Nominations are being solicited for the E. Phillips Knox Distinguished Teaching Award, one of the highest teaching honors at Miami. It recognizes “creative, innovative, and engaging teaching methods at the undergraduate level.” We have many deserving colleagues doing some great things in the classroom that I hope you might consider. Nominations are due to CTE by October 15.
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CTE seminar calendar posted
The Center for Teaching Excellence has not only retained its name for two years in a row now, but they have updated their calendar to reflect offerings for the CTE as well as some other partners. The calendar can be found here, and includes sessions on funding opportunities, service learning, study abroad, diversity, the new Title IX reporting requirements, and more; specialized topics such as Chinese names, Peer review of writing, or Teaching large classes; and systems and software such as Qualtrics.
I would encourage you all to check it out and think each of you might find something to contribute to your professional development.
Mid-course evaluations
The Senate CTE committee has published a white paper endorsing the use of mid-course evaluations. This has also been emphasized during P&T and other reviews in terms of “multiple measures.” Perhaps we can discuss whether and how to work towards a process where faculty are more systematically reviewed internally and through SGIDs, etc. The link provides information in the sidebar on processes, examples, and more. From CTE:
Midcourse evaluation is another powerful assessment tool for faculty at Miami. In 2017, the Center for Teaching Excellence Senate Committee detailed recommendations for the use of midcourse evaluation processes at Miami University. In addition to the endorsement of midcourse evaluations, the paper also contains suggested readings and example tools.