S-BOLD Full Proposal Review Process (2014-15)
Goal: The goal of the S-BOLD full proposal review process was to solicit input from different viewpoints, while being mindful of the tight timeline and respectful of reviewers’ main responsibilities and commitments. The review process entailed five steps, which are summarized below:
- Proposal Scoring - each proposal was read by a panel of three reviewers, who rated and provided comments
on the following categories:
- impact (30 points);
- institutional context (30 points);
- feasibility and budget (20 points); and
- assessment and quality (20 points).
There were six panels for the 12 invited proposals, with each panel responsible for the review of two proposals. Each panel of three reviewers consisted of one administrator and two area experts. The administrator was the panel leader and a member of the “Blue Ribbon Committee” referred to in Step Three. During Step One, each member of the review panel provided independent, written rating and comments on proposals under his/her review, which were subsequently discussed in a panel meeting.
- Review Panel Ranking – Each panel met during a two-week period with the Associate Provost for Online Education (APOE) and presented their summarized comments and ratings in a “panel review summary.”
- Blue Ribbon Committee - All panel review summaries were discussed and ranked in a “Blue Ribbon Review Committee” that consisted of panel leaders, CAS and CEAS Representatives, and the Associate Provost for Online Education.
- OLEAG Input – The APOE met with the Online Education Advisory Group (OLEAG) to share the Blue Ribbon Committee review summaries and to solicit the group’s input.
- Final Recommendations – Panel leaders met to provide final recommendations.
Panel Leaders: Cole Camplese, Stefan Hyman, Chuck Powell, Charles Robbins, Charles Taber, Stella Tsirka
Panel Reviewers: Joe Balsamo (Health Science Center), Monica Bugallo (Electrical & Computer Engineering), Andrea Fedi (European Languages), Dave Ferguson (Technology and Society), Paul Fodor (Computer Science), Frank Fowler (Chemistry), Tim Hyde (Philosophy), Marvin O’Neal (Biology), Devinder Mahajan (Chemical Engineering), Sini Prosper Sanou (French Language), Sarah Malmquist (Neurobiology and Behavior), and Debbie Zelizer (School of Health Technology and Management).