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Teaching at a Small Private College? Take our Advice 

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The authors of this article were three tenured and tenure-track faculty members in a teacher preparation program at a small private college in upstate New York. Based on this experience of shock, mourning, and rebirth, we have advice to offer colleagues, especially those in teacher education.

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Teaching at a Small Private College? Take our Advice 

Faculty Focus

The authors of this article were three tenured and tenure-track faculty members in a teacher preparation program at a small private college in upstate New York. Based on this experience of shock, mourning, and rebirth, we have advice to offer colleagues, especially those in teacher education.

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Why Professors Should Ask Students For Feedback Long Before the Semester Is Over

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And research shows that professors who collect early-term feedback, and who use it to make changes to their courses with the help of a consultant, can raise their end-of-semester teaching evaluations. It’s one of the most effective approaches for changing teacher practices,” Gorman says. “In

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Course Evaluations as a Tool for Growth

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Like any good millennial, I started by googling “how to recover from poor teaching evaluations” and “is tenure still possible after low evaluations” but found nothing. 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.

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Course Evaluations as a Tool for Growth

Faculty Focus

Like any good millennial, I started by googling “how to recover from poor teaching evaluations” and “is tenure still possible after low evaluations” but found nothing. 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.

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Death of a Traditional Lecture

Faculty Focus

A shift away from the traditional teacher/student landscape does have a stigma that must be overcome. For example, Herman (2020) notes that student perception of online courses was overall negative (which could lead to decreased teaching evaluations). exam scores increased post adjustments). For example, Ardissone et al.

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Death of a Traditional Lecture

Faculty Focus

A shift away from the traditional teacher/student landscape does have a stigma that must be overcome. For example, Herman (2020) notes that student perception of online courses was overall negative (which could lead to decreased teaching evaluations). exam scores increased post adjustments). For example, Ardissone et al.

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