The Online Course Quality Initiative is now housed in the Center for Online Innovation and Production.
For information and details about the UF Quality process, visit ocq.aa.ufl.edu.

Listen to Dr. Sujata Krishna, Lecturer in the Department of Physics, describe the benefits of online course review. To have your course reviewed, visit the Request an Online Course Review page.

Standards

The Quality Matters Rubric and UF Quality Online Course Rubric standards are divided into 11 “general standards.” These general standards address different aspects of design or delivery of online courses. The general standards are:

  1. Course Overview and Introduction
  2. Learning Objectives (Competencies)
  3. Assessment and Measurement
  4. Instructional Materials
  5. Course Activities and Learner Interaction
  6. Course Technology
  7. Learner Support
  8. Accessibility and Usability
  9. Instructor Team Presence (UF specific)
  10. Community and Relationships (UF specific)
  11. Feedback (UF specific)

Each general standard includes between 3-12 specific standards. These specific standards are assigned points that identify them as essential (3 points), very important (2 points), or important (1 point). Due to our licensing agreement with Quality Matters, the full rubric may not be made public. However, you may view the full UF Quality Online Course Rubric within the CREW course (Canvas login required to access the .docx, .xlsx and .pdf versions).