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Visioning 2 Committee. 15,800 by 2018. Faculty Performance Review Task Force. Co-Chairs. Ron Hovis, Interim Chair, School of Management, and Special Assistant to Academic Affairs Jennifer Martin, Senior Associate Provost. Faculty Performance Review Components. Annual Review Promotion
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Visioning 2 Committee
Faculty Performance Review Task Force
Co-Chairs Ron Hovis, Interim Chair, School of Management, and Special Assistant to Academic Affairs Jennifer Martin, Senior Associate Provost
Faculty Performance Review Components • Annual Review • Promotion • Tenure • Post-Tenure Review
Tasks • Review TWU policies on faculty performance review and recommend revisions • Resolve ambiguities in current evaluation processes • Recommend additional approaches beyond student course evaluations to evaluate instructional effectiveness • Explore possibilities for reducing workloads associated with conducting performance reviews • Make recommendations regarding the possibility of adopting teaching and research faculty performance tracks, including criteria for each track
Task Force Membership • 10 faculty including 4 Faculty Senate members • 2 Council of Chairs representatives • Representatives from Dallas, Denton, and Houston
Methodology • Research performance review policies and practices at peer universities • Review literature on faculty performance review topics • Survey faculty perceptions of current TWU performance review policies and practices • Develop recommendations for policies and procedures • Conduct faculty focus groups on recommendations • Communicate with faculty throughout the process so that recommendations are viable when presented
Summer 2014 Plan of Work: Subcommittees • Performance review systems • Methods for assessing teaching effectiveness • Faculty performance tracks
Time Line for Completion April , 2015
MOOC COMMITTEE • What is a MOOC? A scalable internet-based course that provides structure, a social environment, and automated feedback on learning that is free to everyone with no expectation of direct interaction with an instructor.
MOOC IMPORTANCE • Are MOOCs an opportunity for TWU? • Summer bridge programs • Do MOOCs pose a threat to TWU? • Reducing paid-for courses • Should TWU offer credit for MOOCs? • How should TWU award credit? • How will TWU measure quality for accreditation?
COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP • 6 Staff members • 4 Faculty members • Representatives from Dallas, Denton, and Houston
Plan of Work • Complete a full MOOC Course - Completed • Survey TWU faculty - Completed • Review of the literature – In process • Survey peer institutions – Summer 2014 • Compose a report for the Provost – Fall 2014