Conducting a review of your course is crucial to ensuring its quality and that it will provide the best possible experience for your learners. A review might take place before the course launches for the first time, or after it has seen a significant revision, perhaps in response to feedback.Â
Face-to-face short coursesÂ
For short courses taking place on campus, you may like to identify a critical friend, likely from your department, to review your course or session plan, considering aspects such as its sub-topics, structure, and learning activities.Â
Online and blended short coursesÂ
For online and blended short courses an academic review is also recommended, but the course itself is also subject to a quality assurance (QA) review covering functional, educational, and legal (e.g. copyright) aspects of your course.Â
The QA review for °×С½ãÂÛ̳ Extend and FutureLearn courses is conducted by the Online Learning team. at the start of your development (°×С½ãÂÛ̳ Login required).Â
Submit a course for reviewÂ
To submit your course please .
Your review will comprise educational, functional, and any relevant legal feedback from the Online Learning team.Â
°×С½ãÂÛ̳ Extend courses should be supplied for QA a minimum of 2 weeks prior to their intended launch date, while FutureLearn stipulates a 4 week QA period. These periods enable feedback to be provided and addressed. If these deadlines cannot be met for any reason please make contact with the as soon as possible.Â