Registration
Course Dates: Monday, April 3 - Friday, April 28
Registration closes on Friday, March 31 at 5:00pm.
Length: 4 weeks, fully online
Prerequisite: This class will focus on online teaching pedagogy and will have assignments that require use of one of your current or recent Canvas course shells.
Description
In this 4-week guided course, you’ll dive into the eight standards of the Peralta Online Teaching Equity Rubric, which is being used at many CCCs in combination with the CVC-OEI Course Design Rubric to create more equitable and inclusive courses that support the success of all online students. You’ll use the rubric to evaluate an online course, discussing each of the rubric criteria with a cohort of colleagues. You will also use the rubric to guide you in creating your own equitable learning activities.
To get the most out of this class, you should have a working knowledge of Canvas and the CVC-OEI Course Design Rubric.
We will focus on two of the eight rubric criteria each week, including:
- Technology
- Student Resources & Support
- Universal Design for Learning
- Diversity & Inclusion
- Images & Representation
- Human Bias
- Content Meaning
- Connection & Belonging
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Identify elements of sample online courses that demonstrate alignment with rubric criteria;
- Analyze online learning activities using the rubric;
- Suggest resources, activities, tools, or strategies to help other instructors meet criteria within the rubric;
- Create or revise learning resources and/or activities that align with the rubric.
Satisfactory Completion
Faculty who complete this training program will earn a badge and a certificate of completion. Participants must finish all tasks with a grade of at least 75% to earn a badge and certificate, and a $350.00 stipend. Faculty may also claim 20 hours of flex.
Testimonials
This class should be a requirement for all faculty who teach online!
I've learned that it's just as important to take the time to explain the significance of my assignments to equity and connecting with my student's unique backgrounds as it is to develop clear instructions.
This Canvas course has prompted me to dig even deeper than previous courses because the tasks were less mechanical and more conceptual.
Wow! This class was eye-opening. I have some real work to do in the representation and bias category. It's challenging to me in the fully online world to make my courses humanizing and representative of my students' cultures, but I now I feel like I can make some strides in that direction.
Thank you for this engaging class! My favorite part of the class has been the instructor spotlights.... I will return to this class often to refresh my memory and "steal" your ideas!
My thoughts about equity in education have expanded and I feel that I have to "dig" deeper to clarify intent and also offer connections that are reflective for students.
This course has been extremely valuable to me. I have long been dedicated to equity, but I lacked the expertise and approach offered by this course. I now have an invaluable resource in helping to make my future courses much better at achieving equity in a variety of ways.
This was the BEST training course I have ever taken. The feedback from my peers was also meaningful and helped me a great deal.
The most valuable thing that I learned this semester is that equity is an ongoing process. Just when a person thinks she has it right, some new idea pops up to shed light on the areas of her growth as an educator that need growth.
Psychology 2
Completing the POCR review process for my Psych 02 (Statistics for the Social Sciences) course was a challenging and rewarding experience. The process made me view my course through a new equity lens to make sure all students had the accessibility to be successful in the course. I learned a lot from the process and my skills on CANVAS were sharpened. I am able to use the information I learned from the POCR review and apply it to other courses that I teach.
Sociology 1A and 1B
I would highly recommend the POCR process for any instructors seeking to take their online course to the next level. Having gone through the process twice, I can say with confidence that my online courses are more organized and student-centered than ever. This process really allows you to dive deeply into online learning and provides you with the opportunity to develop a course that takes into consideration the varying learning styles of students.
English 1A
The POCR process helped me to fully align the course content with course learning objectives. Now each assignment has specific learning objectives that are measurable. Every learning task, whether it be a lecture, reading, written assignment, discussion, video, or image, is purposeful and contributes to the desired course outcomes. Students know the who, what, where, when, and why of every action in the course. The accessibility component was invaluable also.
Communication Studies 1A
POCR review has allowed me to offer a much better course, but more importantly, it allows students to learn more. It has transformed my online teaching and it’s the one thing I recommend everyone do if they want to teach online.
Music 4
I thought my classes were pretty well organized and dialed in until I went through the POCR process. I was able to raise my online course to a much higher standard. The process is very structured and clear and for me it revealed several areas that needed improvement. The support team were all amazing and very well organized and more importantly, they understand how challenging it is to design a class while teaching. I would encourage every instructor who teaches online to consider the POCR process.
English 1B
Moving my Eng 1B through POCR made me rethink every choice I make in my online teaching. Is this the most effective way to structure a lecture? Is this the most impactful and relatable assignment? Have I taken enough steps to ensure that no student gets lost? Looking at my class with fresh eyes has made my class more organized, accessible, and engaging for my students.
Education 10, 12, 13, 14 and 70
At a time when the Covid-19 pandemic required faculty to become proficient at executing virtual instruction, I found the POCR process to be invaluable to my goal of designing effective hybrid and asynchronous courses that supported my students’ success. I frequently receive positive feedback from students describing their appreciation for varied elements of our courses spanning content presentation, interaction, assessment, and accessibility which I attribute largely to the professional development that I have received through the POCR process.
Statistics 12
By going through the POCR review process, my class is more accessible, presentable, and organized. Students liked accessing this class which was organized and manageable.
Psychology 1, 2 and 5
Aligning my courses with POCR standards improved my awareness of online course best practices, including addressing diverse perspectives, overcoming accessibility barriers, enhancing content presentation, clarifying assignment instructions, boosting online student interaction, and optimizing the overall student experience, which has significantly improved my courses and student learning.
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