Faculty Assessment and Development
The Faculty Assessment and Development team supports faculty at CUSPS by providing a broad range of programming and services dedicated to developing teaching effectiveness, including workshops, faculty forums, and teaching consultations. The team seeks to reach evidence-based conclusions regarding faculty members’ strengths and areas for improvement by collecting information from a variety of sources, including student evaluation of teaching surveys, teaching observations, student focus groups, and student learning outcomes.
Assessment and Development: Services Offered
Upon request, a trained teaching consultant can meet with you to help you implement research-based practices into your teaching, discuss your teaching approach and goals, provide feedback on aspects of your teaching, or discuss any teaching-related concerns you might have. All consultations are strictly confidential. Please contact the Faculty Assessment and Development team ([email protected]) if you would like to arrange either an in-person or virtual consultation or sign up directly here.
Faculty may be required to undergo an observation during their time at SPS. Observations are conducted by the Faculty Assessment and Development team and can be initiated by the Academic Director of the faculty member's respective program, Academic Affairs, or the Dean's Office.
Additionally, faculty who are looking for constructive feedback on their teaching or ways to improve student learning can request an observation. Observations involve an initial conversation with a trained consultant about your teaching approach and goals, followed by a course observation and a debrief or follow-up consultation. Observations are conducted to examine the extent to which your course goals are met and to provide feedback on your teaching practices. Please contact the Faculty Assessment and Development team ([email protected]) to arrange an observation or sign up directly here.
One-hour Faculty Forums are offered as a venue for faculty to collaboratively discuss topics of pedagogical interest in a welcoming environment. These forums are thematically based, but the conversation shifts according to participants' interests/needs.
Communications regarding dates and times will be sent periodically to all faculty, however, you can sign up here to be added to the Faculty Forum Contact List.
The SPS Faculty Assessment and Development Team offers a series of pedagogical workshops at the beginning of each semester, which are aimed at improving instructional effectiveness across the school. These workshops are offered online and include evening times to accommodate your schedule.
Future Offerings
We are always looking for suggestions or ideas for programming or services to improve your experience as a faculty member at CUSPS. If you would like to talk further about any ideas you might have, please contact the Faculty Assessment and Development team ([email protected]).