1. Adopting the OEI Course Design Rubric
Presentation to the LPC Academic Senate, Oct. 11, 2017

2. Online Education Initiative (OEI) Course Design Rubric
Created by the leading faculty practitioners of online learning in the CCCs
Promotes student success in online courses
Meets accreditation and regulatory requirements
Provides standards relating to content presentation, interaction, assessment, and web accessibility
View the OEI Course Design Rubric

3. Recommendations
Nov. 2015: State academic senate adopted Resolution 9.01 F15
“Resolved, That the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges encourage local senates to establish rubrics for online course standards.”
Aug. 2017: LPC DE Committee adopted…
“the OEI Course Design Rubric as the standards to strive for in DE classes and to recommend that faculty follow these standards in order to meet accreditation and regulatory requirements.”
The DE Committee is asking for the LPC Academic Senate to adopt its recommendation as a resolution.

4. Why should Academic Senate adopt the OEI course design rubric?
Benefits students
Enhances student learning
Seeks to increase success and retention rates
Increases course quality
Not all faculty trained in online course design and online teaching
Preparation for the OEI Course Exchange if LPC decides to join
Meets legal requirements (e.g., web accessibility)
Allows LPC to meet accreditation requirements

5. Other colleges
Among the colleges that have adopted, or are in the process of adopting, the rubric:
American River, City College of SF, Canada, Contra Costa, Cuesta, Cypress, Diablo Valley College, El Camino, Fresno City, Fullerton, Grossmont, Mt. San Jacinto, Santa Rosa, Solano, Woodland