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*4.2.1.1.1.2 To ensure consistency across departments, and to eliminate surprise

visits, each evaluative observation should consist of 1) the pre-observation

consultation; 2) the pre-observation discussion; 3) the peer observation itself; and 4)

the post-observation procedure.

[Added per Faculty Motion 14-20]

1. *Pre-observation consultation

[Added per Faculty Motion 14-20]

a. *At the beginning of each academic year (with the exception of the

first year), the Department Head will meet separately with each

untenured faculty member to decide which courses will be

observed and by whom. Normally, each untenured faculty member

shall be observed between one and two times per semester and by

no more than two senior colleagues per visit.

[Added per Faculty

Motion 14-20]

b. *The Department Head will contact the identified tenured faculty

members to assist in scheduling their observations.

[Added per

Faculty Motion 14-20]

c. *The Department Head will provide observers with any necessary

information about the peer observation process (such as

department criteria for the evaluation of teaching, if available). The

Department Head should also stress the importance of

consistency: the observer should use a similar approach in

observing different individuals.

[Added per Faculty Motion 14-20]

d. *The tenured faculty members who are scheduled to observe will

contact the untenured faculty member (observed) to establish a

time for the pre-observation discussion and the observation itself.

[Added per Faculty Motion 14-20]

2. *Pre-observation Discussion

[Added per Faculty Motion 14-20]

*During this meeting, the person to be observed will share the course

syllabus, course learning objectives/outcomes, and goals for the particular

class with the observer. The observer will use the evaluation criteria for a

quality teacher as defined in section 4.2.1 above.

[Added per Faculty Motion 14-

20]

3. *Observation

[Added per Faculty Motion 14-20]

a. *The observer should arrive early to class, choose an unobtrusive

seat, and be introduced at the beginning of the session. The

observer should not otherwise participate in the class.

[Added per

Faculty Motion 14-20]

b. *The observer should take notes during the class (and immediately

afterwards, if necessary), to maximize the likelihood of an accurate

recollection of the observation.

[Added per Faculty Motion 14-20]

4. *Post-observation Procedure

[Added per Faculty Motion 14-20]

a. *A meeting between the observer and the person who was

observed will normally be held within two weeks after the

observation has occurred. At this meeting, the observer will share

what was observed, his/her evaluation of the class (it may be

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