Common use of Peer Review Distance Learning Courses Clause in Contracts

Peer Review Distance Learning Courses. a. All distance learning courses shall be subject to a non-evaluative design review based on a schedule established by the college. All faculty who have taught the course under review in a distance learning format at least once in any of the four semesters leading up to the review, shall participate in the review process to maintain eligibility to continue teaching the course in a distance learning format. Peer to peer feedback shall be provided by Peer Reviewers using a Design Review process recommended by the Academy for Teaching Excellence and approved by the Academic Standards Committee. An Institutional list of Peer Reviewers who meet criteria as established by the process will be available in the Academy for Teaching Excellence. Adjunct faculty may be eligible to earn stipends for serving as peer reviewers if requested by the College. Adjunct faculty participating in the review are also eligible to earn the same stipends as full-time faculty for any extended review opportunity that is offered in the semester of the review.