In an article Teaching Evaluations are Broken. Can they be Fixed? published on February 6, 2024, author Beth McMurtrie, explores teaching evaluation and looks at the contribution the TEval project makes to improving teaching evaluation on campuses. The article in the Chronicle of Higher Education, highlights the work of the University of Colorado Boulder, the University of Kansas and UMass Amherst and quotes Noah Finkelstein and Andrea Follmer. … [Read more...]
New coalition to accelerate efforts to revamp evaluation of college teaching
For immediate release July 19, 2023 CHEVY CHASE, Maryland – Participants from more than 25 U.S. and Canadian institutions have agreed to combine their efforts to transform the way teaching is evaluated at colleges and universities. Their goals include expanding use of more meaningful evaluation processes to recognize and reward high-quality teaching, to draw more instructors into the use of evidence-based teaching practices, and, ultimately, to make colleges and universities … [Read more...]
Collaborative Leadership for Student Learning Outcomes Assessment
A Resource for Academic Departments and Centers for Teaching and Learning Drawing on combined decades of practical experiences across six research universities in the United States and Canada, this concise resource describes a variety of ways that centers for teaching and learning (or CTLs) and academic departments can partner around long-run assessment initiatives. From the perspectives of both CTL and departmental leadership, we identify the unique goals, expertise, and roles that together … [Read more...]