CTE Teaching Evaluations
The Center for Teaching Excellence provides confidential mid-semester teaching evaluation services to:
- Junior faculty or graduate teaching assistants developing teaching practices
- Senior faculty interested in reexamining and revitalizing teaching practices
- Instructors teaching a course for the first time or revising an established course
- All faculty documenting their teaching professional development for contract renewal, promotion, and tenure dossiers
Evaluation Services
CTE offers the following teaching evaluation options for faculty and instructors:
Classroom Observation
Face-to-Face and Online Synchronous
Availability: Throughout the semester, except October 2 – October 27, 2023
Upon request, a CTE consultant will visit a class session to observe the teaching process and conduct a peer review.
A follow-up session is scheduled with the consultant to discuss the observations and recommendations.
Questions? Contact CTE.
Small Group
Instructional Diagnosis
Face-to-Face only
Availability: Only October 2 – October 27, 2023
Upon request, a CTE consultant will visit a class or join an online synchronous class for 50-75 minutes. After the instructor hands over the classroom and leaves, the consultant will ask the students the following 3 questions about the class:
- What has helped you learn?
- What has made learning difficult?
- What changes do you recommend?
A follow-up session is scheduled with the CTE consultant to discuss students’ feedback and recommendations.
Questions? Contact CTE.
Paper & Pencil
Evaluations
Availability: Throughout the semester, but particularly effective between October 2 – October 27, 2023
CTE will produce evaluation forms for the instructors to distribute in class. Students will individually and anonymously answer the following 3 questions:
- What has helped you learn?
- What has made learning difficult?
- What changes do you recommend?
A follow-up consultation with a CTE consultant is optional.
Online Evaluations
Online evaluations are the same process as the face-to-face P&P assessments, but forms are online (Google Forms) by request.
Questions? Contact CTE.
Looking for the UH Course Evaluation System? Visit the UH CES page.