Online Course Review

The DOTS course review rubric is based on the Quality Matters standards, with added elements to address a high degree of student engagement and high level of instructor presence, which represent the distinctive pedagogical features of a DePaul online course. (Note: This is a DePaul internal review. Official Quality Matters reviews require a fee and must have reviewers external to the university.)

1. Syllabus Requirements

2. Course Outcomes

3. Course Structure and Alignment

4. Assessment

5. Instructional Materials

6. Instructor Presence and Student Engagement

7. Student Support

Please reference DePaul Guidelines for Online Course Review for a more detailed explanation of the standards.

The reviewer for DOTS courses will be selected from Center for Teaching and Learning staff.

The course review can be conducted any time after the faculty member has completed DOTS. 

Prior to submitting a course for review, instructors should contact their instructional designer to ensure their course meets the DePaul Guidelines for Online Course Review. Once the course is ready, instructors should fill out the Online Course Review form. The Center for Teaching and Learning will communicate with you as the review is underway. 

Faculty should carefully review the report, and if revision is needed, work with their learning experience designer to make revisions based on the reviewers’ feedback.

The report will only be made available to the faculty member and instructional support staff.