Peer Online Course Review (POCR) was established in 2014 by the CVC-OEI Professional Development Workgroup to ensure students in the California Community College system have access to high-quality online courses designed to support student learning and success.

During POCR, reviewers use the CVC-OEI Course Design Rubric as the standard for a high-quality online course. The rubric has four sections -- Content Presentation, Interaction, Assessment, and Accessibility -- with a total of 44 elements between them. Once the peer-review process confirms a course aligns with the rubric, that course will be badged as a high-quality online course.

Grossmont College's local POCR program is designed to:

• Improve online student success rates.
• Provide an engaging professional development experience for new and experienced faculty.
• Lead to more engaging and inclusive online experiences for students and teachers.
• Create a community of practice in which teachers share their challenges, develop new approaches, and support one another.
• Lead to "Quality Reviewed" courses that have fully implemented the OEI-Course Design Rubric.

To help instructors prepare their online courses for this process, Grossmont's team also developed its POCR Buy-in Program.

POCR Team

The following team guides the POCR process at Grossmont College:

• Dr. Jeanette Calo, POCR Lead
• Dawn Heuft, Instructional Design Technology Specialist
• Felicia Kalker and Dr. Beth Kelley, POCR Buy-In Trainers
• Adelle Roe, Online Education Coordinator
• Dr. Tate Hurvitz, Dean of Learning and Technology Resources

POCR Reviewers

The following have completed POCR training and are certified to review Grossmont's courses:

 

Contact Us

For more information, email Grossmont.POCR@gcccd.edu.