ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TEACHING EFFECTIVENESS COMMITTEE

Date: “May 28, *19¢5
Lois James Smith, Chair of the Faculty

From: Belinda Lee, Chair
Membership of the Committee

Ex Officio: Myra Cain, Representative for Vice Chancellor for
Academic Affairs
Eugene Ryan, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences
Ronald Thiele, Dean of the School of Allied Health
and Social Work

William Bloodworth, English, 1987

Walter Calhoun, History, 1986

Robert Denney, Continuing Education, 1986
Belinda Lee, Nursing, 1987

Gary Levine, Medicine, 1986

John Longhill, Business, 1985

Madge McGrath, Allied Health, 1987

Ed Ryan, Biology, “1985

Martin Schwarz, Foreign Language, 1985
Mulatu Wubneh, Geography, 1986

Students: Laura Frazzelle
Lori Svendsen
Bradley Wheeler

Committee Meetings (dates and members absent)

October 11, 1984 Levine (excused)

October 255--1984 :

October 31, 1984 Calhoun, E. E. Ryan, Schwarz (all excused)

November 7, 1984 Cain, Calhoun, Lee, Schwarz (all excused)

November 29, 1984 McGrath (excused)

January 4, 1985 Calhoun, Levine, Longhill (all excused)

January 9, 1985 Denney, McGrath, E. E. Ryan, Wubneh (all excused)

January 31, 1985 Calhoun, Denney, Levine, Longhill, E. E. Ryan
(all excused)

February 4, 1985 Cain, Levine (both excused)

April 11, 1983 Calhoun, Denney, Longhill, E. E. Ryan,
Schwarz, Wubneh (all excused)

April 24, 1985 Cain, Denney, Levine, Longhill, E. E. Ryan
(all excused)

Reports to the Faculty Senate:
February 19, 1985 (for discussion only) and March 26, 1985, Teaching

Effectiveness Committee Report on "Recommendations for New Student
Opinion Questionnaires and Procedures" (see attached).

 
V. Specific Instructions to the Committee by the Faculty Senate

No specific instructions were given to the Committee by the Faculty
Senate other than those found in the Committee's organizational
charge.

Committee Organization and Activities

A. Committee Chair was Belinda Lee; Vice Chair was John Longhill;
and Secretary was Ed Ryan.

B. The Faculty Development Subcommittee was chaired by Martin Schwarz
with M. Cain and B. Lee. The Subcommittee surveyed Deans and Unit
Heads and planned and coordinated a faculty development workshop
during Spring Semester.

The Student Opinion of Instruction Survey Subcommittee was co-
chaired by Madge McGrath and Bill Bloodworth with R. Denney, G.
Levine, and M. Wubneh. The Subcommittee used the 1983-84 Student
Opinion of Instruction Survey Subcommittee report for future
action and TEC discussions/revisions to develop "Recommendations
for New Student Opinion Questionnaires and Procedures" for
Committee consideration.

The Faculty Development Center Subcommittee was formed to continue
lobbying efforts for a faculty development office. The members
were John Longhill, Chair and R. Denney.

Committee Accomplishments

A. Committee recommendations regarding "Principles, to Guide the Use

of Student Opinion Data," "Form for Administrative Evaluation of

Teaching," and "Form for Improvement of Teaching," were presented
to the Faculty Senate and approved on March 26, 1985.

Compiled a file (available for review in the Faculty Senate Office)
containing criteria, procedures and/or survey instruments that

have been developed by academic units for use in the annual eval-
uation of faculty teaching effectiveness. This file was developed
to enhance the efforts of all units to develop additional means

of evaluating teaching beyond the use of the Student Opinion of
Instruction Questionnaire.

Sponsored a faculty development workshop for interested faculty.
Dr. Denny Wolfe, Old Dominion University
“Writing for Learning Across the Disciplines," February 7, 1985
"Workshop on Writing for Learning," February 8, 1985

Recommended to Institutional Research the criteria to be used in
selecting the recipients of the Alumni Awards for Teaching
Excellence.

Recommended to Institutional Research the design/format of the
new Student Opinion of Instruction Survey questionnaire.

 
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VIIL. Senate Resolution Numbers Originating With The Committee

Senate Resolution 85-13 Received the Teaching Effectiveness
Committee Report

Senate Resolution 85-14 Approved the Principles to Guide the
Use of Student Opinion Data

Senate Resolution 85-15 Approved the Form for Administrative
Evaluation of Teaching

Senate Resolution 85-16 Approved the Form for Improvement of
Teaching

Business to be Carried Over to Next Year

A. Finalize plans for implementing the new Student Opinion of
Instruction Survey.

Revise the criteria and process used for selecting the
recipients of the Alumni Awards for Teaching Excellence.

Continue to promote the importance of teaching in the
teaching—-research-service triad.

Continue to lobby for a faculty development office.

Establish procedures/methods for formal participant evaluation
of faculty development programs.

Evaluation of the Committee

A. Structure: worked well.

B. Duties and Function: The Committee has continued to promote
teaching excellence and to encourage improved teaching
effectiveness as delineated in its charge. Committee
accomplishments (see VII) validate a very busy and
successful year.

C. Personnel: Outstanding! Participation was excellent.

Suggestions for Improving the Effectiveness of the Committee

Student members should be appointed in the spring for the next
academic year.

Signed: Chairperson __ ee ad Reds a Ms

Secretary

 

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