Title: SUNY Online Teaching Exemplar Courses for Observation Tour
Presenter: Alexandra Pickett, Director of Online Teaching, SUNY Online and campus faculty
Description: The Exemplar Online Courses for Observation program showcases outstanding online faculty, courses, instructional design, and campuses,nominated by SUNY campus-based online instructional designers. SUNY Online courses are showcased for observation as exemplary models as you create your own online course, or as a resource for instructional designers as you work with new and experienced online faculty. These courses demonstrate approaches to course content layout in Brightspace, design of interaction, criteria for assessment/evaluation, instructions, and some creative ways to implement a variety of online learning activities and objectives.
Join us for a tour of select courses featured by this program led by the instructors who designed them with the opportunity for question and answer.
The Future is Open: Building the Next Chapter of OER
Join us for two days of collaboration, inspiration, and exploration at the SUNY OER Summit 2025 – a free, virtual event highlighting innovative and inclusive practices in open education.
Hosted by SUNY OER Services and the SUNY Center for Professional Development, this annual summit brings together faculty, librarians, instructional designers, students, administrators, technologists, and open education advocates from across SUNY and beyond. Together, we’ll explore the evolving landscape of open educational resources (OER) and the collective work shaping its future.
The Future is Open: Building the Next Chapter of OER
Join us for two days of collaboration, inspiration, and exploration at the SUNY OER Summit 2025 – a free, virtual event highlighting innovative and inclusive practices in open education.
Hosted by SUNY OER Services and the SUNY Center for Professional Development, this annual summit brings together faculty, librarians, instructional designers, students, administrators, technologists, and open education advocates from across SUNY and beyond. Together, we’ll explore the evolving landscape of open educational resources (OER) and the collective work shaping its future.
This webinar will provide an overview and introduction to the SUNY OSCQR rubric and process, including the features and functionality of the PDF self-assessment rubric and the online interactive OSCQR rubric and dashboard. The scope and intent of the OSCQR online course quality review process using the online OSCQR tools and resources (including features and limitations) will be discussed. Participants will gain a basic understanding of how to access and use the OSCQR rubric, and related tools and resources appropriately for the purposes of conducting online course reviews.
Participants will:
Receive an overview of the OSCQR rubric and discuss how to apply the standards.
See how the OSCQR rubric can be used to provide suggestions and feedback in the form of an action plan for the continuous improvement of an online course, and how the OSCQR website can be used as a resource in that process.
Gain access to create an online interactive rubric and/or dashboard that can be used to conduct course reviews.
Leave the session prepared to conduct an online course review with the OSCQR rubric.
With a basic understanding of OSCQR, the online interactive OSCQR tools and resources, participants will have what is necessary to generate their own interactive OSCQR rubric online and use it to conduct online course reviews and craft constructive feedback and actions plans that can be used to improve the quality and accessibility of online courses.
This webinar is intended for anyone interested in becoming an OSCQR Online Course Reviewer or in earning OSCQR Reviewer Certification. Participants will earn the Become an OSCQR Online Course Reviewer badge.
Date: October 28, 2025 Time: 11:30-12:30PM EST Presenter: Alexandra Pickett, Director of Online Teaching, SUNY Online; Karen Caldwell - SUNY Potsdam, Doris Ostrander - SUNY Adirondack, April Higgins - Delaware Technical Community College
Description: The SUNY Online Teaching OSCQR Awards recognize excellence in implementing the OSCQR online course quality rubric and process. These awards celebrate effective, creative and/or innovative practices that enhance online course design and continuous improvement. Awards are conferred annually in three categories:
Institutional Excellence Award - Recognizes institutions that have effectively targeted online quality initiatives and embedded the OSCQR rubric into their quality assurance practices, resulting in notable enhancements to online quality, online faculty development, and learner success.
Program Innovation Award - Recognizes programs that have demonstrated innovative applications of the OSCQR rubric, improving the quality and delivery of courses through creative approaches.
Individual Achievement Award - Recognizes individuals who have applied OSCQR successfully and promoted its implementation, showcasing leadership and innovation in online course design.
In this session, participants will hear from the 2025 OSCQR Award winners and learn about their innovative approaches to integrating course quality into their courses, programs, and institutional practices.