Common use of Teaching Evaluations Clause in Contracts

Teaching Evaluations. a) Faculty Members’ teaching activities and output will be set out in their annual workplans. b) In order to improve course design and teaching effectiveness, all courses taught will conduct a written evaluation of each Faculty Member’s teaching performance, provided that the students consent to participate in the survey, and provided that the procedures of the survey protect student confidentiality. c) Evaluations administered to assess a Faculty Member's teaching performance shall be in accordance with the requirements below and with other provisions of this Agreement. d) Student evaluation of teaching shall be obtained through a questionnaire administered by the University in such a way as to afford all the students in a given course or class a reasonable chance to respond. A common evaluation instrument will be administered across the University to ensure equity, consistency and fairness. Such an instrument shall be constructed so as to obtain a fair and reasonable assessment of teaching effectiveness, course design and course quality. e) The design of the evaluation instrument will involve the creation of a committee including members of CTET, the Association, and University Administration. The existing teaching evaluation framework will be in force until the new evaluation protocols are agreed to. f) Evaluations of courses will be conducted online. The evaluation instrument shall be made available online within the final week (in distance learning) or the final days (in residency) of any course. No questionnaire shall contain any indication of the identity of the student filling it out. g) Both quantitative and qualitative results of the questionnaire will be used in evaluating the Faculty Member’s performance. All responses to each question shall be aggregated, and the mean, frequency distribution, and number of eligible respondents shall be calculated. The written student responses shall be as important as the numerical responses. The student’s numerical and written responses will form part of the Faculty Member's OPF. A copy of these aggregated data, along with the qualitative comments, shall be sent to the Faculty Member, School Director, and ▇▇▇▇. h) Evaluation of teaching by one's peers is designed to provide constructive assistance to Faculty Members with respect to teaching techniques. i) Peer review should be conducted if requested by any of: the Faculty Member, the School Director (or equivalent), or the ▇▇▇▇. The review shall normally be carried out by the School Director (or equivalent), or designate where appropriate. The review may be carried out by a senior Faculty Member selected by the School Director (or equivalent), with the consent of the Faculty Member, and such consent will not be unreasonably withheld. School Directors (or equivalent) should be peer evaluated by their Deans or delegate. Such a review may, but does not necessarily include: a) review of teaching materials and course outlines; b) interviews with students or with the Faculty Member; c) review of student performance or student work; and d) classroom visits or review of online course discussions. ii) The peer reviewer will meet with the Faculty Member to discuss constructively the results of the peer evaluation. In addition, a written report of the evaluation will be provided to the Faculty Member, to which the Faculty Member may respond in writing. iii) All documentation related to a peer review requested by the ▇▇▇▇ or School Director (or equivalent) will form part of the Faculty Member’s OPF. Peer reviews conducted at the request of the Faculty Member as per Article 26.2.

Teaching Evaluations. a) Faculty Members’ teaching activities and output will be set out in their annual workplans. b) In order to improve course design and teaching effectiveness, all courses taught will conduct a written evaluation of each Faculty Member’s teaching performance, provided that the students consent to participate in the survey, and provided that the procedures of the survey protect student confidentiality. c) Evaluations administered to assess a Faculty Member's teaching performance shall be in accordance with the requirements below and with other provisions of this Agreement. d) Student evaluation of teaching shall be obtained through a questionnaire administered by the University in such a way as to afford all the students in a given course or class a reasonable chance to respond. A common evaluation instrument will be administered across the University to ensure equity, consistency and fairness. Such an instrument shall be constructed so as to obtain a fair and reasonable assessment of teaching effectiveness, course design and course quality. e) The design of the evaluation instrument will involve the creation of a committee including members of CTET, the Association, and University Administration. The existing teaching evaluation framework will be in force until the new evaluation protocols are agreed to. f) Evaluations of courses will be conducted online. The evaluation instrument shall be made available online within the final week (in distance learning) or the final days (in residency) of any course. No questionnaire shall contain any indication of the identity of the student filling it out. g) Both quantitative and qualitative results of the questionnaire will be used in evaluating the Faculty Member’s performance. All responses to each question shall be aggregated, and the mean, frequency distribution, and number of eligible respondents shall be calculated. The written student responses shall be as important as the numerical responses. The student’s numerical and written responses will form part of the Faculty Member's OPF. A copy of these aggregated data, along with the qualitative comments, shall be sent to the Faculty Member, School Director, and ▇▇▇▇. h) Evaluation of teaching by one's peers is designed to provide constructive assistance to Faculty Members with respect to teaching techniques. i) Peer review should be conducted if requested by any of: the Faculty Member, the School Director (or equivalent), or the ▇▇▇▇. The review shall normally be carried out by the School Director (or equivalent), or designate where appropriate. The review may be carried out by a senior Faculty Member selected by the School Director (or equivalent), with the consent of the Faculty Member, and such consent will not be unreasonably withheld. School Directors (or equivalent) should be peer evaluated by their Deans or delegate. Such a review may, but does not necessarily include: a) 1. review of teaching materials and course outlines; b) 2. interviews with students or with the Faculty Member; c) 3. review of student performance or student work; and d) 4. classroom visits or review of online course discussions. ii) The peer reviewer will meet with the Faculty Member to discuss constructively the results of the peer evaluation. In addition, a written report of the evaluation will be provided to the Faculty Member, to which the Faculty Member may respond in writing. iii) All documentation related to a peer review requested by the ▇▇▇▇ or School Director (or equivalent) will form part of the Faculty Member’s OPF. Peer reviews conducted at the request of the Faculty Member as per Article 26.2.