Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 7, 2023

I expected a reckoning on my course evaluations, but the results were way worse than I expected. Their words stung like YouTube comments as I read them over and over again. Memories of that disheartening quarter still make my stomach turn, but I have recovered and learned to use my course evaluations as a tool for growth.

Course Evaluations 121

Course Evaluations Evaluation Gamification Lecturing 121

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 7, 2023

I expected a reckoning on my course evaluations, but the results were way worse than I expected. Their words stung like YouTube comments as I read them over and over again. Memories of that disheartening quarter still make my stomach turn, but I have recovered and learned to use my course evaluations as a tool for growth.

Course Evaluations 110

Course Evaluations Evaluation Gamification Lecturing 110

Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2023

EdSurge connected with Wieman to find out, and to hear about his more recent efforts to improve how teaching evaluations are done at colleges to make them more useful — and more equitable. Or read a partial transcript below, lightly edited for clarity. One thing you’ve focused on more recently is teaching evaluation at colleges.

Teaching 203

Teaching Lecturing Evaluation Teaching Evaluations 203

Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2020

Among the topics addressed were what colleges have learned from campuses in China, where COVID-19 hit sooner; whether the pandemic might lead to more adoption of microcredentials and other alternative higher-ed models; and whether colleges should do more to evaluate tech-teaching skills when evaluating faculty members.

Education 188

Education Evaluation Instructors Questions 188

Edsurge

JANUARY 11, 2017

Though the main focus is teaching (as the name makes clear), she also devotes some episodes to tips on improving personal productivity (there’s plenty of talk about a technique she likes called GTD, or Getting Things Done).

Education 155

Education Ethics Teaching Evaluations Lecturing 155

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 9, 2025

Reading and responding to student reflections of their work increases their learning experience. For example, a reading course I teach is based out of a local school where teacher candidates can practice administering assessments and delivering interventions on real students.

Students 122

Students Motivation Feedback Communication 122

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 9, 2025

Reading and responding to student reflections of their work increases their learning experience. For example, a reading course I teach is based out of a local school where teacher candidates can practice administering assessments and delivering interventions on real students.

Students 111

Students Motivation Feedback Communication 111