Timeline, Expectations, and Benefits - Crafton Hills College
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Timelines for Completing POCR

Peer Online Course Review (POCR) can be a demanding yet highly beneficial process. An online course that is already aligned with the majority of elements in the CVC Online Course Design Rubric will complete the POCR process faster than a course with numerous incomplete elements. As a result, there is no one-size-fits-all timeline for completing POCR. However, we do require that some timeline expectations are agreed upon between reviewers and submitters.

Each semester is a fresh start to the POCR timeline. We expect faculty who commit to the process to endeavor to fully align their online course by the end of the semester in which they begin. Some may finish in less time; others may need more. This is why frequent communication and follow-up between you and the POCR Team is absolutely essential.

Based on our previous POCR work, here is an example timeline:

Example POCR Completion Timeline by Semester
Fall Month Spring Month Activity
September February Faculty member commits to POCR, reviews all provided resources, requests a POCR Master shell, and completes the Section 0 POCR course.
October March

If the Section 0 POCR course shows the instructor's course to be very close to full alignment, the POCR Team will take 2–3 weeks to provide a complete review of the course in the POCR Master shell.

If the course is not very close to full alignment, the submitting faculty member will be referred to support resources to revise, update, and redesign their course before resubmitting for review.
November April Faculty will receive constructive feedback from the POCR Team and implement the requested revisions and redesigns to the course.
December May

The POCR Team will re-evaluate the requested revisions and determine whether full alignment has been reached.

  • If fully aligned, the course will be submitted to the California Virtual Campus for badging.
  • If not yet fully aligned, the faculty member may continue revising over Winter (or Summer) break and resubmit in Spring (or Fall).

Expectations

In addition to the timelines noted above, here are a few more expectations to keep in mind:

Faculty Submitters

Faculty submitting their course for POCR are expected to:

  • Complete the Section 0: A Guided Pathway through Course Design course
  • Respond to POCR-related emails, Canvas messages, and Gradebook comments in a timely manner.
  • Put forward a genuine effort to reach alignment with the CVC Online Course Design Rubric.
  • Engage in a collegial manner with all POCR Team members.

The POCR Team

We have expectations for ourselves, too! The POCR Team is expected to:

  • Support faculty through Section 0: A Guided Pathway through Course Design
  • Respond to POCR-related emails, Canvas messages, and Submission Comments in a timely manner.
  • Review courses in a timely manner.
  • Offer constructive feedback and support to submitting faculty.
  • Engage in a collegial manner with all faculty submitters.

Benefits

Data shows that online courses reviewed with the CVC Online Course Design Rubric and offered through the CVC Course Exchange have a success rate 4.9 percentage points above the statewide average (ASCCC Resolution 9.03, Fall 2018).

Participating in POCR can be a very rewarding experience with direct benefits to our students. We are currently working with the CHC Office of Institutional Effectiveness, Research, and Planning to track locally how POCR-Aligned courses perform in terms of student success.

Additionally, we hope to see our instructors achieve a sense of fulfillment through online teaching. Going through POCR to design the highest-quality course possible is a great way to feel proud of your online classes.