Peer Online Course Review (POCR) is an opportunity for faculty that teach online courses to collaborate with one another with the goal to improve course design and online teaching instruction. Peer review allows faculty to identify areas for ongoing professional development and support, while also leveraging one another as thought partners and inspiration.
Our goals with POCR is to revise course design and enhance course materials and assessments to create positive student experiences, increase online success outcomes, and close the equity gap.
The CVC-OEI Rubric is the rubric used for all POCR reviews.
Top 10 Reasons to Get Your Course POCR Aligned
Benefits for going through this process:
- Faculty going through the POCR process are eligible for a stipend upon successful completion of the review process.
- Confidence that you are implementing best practices in your course.
- Consistency of quality course presentation
- Increase students’ success.
- Increase enrollment and exposure of your course on the CVC website.
- Addresses Equity Gaps by creating more Accessible Courses
- Developing connections with experienced faculty with expertise in online teaching.
- POCR Reviewed courses earn a “Quality Reviewed” badge on the CVC Exchange.
- POCR Support Team (Instructional Design and captioning assistance)
- Increased Exposure – Boosts enrollment and visibility on CVC’s platform.
For more information about the CVC please visit our Faculty CVC Page for more information.
Should you have specific questions about the process or expectations you can contact Professor Jennifer Tanaka-Hoshijo (jtanaka@riohondo.edu), RHC POCR Coordinator.
Fall 2024 POCR Cohort
For the Fall 2024 semester the Office of Distance Education is accepting up to 10 courses for alignment with the CVC-OEI Rubric. You must submit the Course Review Agreement Form and Course Review Preparation Form to Professor Jennifer Tanaka-Hoshijo (jtanaka@riohondo.edu), RHC POCR Coordinator, by August 31, 2024 to participate in the Fall cohort.
For general information about the POCR Review process, please see our POCR Orientation Video by clicking the button below. You are highly encouraged to attend a synchronous POCR Orientation for current program information and to ask questions.
Spring 2025 POCR Cohort
To be a part of the Spring 2025 POCR cohort, please see the table of actions and deadlines below.
| Friday, Feb. 7 | "Course Review Agreement" and "Course Review Preparation Form" are due |
| Thursday, Feb. 13 | Cohort selection will be completed |
| Wednesday, Feb.19 | Deadline to submit first 1-2 modules to Instructional Designer. For a 16 week course, 2 new modules should be submitted each following Wednesday as follows: Modules 3-4 due Feb. 26 Modules 5-6 due Mar. 5 Modules 7-8 due Mar. 12 Modules 9-10 due Mar. 19 Modules 11-12 due Apr. 2 Modules 13-14 due Apr. 9 Modules 15-16 due Apr. 16 |
| Friday, Apr. 18 - Friday, May 2 | POCR Review for sections A-D will take place |
| Friday, May 16 | Final POCR Review for sections A-D must be completed |
POCR Reviewers
POCR Reviewers guide their fellow faculty members through the review process and provide meaningful feedback to align your course with the CVC Rubric. POCR reviewers are eligible for a stipend for each course review completed. To become a POCR Reviewer you will need to complete a 6-week POCR training. For details you can contact Professor Jennifer Tanaka-Hoshijo (jtanaka@riohondo.edu), RHC POCR Coordinator.
POCR Documents
Course Review Participation Agreement
Course Review Preparation Form
