What is Course Design Academy?

California Community Colleges, California Virtual Campus - Online Education Initiative

Course Design Academy

The CVC-OEI Course Design Academy is a free, online professional development program for full and part-time California Community College faculty teaching online at one of the CVC-OEI consortium colleges Links to an external site.. Course Design Academy combines Peer Online Course Review (POCR) with the benefits of one-on-one support from an instructional designer and hands-on assistance from an Accessibility Specialist. As a participant in the Course Design Academy, you receive:

  • Confidential feedback and course design recommendations from fellow online faculty through Peer Online Course Review (POCR).
  • Support from a Canvas Course Design Specialist (CCDS) to assist you with applying your feedback and getting the most from the tools and features in Canvas.
  • Hands-on assistance, as needed, from Accessibility Specialists to make your course fully 508 compliant!
  • A Quality Reviewed “badge” for your course that will help it rise to the top of the student search at cvc.edu.
  • The satisfaction of teaching a course that has met the CVC-OEI’s highest design standards for quality and accessibility to support online student success!

To learn more about participating in Peer Online Course Review, please visit the @ONE: Online Network of Educators website Links to an external site..