Digital Resource Checklist
This is a checklist of criteria to use to evaluate digital content when designing a course.
Resource Checklist
Evaluator Name:
Evaluation Date:
Resource Title and Link:
Date resource was created:
Author of resource and note any expertise they have:
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Publisher of the resource and note any reputation or known bias of the publisher:
Licensing
Is this resource Copyright or openly licensed?
For Copyright materials, fair use applies if all requirements below are met:
The material is being used only for educational purposes
Only relevant parts of the material are being used
Students are not being charged directly and specifically for the material
Consumable materials, like worksheets, are not being copied and reused if they are meant to be repurchased
Material includes citation and copyright notice
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If the resource has an Open License, what elements are required?
You must give attribution to the original author
Share Alike, this work may be adapted but the identical licensing must be used
Non-commercial, the work may not be used to make money
No Derivatives, the work may not be altered
The work can be altered
Accessibility
Accessibility features include the following (check all that apply):
Alternative text for images
All functionality available from keyboard
Transcripts and captioning for audio and video
Organized in a logical way with headings
Font size is at least 12 points, zoom available up to 200%
High contrast colors used
Color and images aren’t relied upon solely to convey information
Bias
The purpose of the resource is to educate.
There is no obvious sign of bias.
The resource does not have any culturally offensive elements.
Relevance to Course
The objective this resource addresses is:
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The resource addresses the objective comprehensively.
The target audience for the resource is the same as the audience of the course.
The content is accessible to the course audience. The language used is appropriate for their level of understanding of the content.
The resource is engaging for the audience.
Quality
The information is accurate.
There is no omission of relevant information.
There are no spelling errors.
The resource was peer reviewed.
The content is presented clearly and logically.
The content is up to date.
Any multimedia content is high quality.
The content is easy to use. Navigation of the resource is straightforward.
Are reviews of the resource available? Is there anything important to note, based on the reviews?
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Notes about the resource:
If you would like a copy of the checklist in Google form version, click below.
When you click the button you will be able to make a copy of the Google form.
An advantage of using the checklist in Google form is that each checklist completed will be saved in a spreadsheet. The spreadsheet can later be used to compare resources and pick the best ones.
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Alternatively, if you use the Google form as a quiz, you can add points to each element. More points can be assigned to the elements that are most important to the course that is being designed. In this way, the "grades" could be used to compare resources and choose the best option.
Example of a completed checklist:
Based on the design document I created, I found an open educational resource on OER Commons that would be something I would consider using in the course. I completed the checklist and found it to be a pretty great resource. Click the button to see the checklist and summary at the bottom.