00 PM, Olympia Room). Great conference so far – as usual! All resources are linked. Email me at consult@geoffcain.com if you have any questions or would … Continue reading →

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Course Rubrics: CSU’s QOLT

Posted on September 26, 2017 by geoffcain

I have used the California State University’s Quality Online Learning and Teaching (QOLT) rubric to evaluate courses as well as its ancestor, the CSU Chico rubric. This is the two-page version of the QOLT rubric. I have seen this rubric … Continue reading →

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Course Rubrics: OCAT and Peer Assessment Process

Posted on September 15, 2017 by geoffcain

The Coulter Faculty Center eLearning Faculty Fellows at Western Carolina University developed the “Online Course Assessment Tool and Peer Assessment Process” or “OCAT.” This is essentially a checklist style rubric designed to provide peer feedback on the design of their online … Continue reading →

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Course Rubrics: CMU’s Quality Assurance Checklist

Posted on August 31, 2017 by geoffcain

In my look at online course rubrics, I want to include Central Michigan University’s Quality Assurance Checklist from their Center for Instructional Design (CID) because it is typical of what most colleges who do have a rubric usually have. There is … Continue reading →

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Course Rubrics: OCEP

Posted on August 16, 2017 by geoffcain

Some of the rubrics I am examining are a bit of a time warp. The Online Course Evaluation Project (OCEP) from the Monterey Institute for Technology and Education, for instance, is from 2005. I think it is important to look … Continue reading →

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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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