Boise State University/Framework for Assessing Teaching Effectiveness (FATE)

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Boise State University/Framework for Assessing Teaching Effectiveness (FATE)

Boise State University/Center for Teaching and Learning

Contact: Shawn Simonson (shawnsimonson@boisestate.edu)

The Framework for Assessing Teaching Effectiveness, or FATE initiative at Boise State seeks to develop an inclusive framework and rubric to formatively and summatively assess teaching. The rubric is intended to be applicable to all teaching faculty. Implementation and assessment of its use is underway at Boise State. For more information on the development of the FATE initiative at Boise State University, please see the 2021 article in College Teaching and the 2023 article in New Directions for Teaching and Learning.

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Notes from the Teaching Evaluation Repository Editorial Board

The 2021 article describing the framework is open access, the 2023 article is not. Some resources are provided in the 2021 article. The authors appear to be in the adoption and testing phase. No data yet on the success of implementation. This resource requires Google Drive access to some resources.

Additional Information

Audience: College/university staff, Teaching center staff, Departmental leaders, Graduate students & postdoctoral fellows, Change leaders, Faculty with long-term appointments, Faculty with short-term appointments, Institution administration

Level of Intervention: Teaching center, Institution - administration

Resource Type: Journal Article, Website

Institution Type: R2, Public

Scale of Change: 3-5 years, 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)

Processes for Revising Teaching Evaluation:Grassroots efforts

Research-Based Pedagogies: Inclusive practices, Active learning, Multiple pedagogies