Teaching will meet expectations when it is professional, inclusive, engaged, and research-informed. Teaching quality will be evaluated by unit heads and personnel committees according to these four standards. Quantitative summary data cannot be used as the sole standard for assessing teaching quality. Instead, reviewers will consider supervisor reviews, peer reviews, and faculty self-reflections, in addition to student comments and other materials provided in the candidate statement or supplementary teaching documentation section. Personnel committees and unit heads may use this optional template for the Evaluation of Teaching section of their promotion letters. Promotion review considers all aspects of an individual’s teaching: classroom instruction, including large and small classes; small group courses or activities and individual tutorials; graduate seminars; curriculum and program development; graduate student, or professional student supervision; academic advising; etc. Materials on teaching should be placed in either the primary file or in the supplementary file as indicated on the checklists and described below. These materials must be prepared by the unit staff, not the candidate. Teaching Materials
1. Student Experiences of Teaching Report (Cognos, required, Primary Dossier)
The Student Experiences of Teaching Report includes a list of all courses taught during the review period and data from the Student Experiences Surveys. Note that due to COVID-19, no Student Experience Survey data is available from Spring or Summer 2020. The Student Experiences of Teaching Report can be accessed by academic unit managers through: cognos.uoregon.edu > Team Content > Departmental Folders > Provost’s Office > Teaching Evaluation Reports > Student Experiences of Teaching. Include all terms/semesters that fall within the designated review period. If you need access to Cognos, email otp@uoregon.edu and include your 95#.
2. Pre-2019 Student Comment Report (This report is required if the review period includes years prior to 2019, Supplementary Dossier)
This report includes all signed student comments drawn from course evaluations, which were in use from 2008-2019. The report is available from Eval25, accessed via duckweb.uoregon.edu. The report is titled "Pre-2019 Student Comment Report". From Eval25, select Reports > Report Browser > (Select Instruction and all courses in the review window) > Create Batch File > Click Batch Reports > Select "Pre-2019 Student Comment Report" as the Report. These linked instructions provide screenshots to assist you. If you need access to the reports in Eval25, send an email to otp@uoregon.edu and include your 95#.
3. Teaching Awards (required, Primary Dossier)
The candidate’s CV should list all teaching awards in a clearly noted AWARDS section.
4. Student Mentorship (required, Primary Dossier)
List students mentored or supervised for a dissertation, thesis, or undergraduate honors thesis. List each type of project separately, and for each project, identify the student, the year, and the candidate’s role (e.g., committee chair, committee member, etc.). A separate listing for exam committees should be provided, if appropriate. If no students have been mentored, leave the student mentorship section blank.
5. Peer Review of Teaching (required, Primary Dossier)
- Pro Tempore: approximately one peer review per year.
- Career Instructional Faculty: one peer review of teaching per review period.
- Assistant Professor: one peer review before the first mid-term review, and at least two peer reviews in the years preceding the faculty member’s tenure review. Three peer reviews are necessary for the promotion and tenure dossier.
- Associate Professor: at least one every other year. Three peer reviews are necessary for the promotion to full dossier.
- Professor: one every three years. NB: two peer reviews are necessary for 6th-year post-tenure review.
- For faculty with years of credit, consult our additional guidance.
The Office of the Provost recommends units use TEP’s template for Peer Review of Teaching to ensure alignment with the UO Teaching Evaluation Criteria as well as effective and efficient review teaching in remote, online or in-person environments. At minimum each report must include:
- the faculty member’s name,
- the course number and name,
- the date(s) of the review,
- signature of reviewer,
- signature of the faculty member being reviewed or other indication that they have read the final version (e.g., e-mail communication).
6. Additional Teaching Materials (Supplementary Dossier)
The teaching materials section of the supplementary file can hold documentation which is selected by the candidate. This material should be representative, not comprehensive.
- Candidates often include sample course materials such as syllabi, exams, and homework assignments in order to illustrate their innovative approaches to teaching. Other materials, such as course websites, may also be included.
- Instructor Reflection Reports, if elected to be included in the dossier by the faculty member, can be created in Cognos. Team Content > Departmental Folders > Provost's Office > Teaching Evaluation Reports. This report includes only instructor reflections and each individual instructor reflection prints to its own page, making it possible to eliminate any instructor reflections that a faculty member may choose to omit from the supplementary dossier.