A course review can take several forms. A self-review, where you assess your own course against a checklist, is the easiest place to start. A peer review, where a trusted colleague looks at your course, catches the things you can no longer see because you built them. A formal review against a framework like Quality Matters is more involved and often tied to recognition or a process at your institution.

Whatever the form, the most useful reviews are formative and supportive rather than judgmental. The goal is improvement, not a grade. Approaching your own course, or a colleague’s, with curiosity and care produces honest findings and real changes, where a harsh or high-stakes review just produces defensiveness.