VII. D. The teaching scholar demonstrates the highest level of teaching skills.
Documentation must include the following:
- Student Evaluations from all classes taught since the faculty member’s last promotion
- Additional documentation may include reviews, recommendations from colleagues, outcome evaluations, independent assessment of student work, or other similar items.
- Academic Commitment ...a commitment to the academic process at the university. Documentation should include descriptions of instructional activities beyond those generally required. Such activities may include:
- Development of new courses or curricula
- Development of new methods of teaching
- Development of a series of field trips
- Development of instructional materials above those generally required
- Development of other significant pedagogical activities
- Teaching Development ...demonstration of enhanced performance in the classroom. Documentation may include descriptions of how the activities listed below have improved the classroom experience or improved the faculty member's skills as a teaching scholar.
Note the distinction between this category and category F, Professional and Scholarly Requirements. Category F focuses on professional and scholarly activities the faculty member has completed, whereas this category is for describing how those activities have enhanced the classroom experience.