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Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Overview: The Assessing Online Facilitation Instrument

The Assessing Online Facilitation (AOF) instrument and accompanying Facilitation Activity Record were developed by the California State University Tigers Grant Committee as a primary resource for the following:
  • Checklist for self-evaluation in combination with student evaluations to gauge both areas of course strengths and areas of needing improvement.
  • Framework for invited peer evaluation.
  • Outline for a department’s expectations with simple modifications.
  • Guide for faculty training.
The Assessing Online Facilitation (AOF) Instrument is essentially a self /peer assessment component of a process representing a cooperative effort to continuously improve online instruction.  It is comprised of organized tips and techniques from the literature into an easy-to-use checklist called the Assessing Online Facilitation Instrument, or the “AOF”.

The AOF can:
  1. Serve as a checklist for self-evaluation in combination with student feedback to gauge both areas of course strengths and areas needing improvement.
  2. Function as a framework for invited peer evaluation.
  3. Outline a division/department’s expectations with simple modifications.
  4. Guide for faculty training.
The Facilitation Activity Record is an optional companion document for the Assessing Online Facilitation (AOF) Instrument. A blank template is available on the AOF website at http://www.humboldt.edu/aof/far.htm.


 ~ CS Robinson

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