Student evaluations of teaching (SET) are a popular measure of teaching effectiveness, which center students’ perspectives. However, research shows that SET scores have limitations, including ...
Why peer observation of teaching? Peer observation of teaching is an enabling process, for staff with teaching responsibilities to reflect on and improve their teaching practice. The process is ...
Gathering feedback on teaching from peers is an essential practice for the development of teaching skills and exploration of pedagogical possibilities. Evidence from peers may include peer review of ...
Description: This project is based on prior work with my large, introductory biology courses, where we learned that the graduate students involved in the course – our teaching assistants (TAs) – ...
During the observation, it will be most helpful to use pre-identified focal areas or a protocol as a guide. Without clear observation criteria in place, observers may find themselves trying to capture ...
On the scale of most anxiety-producing moments in teaching, few things top the dreaded peer observation. True, there are plenty of other sources of teaching angst, but none of them quite match the ...