Newsletter April 5, 2024
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A Framework for Teaching Excellence and Development

When most people think about evaluating teaching, they think about student course feedback. At the Martha Bradley Evans Center for Teaching Excellence, we believe student feedback is important but only one part of the picture. Evaluation of teaching should be multidimensional, and it should be framed within a development mindset – how can we use feedback to grow and change and improve, striving for excellence? The Teaching Excellence and Development Framework was drafted by a university-wide task force to drive how we define, assess, and support teaching excellence across the institution. It includes student course feedback, as well as peer evaluations and instructor reflection. We are developing a series of tools in line with this framework that can be used in evaluations of teaching, and we are actively piloting this work in multiple colleges.

 

 Incentivizing students to boost Student Course Feedback response rates.   

The spring 2024 survey window for student feedback will run from April 15 – May 9. Student feedback is a critical component in our Teaching Excellence and Development Framework, and we are working to make that feedback as useful as possible for instructors, students, and administrators. Our efforts toward improving student feedback include:

  1. Working with the Academic Senate to change the scale for the instructor/course questions (effective this semester);
  2. Providing instructor resources for improving response rates; and
  3. Offering student incentives. After seeing improved response rates last semester, we’re extending our incentive plan to motivate students to participate! Two lucky students will have the chance to win a free iPad and AirPods. This initiative not only encourages active participation but also adds an element of fun to the feedback process. Learn more about the incentive plan here and share it widely with your colleagues and students. Let's work together to make this round of Student Course Feedback a resounding success!
 
 

CTE Workshops

CTE pedagogy workshops are open to ALL instructors on campus. Register with unid@utah.edu

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Graduate Teaching Institute

The Martha Bradley Evans Center for Teaching Excellence is excited to offer our 2nd annual Graduate Teaching Institute on May 6 – May 9. Spend the week with us and learn how to build and deliver courses, make the most of educational technology, and understand how to provide exceptional educational experiences for every student on campus. Last year’s attendees showed significant gains in their teaching self-efficacy and their confidence in critical skills related to teaching and working with students. Sessions will run from 10-3 Monday thru Thursday, and lunch will be provided. Registration is free for U of U graduate students, but space is limited. Register today!

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Graduate Certificate in Teaching in Higher Education

Want to take your training to the next level? Starting in Fall 2024, MBECTE will be offering a 15-credit graduate certificate in Teaching in Higher Education. Courses are taught online and provide in-depth training in critical topics in higher education pedagogy. We are now accepting applications for enrollment in Fall 2024

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