The course homepage is tidy, but it doesn't show the whole teaching experience. Students may be working through instructions, discussions, feedback, and connected assignments across several weeks. A useful online review…
Read the article'The class was engaging and well organized.' It's encouraging feedback, but it leaves a question: what did the reviewer see that supports the judgment? A useful observation report helps the reader follow that connection. The…
Read articleA colleague will be observing, and suddenly the ordinary lesson starts to look inadequate. You consider adding a new activity, another tool, and a more elaborate presentation. Before rebuilding the session, return to what…
Read articleYou want useful feedback, so you think of a colleague whose teaching you admire. That's a reasonable starting point, but a review also needs the right expertise and, where applicable, eligibility under the institution's process…
Read articleA colleague offers to visit your class, and you say yes. Later you realize you haven't discussed whether the visit is informal feedback, part of a required evaluation, or both. That uncertainty can change how each of you…
Read articleYou finish the course with a clear sense of what you'd change. A few months later, preparation begins again, and you remember only that something about the second project needed work. The handbook recommends a post-semester…
Read articleThe semester is over, and you're ready to stop looking at the course site. Before you do, consider what your future self will need when preparing the next offering or explaining a teaching decision in a review. The handbook…
Read articleYou see a new teaching idea and immediately picture how it could fit your course. A few days later, another tool looks promising. Soon the class has several new routines, and you're spending more time explaining the system than…
Read articleThe course appears on your schedule again. You have the slides and assignments, so preparation should be easier. Then you remember the lesson that ran long, the confusing project prompt, and the explanation you wanted to change…
Read articleYou open the evaluations and find one comment you can't stop rereading. There are other responses, including positive ones, but that sentence follows you through the rest of the day. It can be hard to turn feedback into a plan…
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