Initial Publication Date: February 16, 2022

The Career Framework for University Teaching

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Peer Reviewed ✔ | Editorial Board Score: 17/18

The Career Framework for University Teaching

Royal Academy of Engineering

Contact: Ruth Graham (ruthgraham@me.com)

The Career Framework for University Teaching is designed to guide and support the career progression of academics on the basis of their contribution to teaching and learning. Offering both a structured pathway for academic career progression and an evidence base on which to demonstrate and evaluate teaching achievement, the Framework provides a resource that universities can adapt to their academic career structures and progression points. It can be used at each stage of the academic career, including appointment, professional development, appraisal and promotion.

Commissioned and funded by the Royal Academy of Engineering, the work was authored by an independent consultant and guided by a range of expert contributors and global university partners from across the higher education sector.

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Notes from the Teaching Evaluation Repository Editorial Board

What a great set of resources. There's something for every level of intervention. This is one of the most highly developed initiatives and a multi-institutional collaboration. We are so excited by this resource as a way to evaluate and value teaching as a career-oriented part of our work.

Additional Information

Audience: Teaching center staff, Departmental leaders, Change leaders, Faculty with long-term appointments, Institution administration, Institutional awards committees

Level of Intervention: Program, Department/unit, Institution - administration, Institution - shared governance , Across institutions

Resource Type: Project/program evaluation report, Website

Institution Type: Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI), Historically Black College or University (HBCU), Tribal College or University (TCU), Minority Serving Institution (MSI), R1, R2, Public, Private, 2-year, 4-year, Masters comprehensive, T1 (scholarly teaching-focused institution), Commuter

Scale of Change: 3-5 years, Other-implemented (need for community to implement), Redesign of teaching evaluation only

Primary Teaching and Learning Context: Multiple contexts

Framework Emphasis: Recognition of spheres of influence in teaching

Tools/Materials for Evaluation: Rubrics (e.g., Teval), Self-evaluation tools, Willing to share materials

Processes for Revising Teaching Evaluation: Department level evaluation revision, Faculty governance reframing teaching evaluation, Grant-funded project

Research-Based Pedagogies: Multiple pedagogies