Independent Member Updates here

Alphabetically, here are updates from our Independent members

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Dence, Carole

Higher Education Research and Projects

Contact: [email protected]

University of Ottawa Contract

At the end of August I completed my contract as Director of the Centre de pédagogie universitaire/Centre for University Teaching at the University of Ottawa. I am once again semi-retired and working as an independent educational developer.

3M Fellowship Nomination Consulting - workshops and individual consulting with nominators and nominees engaged in preparing 3M Fellowship submissions. - session on this topic at the STLHE conference in Fredericton

Research Project Contract (for the Associate Vice-President Teaching and Learning, U of O) An examination of institutional policies and procedures for valuing and rewarding teaching in Canadian universities. Specifically I am looking for examples of policies and procedures which indicate that the university has operationalized a commitment to quality teaching in concrete institutional practices. Some examples include:

- annual reviews of teaching performance based on multiple measures (peer evaluation, student evaluation, self-evaluation). - teaching dossier required of all faculty as part of all performance reviews (annual, tenure, promotion, etc.) - training required for Deans, Chairs, and committees who are called upon to evaluate teaching dossiers, student and peer assessments,etc. for purposes of hiring, promotion, tenure/permanence. - institutional support to attend conferences devoted to excellence in teaching - acceptance of projects related to teaching for sabbatical leaves - obligatory training in teaching practices for professors with little or no teaching experience. - obligatory training for Teaching Assistants - etc.

If you have an interest in this topic, please contact me at [email protected].

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