Teaching Excellence
Faculty Evaluations
Rationale
Annual evaluations enable the department chair and dean to ensure faculty members are maintaining high standards of teaching, scholarship, and service. It provides an opportunity to identify potential issues and make improvements.
Metric
Faculty meet or exceed expectations in all three areas. Faculty members who do not meet expectations are provided with an improvement plan and resources to help them improve.
Result
All faculty members in the Developmental Math department met or exceeded expectations during the annual review period.
Effort to Improve
Rationale
The Developmental Math department is a teaching focused department that emphasizes continued growth as faculty.
Metric
100% of faculty participate in at least one of the mentioned activities.
Result
The Developmental Math department hosted quarterly OTL trainings at department meetings. In addition, some faculty members participated in OTL activities throughout the year. Several faculty members participated in discipline-specific or instructional courses. In conclusion, 100% of the Developmental Mathematics full-time faculty members attended at least one OTL training.
Adjunct Faculty Support
Rationale
Adjunct faculty are a critical part of the department. Providing them support for excellent teaching helps ensure that developmental math students have a positive experience whether their instructor is full-time or part-time.
Metric
65% of adjunct faculty participate in trainings or department meetings.
Result
25 of 34 of adjunct faculty participated in trainings or department meetings.