Online/DE Hybrid Course Review Checklist
LPC Distance Education Committee
Completing each item in the checklis
t below ensures that your Distance Education course not only meets the accepted
best
p
ractices for development, but completion will also ensure that accreditation and legal requirements are met.
Those requirements include: Regular Effective Contact (state), Regular and Substantive Interaction (federal), student
authentication and attendance monitoring (federal/ACCJC), the Americans with Disabilities Act (federal/state), equitable
access to learning support services (ACCJC), and student privacy (federal).
Course (e.g. English 1A):
Cour
se Title:
Instructor Name:
Term exp
ected to offer course (e.g. Fall 2023):
1. Course i
ncludes a distinct starting point. Yes No
2. Clear instructions are provided for students to begin the course. Yes No
3. Instructor contact information is easily located and includes preferred method(s) of communication/contact and
expectations for response times, grade turnaround and feedback times, along with expectations for instructor
participation. Yes No
4. Cour
se syllabus is easily located (use of the Syllabus link in Canvas is recommended). Yes No
5. Course syllabus includes:
Yes
No
Course description
SLOs
Textbooks and materials (including any technical requirements, software, and purchase
methods)
Student participation expectation
Online attendance expectations and policy
Explanations of grading methods (including rubrics), late submission or makeup policies
Guidelines and policies for online behavior and academic honesty, including plagiarism.
Accessibility and accommodation information and resources.
6. Course n
avigation menu is intuitive and only includes items that students will use. Yes No
Comments:
7. Course content is organized appropriately (e.g. grouped by week, topic, lesson, unit, etc.) Yes No
Comments:
8. Sequence of c
ontent within modules follows a consistent layout and structure. Yes No
Comments:
9. Learning materials are presented in ways appropriate to the subject matter (text, images, presentations, audio,
and video). Yes No
Comments:
10. Video files are stored on external sites and not uploaded into Canvas. Yes No
Comments:
11. Links to external sites are active and display properly (set links to open in a new window). Yes No
Comments:
12. Regular opportunities for meaningful student-student and student-instructor interaction, such as in Discussion
Boards, are required.Yes No
Comments:
13. A variety of formative and summative assessment methods (quizzes, assignments, projects, etc.) are used.
Yes No
Comments:
14. References/links t
o the following are provided:
Yes
No
Technical support (LPC, Canvas, and any third-party tools)
LPC academic support services, such as online tutoring and the LPC library
LPC student support services, such as online counseling, A&R, Financial Aid
LPC Online Learning web site
15. Shows progress towards making course content accessible to students with disabilities. This includes using styles
for headings, text, and lists; properly formatting links, utilizing accurate captions for videos, providing alternative
text for images; providing proper color contrast; and creating accessible Word and PowerPoint files.
Yes No
Comments:
Contact the LPC Instructional Technology Specialist (x1655) for assistance with web accessibility.
Updated March 10, 2020