Documenting Teaching

Peer Review of Teaching - Learn about best practices for peer review of teaching, which require the use of several measures over time.

Mid-Semester Feedback - How can I solicit feedback from students to enhance my effectiveness as an instructor and improve student learning in my courses during the semester?

End-of-Semester Evaluations - What are best practices for student evaluation of teaching?  

Peer Observation of Teaching - What are best practices for peer observation of teaching?

Teaching Philosophy Statements - How can I craft a statement that conveys my teaching effectiveness and potential, and my ability to be self-reflective?

Teaching Portfolios - How can I create a portfolio that conveys my teaching effectiveness and potential, and my ability to be self-reflective?

Course Portfolios -  How can I create a course portfolio that features inquiry into the intellectual work of my course, investigation of student learning and reflections on my teaching effectiveness?

Resources on the scholarship of teaching and learning (SOTL)

  • New Directions for Teaching and Learning: offers a comprehensive range of ideas and techniques for improving college teaching based on the experience of seasoned instructors and the latest findings of educational and psychological researchers.
  • The Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (Indiana University) - peer-reviewed journal offering both theory-based and practical discussions of teaching and learning.
  • Essays on Teaching Excellence - Essays on Teaching Excellence is a series of eight short and succinct scholarly essays published by the Professional and Organizations Network in Higher Education (POD Network) on an annual basis, free of charge. The essays present innovative viewpoints on college and university instruction. Written in concise and non-technical language, and supported by research, the essays seek to assist instructors in reflecting upon and refining their practice of teaching to achieve the results they seek - students learning to the best of their abilities.
  • Active Learning in Higher Education - peer-reviewed, international publication on effective teaching, learning, and assessment in universities and colleges.
  • College Teaching (Routledge) - peer-reviewed articles on improving student learning across all disciplines; Included in the topics this journal covers are teaching methods, educational technologies, classroom management, assessment and grading, course design, and interdisciplinary teaching.

Suggestions for Further Reading about Documenting Teaching

A REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EVALUATING TEACHING EXCELLENCE

There is no perfect way to evaluate teaching. This resource, however, provides evidence-based tools for the most effective ways in which to evaluate teaching, and thus provides the basis for substantive, focused conversations and ultimately decisions about what tools and processes an academic department may use to sensibly evaluate teaching.

A GUIDE FOR PEER EVALUATIOS OF TEACHING

This guide is designed to help you through the peer evaluation process. Flinders University uses nominated and trained peer evaluators to undertake the formative peer review process; this guide is intended to be used primarily by staff trained as formal peer evaluators.

PREPARING FOR PEER EVALUATION: A GUIDE FOR STAFF WHOSE TEACHING IS BEING EVALUATED

This guide has been developed to support you through the peer evaluation process.

PEER OBSERVATION AND ASSESSMENT OF TEACHING