Image of a poker chip that says Grossmont College POCR: Peer Online Course Review

Peer Online Course Review (POCR) was established in 2014 by the CVC-OEI Professional Development Workgroup to ensure students in the California Community College system have access to high-quality online courses designed to support student learning and success.

During POCR, reviewers use the CVC-OEI Course Design Rubric as the standard for a high-quality online course. The rubric has four sections -- Content Presentation, Interaction, Assessment, and Accessibility -- with a total of 44 elements between them. Once the peer-review process confirms a course aligns with the rubric, that course will be badged as a high-quality online course.

Grossmont College's local POCR program is designed to:

  • Improve online student success rates.
  • Provide an engaging professional development experience for new and experienced faculty.
  • Lead to more engaging and inclusive online experiences for students and teachers.
  • Create a community of practice in which teachers share their challenges, develop new approaches, and support one another.
  • Lead to "Quality Reviewed" courses that have fully implemented the OEI-Course Design Rubric.

To help instructors prepare their online courses for this process, Grossmont's team also developed its POCR Buy-in Program.

POCR Team

The following team guides the POCR process at Grossmont College:

  • Dr. Jeanette Calo, POCR Lead
  • Dawn Heuft, Instructional Design Technology Specialist
  • Felicia Kalker and Dr. Beth Kelley, POCR Buy-In Trainers
  • Adelle Roe, Online Education Coordinator
  • Dr. Tate Hurvitz, Dean of Learning and Technology Resources

POCR Reviewers

The following have completed POCR training and are certified to review Grossmont's courses:

 

Grossmont's Review Team

Dr. Elisabeth Burke
Religious Studies

Dr. Lara Braff
Anthropology

Dr. Jeanette Calo
Media Communications

Wendy Cruzado
Counseling

Dave Dillon
Counseling

Nadine Elia

Counseling

Dr. Angela Feres
History

Carl Fielden

Counseling

Dawn Heuft
Instructional Design

Dr. Noha Ireiqat
World Languages

Felicia Kalker
Library Instruction

Dr. Beth Kelley
Exercise Science & Wellness

Adelle Roe
English

Sarah Steglia
English

Dr. June Yang
Philosophy

Contact Us

For more information, email Grossmont.POCR@gcccd.edu.