Improving a College University Teaching Evaluation System A Comprehensive, Developmental Curriculum for Faculty and Administrators

This comprehensive, 40-week curriculum contains over 90 separate assignments guiding users through the process of developing an evaluation-of-teaching system for their academic unit. TEACHING PORTFOLIO 101 is for individual faculty & administrators interested in finding the best ways to capture their teaching achievements. The final product is a course portfolio. TEACHING PORTFOLIO 102 continues the individual exploration of how to represent teaching, culminating in a personal plan for teaching improvement, & selection of materials for a teaching portfolio. In addition, TP102 includes activities for groups of faculty to build the common ground & mutual respect necessary to be able to evaluate each other's portfolios for teaching achievement. PEER REVIEW 101 is for groups of faculty & administrators interested in making the decisions necessary to improve their academic unit's evaluation-of-teaching system. PEER REVIEW 102 provides the opportunity & process to try out the draft evaluation system developed in PR101, with both self- & peer-evaluation of teaching portfolios. The final product of the curriculum is a useful, mutually agreed-upon system for teaching evaluation. Additional sections include SPECIAL NOTES FOR DEPARTMENT CHAIRS, GLOSSARY & BIBLIOGRAPHY. In September, look for TEACHING WITH STYLE: A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO UNDERSTANDING TEACHING & LEARNING STYLES, by Tony Grasha (ISBN 0-9645071-1-0). Order from: Alliance Publishers, 414 S. Craig St., Suite 313, Pittsburgh, PA 15213; 412-624-6593.Richlin, Laurie is the author of 'Improving a College University Teaching Evaluation System A Comprehensive, Developmental Curriculum for Faculty and Administrators' with ISBN 9780964507104 and ISBN 0964507102.