Common use of Teaching Evaluations Clause in Contracts

Teaching Evaluations. (a) The primary goal in the use of student feedback, as part of an evaluation of teaching process, is to identify where the student learning experience can be improved, provide summary evidence of levels of student satisfaction, provide feedback on course content and delivery, and provide another means for recognising examples of good practice in teaching. (b) Evaluation of teaching performance must be considered in the context of the teaching and learning environment and must take into account such issues as the size and prior knowledge of the class, the physical environment in which teaching takes place, the workload of the employee, the structure of the course and the provision of support and resources to the employee. (c) Academic staff will seek evaluative student feedback on their teaching in at least one course each year using teaching forms approved by either the University’s Academic Board or by a Faculty Board. (d) Once each year, an employee will provide to his/her academic supervisor a summary of teaching evaluations from at least one course agreed with the academic supervisor for which they have had some responsibility for teaching. The summary will clearly identify: (i) the nature of the employee’s contribution to teaching for that particular course; (ii) the number of students taught in the course; (iii) a summary of the ratings provided by students on the items contained in the feedback questionnaire (there will be no requirement to forward any information relating to open- ended student comments). (e) An employee will meet with his/her Head of School on an annual basis as part of the Career Development Scheme to discuss teaching related matters. This meeting will have a clear developmental and recognition aim. It will provide an opportunity for the Head of School to more formally recognise and commend excellent teaching, and where necessary, discuss and agree staff development activities to be undertaken to enhance or improve teaching quality. (f) Feedback from students in the form of teaching evaluations will not be used by the University to initiate any action under clause 21.0 of this Agreement or as part of the criteria for selecting redundancies. Student feedback on its own cannot be used as a measure of teaching performance. (g) Course evaluation data will not be published on the University website in a form that allows the identification of individual staff members.

Teaching Evaluations. (a) The primary goal in the use of student feedback, as part of an evaluation of teaching process, is to identify where the student learning experience can be improved, provide summary evidence of levels of student satisfaction, provide feedback on course content and delivery, and provide another means for recognising examples of good practice in teaching. (b) Evaluation of teaching performance must be considered in the context of the teaching and learning environment and must take into account such issues as the size and prior knowledge of the class, the physical environment in which teaching takes place, the workload of the employee, the structure of the course and the provision of support and resources to the employee. (c) Academic staff will seek evaluative student feedback on their teaching in at least one course each year using teaching forms approved by either the University’s Academic Board or by a Faculty Board. (d) Once each year, an employee will provide to his/her academic supervisor a summary of teaching evaluations from at least one course agreed with the academic supervisor for which they have had some responsibility for teaching. The summary will clearly identify: (i) the nature of the employee’s contribution to teaching for that particular course; (ii) the number of students taught in the course; (iii) a summary of the ratings provided by students on the items contained in the feedback questionnaire (there will be no requirement to forward any information relating to open- open-ended student comments). (e) An employee will meet with his/her Head of School on an annual basis as part of the Career Development Scheme to discuss teaching related matters. This meeting will have a clear developmental and recognition aim. It will provide an opportunity for the Head of School to more formally recognise and commend excellent teaching, and where necessary, discuss and agree staff development activities to be undertaken to enhance or improve teaching quality. (f) Feedback from students in the form of teaching evaluations will not be used by the University to initiate any action under clause 21.0 of this Agreement or as part of the criteria for selecting redundancies. Student feedback on its own cannot be used as a measure of teaching performance. (g) Course evaluation data will not be published on the University website in a form that allows the identification of individual staff members.

Teaching Evaluations. (a) The primary goal in the use of student feedback, as part of an evaluation of teaching process, is to identify where the student learning experience can be improved, provide summary evidence of levels of student satisfaction, provide feedback on course content and delivery, and provide another means for recognising examples of good practice in teaching. (b) Evaluation of teaching performance must be considered in the context of the teaching and learning environment and must take into account such issues as the size and prior knowledge of the class, the physical environment in which teaching takes place, the workload of the employee, the structure of the course and the provision of support and resources to the employee. (c) Academic staff will seek evaluative student feedback on their teaching in at least one course each year using teaching forms approved by either the University’s Academic Board or by a Faculty Board. (d) Once each year, an employee will provide to his/her academic supervisor a summary of teaching evaluations from at least one course agreed with the academic supervisor for which they have had some responsibility for teaching. The summary will clearly identify: (i) the nature of the employee’s contribution to teaching for that particular course; (ii) the number of students taught in the course; (iii) a summary of the ratings provided by students on the items contained in the feedback questionnaire (there will be no requirement to forward any information relating to open- open-ended student comments). (e) An employee will meet with his/her Head of School on an annual basis as part of the Career Development Scheme to discuss teaching related matters. This meeting will have a clear developmental and recognition aim. It will provide an opportunity for the Head of School to more formally recognise and commend excellent teaching, and where necessary, discuss and agree staff development activities to be undertaken to enhance or improve teaching quality.quality.‌ (f) Feedback from students in the form of teaching evaluations will not be used by the University to initiate any action under clause 21.0 14.0 of this Agreement or as part of the criteria for selecting redundanciesAgreement. Student feedback on its own cannot be used as a measure of teaching performance. (g) Course evaluation data will not be published on the University website in a form that allows the identification of individual staff members.