Campus Units
Food Science and Human Nutrition
Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
2017
Journal or Book Title
Journal of Faculty Development
Volume
32
Issue
1
DOI
10.13140/RG.2.2.19455.82084
Abstract
There are limited viewpoints in the literature about peer observation of teaching in higher education and how it can be an effective tool to improve the quality of instruction in the classroom (Bell, 2001; Bell, 2005; Bell & Mladenovic, 2005; Brancato, 2003; Chism, 2007; Huston & Weaver, 2008; Shortland, 2004; Shortland, 2010; Smith, Jones, Gilbert, & Wieman, 2013). This article examines literature associated with peer observation of teaching in higher education and offers practical support and guidance from first-person accounts in a larger-sized STEM academic unit (N = 45 teaching faculty) at a public land-grant high intensive research institution enrolling over 36,000 students. Faculty teaching practices play a critical role in student learning and there is always room for continuous improvement and development.
Copyright Owner
New Forums Press, Inc
Copyright Date
2018
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Fletcher, Jeffrey A., "Peer Observation of Teaching: A Practical Tool in Higher Education" (2017). Food Science and Human Nutrition Publications. 23.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/fshn_hs_pubs/23
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Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research Commons, Food Science Commons, Higher Education Commons, Human and Clinical Nutrition Commons
Comments
This article is from Journal of Faculty Development, 2017 32(1); DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.19455.82084. Posted with permission.