What's your favorite rubric?

Rubrics are useful for articulating and norming values, making them transparent for evaluators and evaluees. Next month, we’ll publish a new rubric drawn from Sloan-C member institutions’ about the quality indicators for the administration of online programs. Meanwhile, you are welcome to add to the list below by adding links to rubrics you favor. 

Derived from the Sloan-C quality framework to measure access, learning effectiveness, faculty and student satisfaction and scale, the rubric for effective practices, for example, evaluates practices by these metrics:

·         Innovation

·         Replicability

·         Potential impact on the field if many adopted it.

·         Supporting documentation of evidence of effectiveness.

·         Scope

The Community of Inquiry model measures student perceptions of effectiveness via 34 indicators for

·         Social presence

·         Cognitive presence

·         Teaching presence

The California State University Chico Rubric for Online Instruction evaluates courses in six areas:

·         Learner Support & Resources

·         Online Organization & Design

·         Instructional Design & Delivery

·         Assessment & Evaluation of Student Learning

·         Innovative Teaching with Technology

·         Faculty Use of Student Feedback

The Quality Matters rubric specifies forty specific elements to evaluate the design of online and hybrid courses in eight areas:

·         Course Overview and Introduction

·         Learning Objectives

·         Assessment and Measurement

·         Resources and Materials

·         Learner Engagement

·         Course Technology

·         Learner Support

·         Accessibility

The Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU) provides an Institutional Assessment Tool to Enhance Regional Innovation and Prosperity for institutions to measure progress toward achieving these benchmarks:

·         Engage and Assert Institutional Leadership

·         Create a Supportive Culture

·         Ensure that University Activities Benefit the Public

·         Develop an Innovation Economy

·         Provide Relevant Educational Opportunities and Programs

·         Promote Openness, Accessibility and Responsiveness

·         Communicate Contributions, Successes, Achievements that Benefit Region