The Hostos Community College Online Course Evaluation System is a custom-built online platform that aims to improve the quality of online courses by streamlining their evaluation process. This platform is designed to assess the design and development of online courses, ensuring they meet the highest standards of quality and effectiveness. This platform assists faculty developers in meeting all of the criteria from the online course development guidelines to submit their courses for evaluation by members of the EdTech Leadership Council (ETLC), allowing course evaluators to review submissions and provide feedback in a timely and effective manner.
In addition to these features, the online course evaluation system gives all users access to a wealth of information and resources on the design and development of effective online courses, ensuring that online courses are of high quality.
For certified online instructors submitting new courses:
The course section should be submitted for evaluation by:
- the first week of MARCH for courses scheduled in the following Fall semester
- the first week of OCTOBER for courses scheduled in the following Spring semester
Submissions after these dates are not guaranteed evaluation or certification for the following semester.
For online instructors submitting courses for the first time:
The course section should be submitted for evaluation by:
- the first week of MAY for courses scheduled in the following Fall semester
- the first week of DECEMBER for courses scheduled in the following Spring semester