University of Massachusetts Amherst/TEval
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University of Massachusetts Amherst/TEval
University of Massachusetts Amherst/OAPA
Contact: Gabriela Weaver (gweaver@acad.umass.edu)
Part of: TEval: University of Colorado Boulder, University of Kansas, University of Massachusetts at Amherst
UMass Amherst is the lead institution on a 5-university grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) on the subject of changing the evaluation of teaching and studying that change process: "Transforming the Evaluation of Teaching: A Study of Institutional Change" (TEval). A rubric identifying various teaching effectiveness dimensions has been devised as a part of the project. Gabriela Weaver, Special Assistant to the Provost for Educational Initiatives and Professor of Chemistry at UMass Amherst, is a Principal Investigator (PI) on the NSF grant. Many UMass Amherst departments are helping to shape TEval, including both STEM and non-STEM departments.
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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, Researchers
Level of Intervention: Course, Teaching center, Across institutions
Resource Type: Website
Institution Type: R1, Public
Scale of Change: 3-5 years, Self-implemented, Other-implemented (need for community to implement), Redesign of teaching evaluation only
Framework Emphasis: SoTL frameworks, Recognition of spheres of influence in teaching, Change theories
Tools/Materials for Evaluation: Rubrics (e.g., Teval), Willing to share materials
Processes for Revising Teaching Evaluation: Grant-funded project, Grassroots efforts
Research-Based Pedagogies: Inclusive practices, Active learning, Multiple pedagogies