Evaluation of Teaching Department Chair/Program Director: Initial or Term-tenure Review Cover Page Personnel Information: Faculty Member Being Evaluated: Department Chair/Program Director: Course information: Course Number and Title Class location Number of students Primary course type (online/face to face) Pre-observation conference date Contents of Chair/Director Evaluation of Teaching Document: Page Pre-observation Conference Questionnaire Department Chair/Program Director Evaluation Summary Form Department Chair/Program Director Observation Notes Observation Protocol: Department Chairs/Program Directors conduct a teaching observation in each of the first two semesters for all new faculty as well as once in the year before term-tenure review. First year reviews take place as a matter of course; the Office of the Provost will alert department chairs in the year prior to a faculty member being reviewed for term-tenure. The Department Chair/Program Director initiates contact with the faculty member, sends a copy of this Evaluation of Teaching Document to the faculty member, and together they identify class periods for the observation. Faculty member sends the following to the chair/program director in a timely way, typically at least two days prior to the pre-observation conference: The Evaluation of Teaching Document with the first two pages completed (Cover Page and Conference Questionnaire). Syllabus and other relevant materials for the class The pre-observation conference is held. The Department Director completes two class observations (or equivalent for online courses) and completes the Department Chair/Program Director Observation Notes (last page). After the observations, Department Chair/Program Director uses Observation Notes to complete the Department Chair/Program Director Evaluation Summary Form. Department Chair/Program Director saves this 4-part completed evaluation document (Cover Page, Conference Questionnaire, Chair/Dir Summary Form, and Chair/Dir Observation Notes) as a pdf document and submits it to the Office of the Provost via email (). The Office of the Provost adds the evaluation document to the faculty member’s Evaluation File and confirmation of receipt of the completed 4-part evaluation document to the department chair/program director, school dean, and to the faculty member. Confirmation includes instructions to the faculty member and school dean for where to view the completed evaluation. The Department offers to hold a post-evaluation conference with the faculty member to discuss the observations.
Evaluation of Teaching Department Chair/Program Director: Initial or Term-tenure Review Cover Page Personnel Information: Faculty Member Being Evaluated: Department Chair/Program Director: Course information: Course Number and Title Class location Number of students Primary course type (online/face to face) Pre-observation conference date Contents of Chair/Director Evaluation of Teaching Document: Page Pre-observation Conference Questionnaire Department Chair/Program Director Evaluation Summary Form Department Chair/Program Director Observation Notes Observation Protocol: Department Chairs/Program Directors conduct a teaching observation in each of the first two semesters for all new faculty as well as once in the year before term-tenure review. First year reviews take place as a matter of course; the Office of the Provost will alert department chairs in the year prior to a faculty member being reviewed for term-tenure. The Department Chair/Program Director initiates contact with the faculty member, sends a copy of this Evaluation of Teaching Document to the faculty member, and together they identify class periods for the observation. Faculty member sends the following to the chair/program director in a timely way, typically at least two days prior to the pre-observation conference: The Evaluation of Teaching Document with the first two pages completed (Cover Page and Conference Questionnaire). Syllabus and other relevant materials for the class The pre-observation conference is held. The Department Director completes two class observations (or equivalent for online courses) and completes the Department Chair/Program Director Observation Notes (last page). After the observations, Department Chair/Program Director uses Observation Notes to complete the Department Chair/Program Director Evaluation Summary Form. Department Chair/Program Director saves this 4-part completed evaluation document (Cover Page, Conference Questionnaire, Chair/Dir Summary Form, and Chair/Dir Observation Notes) as a pdf document and submits it to the Office of the Provost via email (). The Office of the Provost adds the evaluation document to the faculty member’s Evaluation File and confirmation of receipt of the completed 4-part evaluation document to the department chair/program director, school dean, and to the faculty member. Confirmation includes instructions to the faculty member and school dean for where to view the completed evaluation. The Department offers to hold a post-evaluation conference with the faculty member to discuss the observations.
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