Committees should take a holistic perspective that considers multiple aspects of the candidate’s Teaching Portfolios, their teaching observations, their assessments of Student Course Surveys (SCS) (formerly Teacher-Course Evaluations, TCEs), and their responses to candidates’ self-assessments of their teaching. The University uses this multimodal assessment of teaching to provide multiple methods of information gathering that demonstrate a more complete presentation of the quality of teaching. For further information on interpreting student assessments, see Linse’s “Interpreting and using student ratings data: Guidance for faculty serving as administrators and on evaluation committees” (2017).
The Department Head/Director coordinates the teaching peer observation. The peer observer should use the recommended summative evaluation tools for peer observers to use at promotion. Use either the in-person teaching form, or the online teaching form.