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Online Template Elearning Evaluation Rubric This rubric is designed to evaluate online courses developed by instructors in higher education, either at the undergraduate or the graduate level. It is designed to review a course's instructional design, presentation design, interaction design and assessment design, not content. Rubric Code: Y5AWW8 By jkgraham Draft Public Rubric Subject: (General) Type: Project Grade Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate

Online Course Rubric
	Exemplary Only the very best courses! 3 pts	Accomplished Very good, teachable courses. 2 pts	Promising Needs some improvement. 1 pts	Incomplete Inadequate, needs rework or redesign. 0 pts	Comments (N/A)
Course Design This section will help you determine the effectiveness of the course design.
Course Design Description of learning objectives	Exemplary Learning objectives are clearly defined; syllabus is included in course content. Each module or section includes objectives for that section; these learning objectives include target level from Bloom's Taxonomy.	Accomplished Learning objectives are clearly defined; syllabus is included in course content. Most modules or sections include learning objectives.	Promising Learning objectives are implied; syllabus is included in course content, but may be incomplete. Learning objectives are sometimes included in the modules or sections.	Incomplete Learning objectives are vague or incomplete; syllabus is not included in course content.	Comments
Course Design Use of links and other course-specific resources to help the student	Exemplary Instructional design includes learning activities and information presented in ways that will engage all learning styles.	Accomplished A large amount of supplemental information, as well as links, are provided to the student to enhance the knowledge they gain from the course	Promising Supplemental information is given to students to help them further develop their knowledge gained from the course; some links to re-enforcing material are included to help the student	Incomplete Very limited information to help the student further develop their knowledge gained from the course; few, if any links, are incorporated in the course content.	Comments
Course Design Development of critical thinking/problem-solving skills	Exemplary Assignments, exercises and tasks requiring critical thinking and problem solving skills are integrated throughout the course.	Accomplished Course provides many activities to promote critical thinking/problem-solving activities among students.	Promising Course provides a few activities to promote critical thinking/problem-solving activities among students.	Incomplete Course provides limited if any activities to promote critical thinking/problem-solving activities among students.	Comments
Presentation Design This section will help you determine the effectiveness of the presentation design.
Presentation Design Organization of the course	Exemplary Course is well organized; navigation is intuitive. The course is organized into well-chunked modules.	Accomplished Course is well organized; navigation is extremely easy to use.	Promising Course is organized and all the links work; navigation of the site is simple.	Incomplete Course has not yet been fully designed; a number of areas take the student to dead links.	Comments
Presentation Design Module design	Exemplary All modules are visually and functionally consistent. Course material is well chunked. Each module contains all content necessary for the completion of that module. Navigation requires minimal scrolling.	Accomplished All modules are visually and functionally consistent. Careful chunking is apparent. Modules contain almost all content necessary to complete the module.	Promising Some modules have consistency visually and/or functionally; not all do. Attempt at chunking occasionally evident.	Incomplete Modules do not have any consistency visually or functionally. Material not chunked.	Comments
Presentation Design Visual presentation	Exemplary Course has a rich multi-media environment including audio and/or video orientation and module introductions. Appropriate images and graphics are used throughout the course.	Accomplished The course includes audio, video and or graphic content in most modules.	Promising Course makes limited use of audio, video and or graphic content.	Incomplete Course is text only.	Comments
Interaction Design This section will help you determine the effectiveness of the interaction design.
Interaction & Collaboration Design Communication between students and between the instructor and students are included in the course content.	Exemplary Course presents multiple means of communication for all participants. Methods for private communication between student and instructor and public communication between all participants are provided.	Accomplished Course allows for a large amount of communication among students as well as with the instructor.	Promising Course allows for adequate communication among students as well as with the instructor.	Incomplete Course allows for limited communication among students as well as with the instructor.	Comments
Interaction & Collaboration Design Communication methods	Exemplary Course includes an effective and diverse set of methods to communicate, such as email, bulletin boards, chat capabilities, etc. Methods are all appropriate for the kind and sensitivity of the communication.	Accomplished Course includes a large amount of methods to communicate, such as email, bulletin boards, chat, journal, blog capabilities, etc.	Promising Course includes an adequate set of methods to communicate, such as email, discussion boards and bulletin boards.	Incomplete Course includes a limited methods to communicate, such as email only.	Comments
Interaction & Collaboration Design Social rapport-building activities created by the instructor	Exemplary Instructor uses many activities to encourage interaction among the students including blogs, wikis, group activity, journals, discussion forums and appropriate social networks.	Accomplished Instructor includes multiple activities throughout the course to encourage interaction among students such as certain amounts of reply posts, certain amounts of feedback on assignments, etc.	Promising Instructor includes limited activities throughout the course to encourage interaction among students such as asking for introduction posts and group projects.	Incomplete Instructor does not include activities throughout the course to encourage interaction among students.	Comments
Assessments This section will help you determine the effectiveness of the assessment design
Assessment Assessing Student Learning	Exemplary All assessments are aligned with learning objectives. Assessments are appropriate for the target learning level. Expectations and criteria always clearly communicated. All or nearly all student assessments contribute to learning. Rubrics are used where appropriate.	Accomplished Assessments are almost always aligned with course objectives. Expectations and criteria usually communicated. Most assessments promote student learning. Some rubrics are used.	Promising Assessments generally aligned with objectives. Expectations and criteria sometimes communicated. Some assessments promote student learning.	Incomplete Assessments not aligned with objectives. Expectations and criteria not communicated. Assessments do not contribute to learning.	Comments
Assessment Facilities for prompt feedback on all student assessments.	Exemplary Course has facilities built in for both informational and acknowledgement feedback. Instructor commits to prompt feedback in the syllabus or orientation area.	Accomplished The course makes adequate provision for feedback. Some rubrics are provided.	Promising The course makes some provision for feedback. Few if any rubrics are provided.	Incomplete Feedback is not addressed in the course.	Comments
Assessment Assessing for Quality Improvement	Exemplary Assessments and feedback loops are fully incorporated into the course.	Accomplished The course has several opportunities for feedback to the instructor.	Promising There are limited opportunities for the students to provide feedback to the instructor.	Incomplete No facilities for course assessment or feedback are available to the student.	Comments
Overall Evaluation
Overall Evaluation	Exemplary	Accomplished	Promising	Incomplete	Comments

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online instruction, instructor, higher education

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