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Office of Academic Affairs
Margie Ferguson, Senior Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Rachel Applegate, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Faculty Affairs
Notes from the
presentation of 8-30-2018
Agenda
Welcome
Concepts and Evidence for Demonstrating Excellence in
Teaching
Resources to Support the Criteria
Peer to Peer Exchange
Panel Discussion with Q & A
Evaluation and Announcements
Adjournment
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Participation in program learning infrastructure (assessment
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Student input about teaching (course evaluations)
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Peer reviews of teaching
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Evidence of student learning
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External peer evaluation of course development
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Dissemination of scholarship of teaching
Excellence for:
Tenure track faculty:
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Associate: Emerging national
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Full: National reputation
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Evaluators are external to IU
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Must be satisfactory in research
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Excellence in Teaching
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Sophisticated teaching philosophy - reflective, innovative, evolved over time
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Discussion of approach, methodology, goals and their achievement
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Teaching innovation, curricular development, incorporation of new
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Record of nationally and/or internationally disseminated, peer-reviewed
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Documented by peer/student evaluation over time
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Evidence of impact on student performance and learning outcomes
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Teaching awards or significant funding for teaching projects
More on documenting this in a bit.
Suggested Standards of Evaluation
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Statement and materials for external reviewers
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Dossier-main section
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Appendices
eDossier and Documentation
Making the unseen, obvious:
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Candidate’s statement: 5+2 pages describing your role and
achievements as a faculty member
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Work product demonstrating skills
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National/international reputation
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Accomplishments in area of excellence
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Significance of scholarship
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Stature of dissemination outlets
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Contributions to professional organizations
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Professional standing and expertise
Minimum of 6 arms-length letters of external
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Provide a list of experts or leaders in their
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List mentors, close personal friends, co-
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Candidate’s Statement
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It’s Your Unique Story
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Option to split 5/2 with area of excellence
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Well-organized with headings/subheadings
Understandable outside of discipline
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Identify present and future focus
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Describe journey and accomplishments in each area of evaluation
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Discuss outcomes, impact, and significance of your work
Speaks FOR YOU at all levels of review
Speaks FOR YOU at all levels of review
IUPUI P&T CV:
IUPUI P&T CV:
not to be confused with a real CV
not to be confused with a real CV
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A copy of the candidate's current curriculum vitae prepared
in accordance with the standard P&T format
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http://academicaffairs.iupui.edu/PromotionTenure/IUPUI-
Guidelines/Resources
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Check DMAI for forgotten things
Your faculty annual report
“Bins” in the IUPUI CV
Everything needs to be tagged as belonging to
teaching,
research, or service.
Individual items could potentially be in more than one:
prioritize your area of excellence.
Student contact of any kind, even on ‘disciplinary research’
(e.g. supervising masters theses) can be considered ‘teaching’
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Moving on
Making the unseen, obvious:
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eDossier
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Candidate’s statement
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IUPUI CV
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Main sections of eDossier (50 pages)
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Summarized and reflective materials
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External support
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eventually, soon….
List of eDossier Folders – XX XX
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each faculty type, for each area of
excellence
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Brief explanations
Some examples
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Actual course evaluations
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Actual peer evaluations
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Articles, presentations, and
papers
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Course materials (syllabi and
assignments)
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Consult with your school about
what is expected
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Campus does not use these
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regular sections to this
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NO GIANT PDFS : Provide tables
of content and other guides for
readers
Appendices
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Where are you in
documenting excellence in
teaching?
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What area of teaching poses
the greatest challenge to
document?
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What area needs the most
work or development?
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What is your strategy to get
you there?
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https://facet.iu.edu/
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Chief Academic Officer’s Guidelines for Promotion and
Tenure
http://academicaffairs.iupui.edu/PromotionTenure/IUPUI-
Guidelines
Dossier Samples
http://academicaffairs.iupui.edu/PromotionTenure/Dossier-
Samples
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http://academicaffairs.iupui.edu/PromotionTenure/IUPUI-
Guidelines/Resources
Academic Affairs Website
eDossier
http://academicaffairs.iupui.edu/PromotionTenure/eDossier
eDossier Help
Candidate User Instructions
Reviewer and Administrative Access User Instructions
Instructions on how administrative access users set up review
routing
Video Tutorial on how administrative access users set up review
routing
Other e-Dossier Resources
Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL)
https://ctl.iupui.edu/
Faculty Colloquium on Excellence in Teaching
https://facet.indiana.edu/
Office for Women
http://ofw.iupui.edu/
Office of Faculty and Professional Development, School of
Medicine (OFAPD)
http://faculty.medicine.iu.edu/about-
promotion-and-tenure/
Campus Resources
Your school chairs, deans or P&T committee
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OAA will do school or department-specific workshops
Our website
eDossier Preparation Workshop:
–
10/29/2018
or
–
11/20/2018
–
And others:
https://academicaffairs.iupui.edu/AOEvents/EventListing
Assistance
Thank you!
Rachel Applegate
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Faculty Affairs
Associate Professor, Library & Information Science
301 University Blvd.
Indianapolis, IN 46202
rapplega@iupui.edu
(317) 278-2395 direct
academicaffairs.iupui.edu
Office of Academic Affairs
Margie Ferguson
Senior Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Professor of Political Science
301 University Blvd.
Indianapolis, IN 46202
mferguso@iupui.edu
(317) 278-1846 direct
academicaffairs.iupui.edu
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Notes from the presentation of 8-30-2018 Office of Academic Affairs Margie Ferguson, Senior Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Rachel Applegate, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Faculty Affairs Excellence in Teaching IUPUI
Agenda Welcome Concepts and Evidence for Demonstrating Excellence in Teaching Resources to Support the Criteria Peer to Peer Exchange Panel Discussion with Q & A Evaluation and Announcements Adjournment IUPUI
Satisfactory: All Faculty (Except research scientists) Compliance with program, campus, and university policies (e.g. at least minimal use of Canvas, grading rosters, office hours, and responsiveness to questions) Participation in program learning infrastructure (assessment of student learning, FLAGS, etc.) Student input about teaching (course evaluations) Peer reviews of teaching IUPUI
Excellence: All Faculty Reflection on and improvement of own teaching Evidence of student learning External peer evaluation of course development Dissemination of scholarship of teaching IUPUI
Excellence for: Non-tenure track faculty: Tenure track faculty: Dissemination (beyond department/school) in an appropriate peer-reviewed format Associate: Emerging national reputation Full: National reputation Evaluators are external to IU Support of department or school Must be satisfactory in research and service Evaluators are external to school IUPUI
Excellence in Teaching Sophisticated teaching philosophy - reflective, innovative, evolved over time Discussion of approach, methodology, goals and their achievement Teaching innovation, curricular development, incorporation of new technology Record of nationally and/or internationally disseminated, peer-reviewed scholarship Documented by peer/student evaluation over time Evidence of impact on student performance and learning outcomes Teaching awards or significant funding for teaching projects More on documenting this in a bit. IUPUI
From: IUPUI Promotion and Tenure Guidelines Suggested Standards of Evaluation Category Instruction Excellence Documentation of extraordinarily successful teaching and learning outcomes; the case for teaching excellence is grounded in a sophisticated teaching philosophy; evidence of innovative and reflective teaching practice. In addition to producing effective course and curricular products, shows evidence of having disseminated ideas within the profession or generally through publication, presentation or other means. Evidence that the work has been adopted by others (locally and nationally) indicates excellence. Mentoring and advising characterized by scholarly approach; high accomplishments of students mentored or advised consistently linked to influence of mentor. Scholarly and reflective approach to mentoring and advising documented; demonstrated impact on accomplishments of mentored and advised students. External peer review clearly demonstrates the attributes of scholarly work associated with mentoring or advising, including peer refereed presentations and publications and national recognition of the quality of work. Course or Curricular Development Mentoring and Advising IUPUI
Suggested Standards of Evaluation Category Excellence Documentation of a program of scholarly work that has contributed to knowledge base and improved the work of others through appropriate dissemination channels. Positive departmental evaluations of the stature of the published work (e.g., journals). Peer review supporting the quality of the publications, presentations or other dissemination methods. National or international teaching awards or significant funding for teaching projects. Some level of national peer-reviewed dissemination of scholarship is required to document excellence for clinical and tenure track faculty. Extensive record of participation in experimentation, reflection, pursuit of conceptual and practical knowledge of teaching and learning. Membership in communities of practice on the campus, national, or international level. Participation in dissemination of good practice. Peer review of efforts and impact of candidate s work in this area. Scholarly Activities Including Awards Professional Development Efforts in Teaching IUPUI
Be prepared for campus-level Begin with school-level Each school has its own culture, collection of disciplines, and approaches to documentation. Most people going up for promotion on teaching will be in the minority within their school, so start early to talk with your department and school people about what makes sense to them. IUPUI
Making the unseen, obvious: for others This packet for external reviewers is sent in spring before the fall in which you are reviewed on campus. It must be ready BEFORE your eDossier Sending to external reviewers: Candidate s statement: 5+2 pages describing your role and achievements as a faculty member Work product demonstrating skills Syllabi/course materials Dissemination products (papers, presentations) Summarized peer or student evaluations CV in IUPUI format: teaching activities and bins IUPUI
External Review PURPOSE CANDIDATE S ROLE Objective Evaluation May National/international reputation Accomplishments in area of excellence Provide a list of experts or leaders in their field Significance of scholarship Provide names of persons not to contact Stature of dissemination outlets Contributions to professional organizations Cannot Professional standing and expertise Provide the summary of reviewers Know the final list of reviewers Minimum of 6 arms-length letters of external review required List mentors, close personal friends, co- authors, and collaborators Not more than one per institution For NTT, can be external to School IUPUI
Candidates Statement It s Your Unique Story Narrative addressing one s work (7 pages single-spaced) Option to split 5/2 with area of excellence Well-organized with headings/subheadings Understandable outside of discipline Reflective, explanatory, well-written Identify present and future focus Describe journey and accomplishments in each area of evaluation Discuss outcomes, impact, and significance of your work Speaks FOR YOU at all levels of review IUPUI
IUPUI P&T CV: not to be confused with a real CV A copy of the candidate's current curriculum vitae prepared in accordance with the standard P&T format http://academicaffairs.iupui.edu/PromotionTenure/IUPUI- Guidelines/Resources Check DMAI for forgotten things Your faculty annual report IUPUI
Bins in the IUPUI CV Everything needs to be tagged as belonging to teaching, research, or service. Individual items could potentially be in more than one: prioritize your area of excellence. Student contact of any kind, even on disciplinary research (e.g. supervising masters theses) can be considered teaching work. If you are tenure track you need things in each bin If you are clinical or lecturer you cannot have things in the research bin IUPUI
Pause to complain about the bins But . The Bad: Dividing one s life seems arbitrary or illogical. It s required! It focuses on the main reason why you should be promoted or tenured. It s a pain to separate parts of one s CV. It s better than pretending that everybody is excellent at everything. It has little resemblance to any real world CV. IUPUI
Making the unseen, obvious: at IUPUI eDossier Most read Candidate s statement IUPUI CV Main sections of eDossier (50 pages) - Summarized and reflective materials - External support Least read Appendices - Raw materials IUPUI
On the Academic Affairs website eventually, soon . List of eDossier Folders XX XX for each faculty type, for each area of excellence IUPUI
Part of candidates statement All the rest: Approximately 40 pages Brief explanations Some examples Key supporting letters Concise, polished, prepared IUPUI
All the raw material: Actual course evaluations Actual peer evaluations Articles, presentations, and papers Course materials (syllabi and assignments) Appendices Consult with your school about what is expected Campus does not use these Can create hyperlinks from regular sections to this NO GIANT PDFS : Provide tables of content and other guides for readers IUPUI
Peer-to-Peer Exchange 1. Where are you in documenting excellence in teaching? 2. What area of teaching poses the greatest challenge to document? 3. What area needs the most work or development? 4. What is your strategy to get you there? IUPUI
Some comments Start thinking about documentation. theforum.iupui.edu has writing groups. Consider joining one for the process of writing your dossier. What about prior experience (how does that figure into work in rank ): many faculty have prior teaching experience? Answers: 1. all you are NOW builds upon your past, so all of it is relevant and can be mentioned, 2. you have to display continued growth, so don t just rest on prior work, 3. work in rank is most critically examined for full, because you must have done work since you were promoted. IUPUI
Other questions/answers: See CTL workshops for resources Think about moving from being a participant in a CTL workshop, to getting a CTL grant, to doing a presentation, to going to a national conference the latter stages = dissemination. Take your cool ideas on the road FACET: Faculty ACademy for Excellence in Teaching. IU-wide: https://facet.iu.edu/ The process of applying for FACET will prepare you for applying for promotion; being accepted counts as an award/honor for teaching. IUPUI
Academic Affairs Website Chief Academic Officer s Guidelines for Promotion and Tenure http://academicaffairs.iupui.edu/PromotionTenure/IUPUI- Guidelines Dossier Samples http://academicaffairs.iupui.edu/PromotionTenure/Dossier- Samples Resources http://academicaffairs.iupui.edu/PromotionTenure/IUPUI- Guidelines/Resources IUPUI
Other e-Dossier Resources eDossier http://academicaffairs.iupui.edu/PromotionTenure/eDossier eDossier Help Candidate User Instructions Reviewer and Administrative Access User Instructions Instructions on how administrative access users set up review routing Video Tutorial on how administrative access users set up review routing IUPUI
Campus Resources Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) https://ctl.iupui.edu/ Faculty Colloquium on Excellence in Teaching https://facet.indiana.edu/ Office for Women http://ofw.iupui.edu/ Office of Faculty and Professional Development, School of Medicine (OFAPD) http://faculty.medicine.iu.edu/about- promotion-and-tenure/ IUPUI
Assistance Your school chairs, deans or P&T committee OAA will do school or department-specific workshops Our website eDossier Preparation Workshop: 10/29/2018 or 11/20/2018 And others: https://academicaffairs.iupui.edu/AOEvents/EventListing IUPUI
Thank you! Office of Academic Affairs Margie Ferguson Senior Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Professor of Political Science 301 University Blvd. Indianapolis, IN 46202 mferguso@iupui.edu (317) 278-1846 direct academicaffairs.iupui.edu Rachel Applegate Assistant Vice Chancellor for Faculty Affairs Associate Professor, Library & Information Science 301 University Blvd. Indianapolis, IN 46202 rapplega@iupui.edu (317) 278-2395 direct academicaffairs.iupui.edu
