Online Peer Review:

York have set up an online peer review process both internally to York staff and also in a virtual exchange with colleagues from the University of Waikato (New Zealand). Download their pro-forma and guidance notes here: https://tinyurl.com/peer-obs-guidance, adapted from the COOLAID resources presented at the HEA evidence-based seminar on peer observation led by Shirley Bennett at the University of Hull– 26^th May 2010: http://adm-hea.brighton.ac.uk/events/coolaid/index.html And see 2016 blog post (with links to Youtube and audio resources describing our peer observation process): https://elearningyork.wordpress.com/2016/03/08/peer-observation-for-distance-learning-tutors-participants-wanted-for-2016/ Plus Short 2011 ALT-C paper describing our original approach: Peer observation for distance learning e-tutors abstract Word file [Open Access]

Bibliography:

Swinglehurst, D., Russell, J., & Greenhalgh, T. (2008) 'Peer observation of teaching in the online environment: an action research approach'. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 24, 383-393. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2729.2007.00274.x

Walker, R. & Forbes, D. (2017). Cross-institutional peer observation by online tutors: Sharing practice ‘outside the family’. Innovations in Education and Teaching International, January 2017. Available at: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14703297.2017.1281751 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14703297.2017.1281751

Walker, R. (2015) 'Peer observation for online distance learning tutors: creating the conditions for effective peer exchange'. European Journal of Open, Distance and E-Learning. First published: 19 February 2015. http://www.eurodl.org/?p=current&abstract=668 [Open Access]