University of Maine/University of British Columbia/COPUS
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University of Maine/University of British Columbia/COPUS
University of Maine/University of British Columbia
Contact: Michelle Smith (michelle.k.smith@maine.edu)
Part of: COPUS is used by a broad group of faculty, at a number of institutions.
About
To collect information about the nature of STEM teaching practices as a means to support institutional change, faculty at both the University of British Columbia (UBC) and the University of Maine (UMaine) reviewed existing classroom observation programs, and developed an innovative approach. The resulting Classroom Observation Protocol for Undergraduate STEM or COPUS allows STEM faculty, after a short 1.5-hour training period, to reliably characterize how faculty and students are spending their time in the classroom. COPUS observations may form part of a faculty member's review, promotion, or tenure recommendation evaluation. Since publication of a paper on COPUS in a CBE Life Sciences article in 2013, many STEM professionals are applying the protocol.
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Notes from the Teaching Evaluation Repository Editorial Board
Additional Information
Audience: College/university staff, Teaching center staff, Departmental leaders, Graduate students & postdoctoral fellows, Undergraduate students, Student leaders, Change leaders, Faculty with long-term appointments, Faculty with short-term appointments, Institution administration, , Researchers
Level of Intervention: Course
Resource Type: Journal Article
Institution Type: R1, Public
Scale of Change: 3-5 years, Self-implemented, Redesign of teaching evaluation only
Framework Emphasis: SoTL frameworks
Tools/Materials for Evaluation: Observation tools (e.g., COPUS, EQUIP)
Processes for Revising Teaching Evaluation: Grassroots efforts
Research-Based Pedagogies:Multiple pedagogies