This evaluation form is intended to be a component of the peer evaluation process that is already established. Instead of making a classroom observation, which is not possible for a virtual class, a peer evaluation team comprised of those experienced in teaching virtual classes will be temporarily added to the roster of the Blackboard shell as teaching assistants to give them access to all areas of the course. Should a division lack a sufficient number of faculty experienced in teaching virtual classes, the chair can ask members of another division to serve, as is often done for division tenure and promotion committees. While the faculty member can request evaluation of a virtual class as part of an annual review, it is a mandatory part of the pre-tenure review process. Faculty who teach virtual classes will also be encouraged to have their classes reviewed as evidence of teaching effectiveness as part of the post-tenure review process. In the case of a class being offered as a virtual class for the first time, this review should be used to help guide the faculty member toward more effective delivery of course materials rather than as part of the formal evaluation process.
Each item should be rated as “does not meet expectations,” “meets expectations,” or “exceeds expectations,” as is the case with annual review.