I have always found the easiest mid-course evaluation of teaching to consist of three words, as captured here:
a) Take out a piece of paper, don't write your name on it, answer the following questions, and pass it to the end of the row. b) What should Ron START doing? [things other faculty do that I could do to make my teaching better] c) What should Ron STOP doing? [things I do that make my teaching worse] d) What should Ron CONTINUE doing? [praise for whatever I do so that I can respond less defensively to the answers to the first two questions.] I find this works as well as more formalized questionnaires. It also has the advantage that I don't have to plan ahead - if I remember I want to do a midterm evaluation of teaching as I walk to class, I can do it right then and there. The virtues of not having to plan ahead are, in my view, consistently underrated. Best, Ron From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of William CG Burns Sent: Friday, November 11, 2011 12:12 PM To: GEP-Ed List Subject: [gep-ed] Mid-course evaluations? OK, my apologies at the outset, because this isn't strictly a GEP sort of question, but I know lots of you will have great suggestions. I'm in the process of developing a mid-course evaluation system for our faculty and wondered if any of you would have examples you could share, as well as any other suggestions about how to use or administer these. Thanks, wil Dr. Wil Burns, Associate Director Master of Science - Energy Policy & Climate Program Johns Hopkins University 1717 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Room 104J Washington, DC 20036 202.663.5976 (Office phone) 650.281.9126 (Mobile) [email protected] http://advanced.jhu.edu/academic/environmental/master-of-science-in-energy-p olicy-and-climate/index.html SSRN site (selected publications): http://ssrn.com/author=240348 Skype ID: Wil.Burns Teaching Climate/Energy Law & Policy Blog: http://www.teachingclimatelaw.org <http://www.teachingclimatelaw.org/>
