Teaching Council Teaching Council Recommendations to the Recommendations to the

Faculty SenateFaculty SenateDRAFT 2/9/09 & 3rd DRAFT Feb 13, 2009 for use by the FS

Exec Committee, March 4, 2009

Recommendation 1

Institute a standardized university-wide procedure for administering the Purdue (or other) form to include clear instructions for distribution, collection and review for department personnel [Faculty, Chairs/Department Heads].

(e.g., student comments confidential information for faculty only, faculty may not be present during distribution, faculty may not

retaliate against identified students)

Office of the Provost will develop and submit for approval to Faculty Senate by Fall 2009.

Procedure & Follow-UpProcedure & Follow-Up

Timing & Follow-UpTiming & Follow-Up

Recommendation 2

Earlier administration of forms (12th-13th week).Return of student evaluations to Faculty before

the following semester begins for faster feedback

Suggested implementation Fall 2009. Office of the Provost will work with computing services to adjust schedule

for printing and distribution

Training & Follow-UpTraining & Follow-Up

Recommendation 3

Mandatory training for Department Chairs/Heads for a variety of evaluations & their interpretation.

(e.g., emphasis on alternative evaluations to include both summative and formative evaluations for teaching excellence such as port folios, peer evaluations, exit interviews, department generated assessment of learning objectives)

Faculty Senate Ad-hoc Committee to work with Office of Provost to develop, submit to Faculty Senate for approval by Spring 2010.

Faculty Develop GuidelinesFaculty Develop Guidelines

Recommendation 4

Faculty will develop departmental guidelines for whose classes will be evaluated and materials submitted (how often & by whom)

Formative evaluation, especially for non-tenured faculty Meet with the Interim Provost and Provost-Designate (a committee

appointed by the Faculty Senate Chair) Faculty in departments develop and integrate alternative methods of

summative and formative evaluation

Re-Check Evals. & Best PracticesRe-Check Evals. & Best Practices

Recommendation 5

Reconsider college & school formative & summative evaluation FAQs

Change the University Core measures to reflect best practices