Transforming College Teaching Evaluation: A Framework for Advancing Instructional Excellence

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Ann E. Austin Noah D. Finkelstein

Transforming College Teaching Evaluation

A Framework for Advancing Instructional Excellence

Ann E. Austin, Noah D. Finkelstein, Andrea Follmer Greenhoot , Doug Ward

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Harvard Educational Publishing Group
04 November 2025

Decision theory: general; Education; Teaching staff; Teacher training; Teaching skills & techniques

An impactful approach to teaching assessment that boosts teaching practice while ensuring student success

More effective learning goes hand-in-hand with a commitment to instructional excellence, but institutional approaches to instructor evaluation often fall short in assessing quality. In Transforming College Teaching Evaluation, Ann E. Austin, Noah D. Finkelstein, Andrea Follmer Greenhoot, Doug Ward, and Gabriela Cornejo Weaver propose a thorough reform of teaching evaluation that strengthens teaching and learning processes, enriches faculty practice, and enhances the institutional culture of teaching and learning for long-term success.

This work understands that the academic department is the basic unit of change in a college and to truly transform teaching evaluation, department-level, college-level, and central institutional efforts must link together to drive reform. Leveraging data from the seven-year TEval study conducted at University of Colorado Boulder, University of Kansas, and University of Massachusetts, Amherst, the authors introduce a model for high-quality teaching evaluation that considers seven dimensions of educational practice, spanning the full array of teaching activities inside and out of the classroom. This framework incorporates a constellation of evaluative tools and data, such as faculty self-report, external reviews, and student surveys, and different approaches to evaluation that leaders can adapt to institutional needs.

For administrators and educators seeking to advance modern teaching practices and fair teaching evaluation, this book provides a robust plan for reorienting the faculty reward system toward excellence.

By: Ann E. Austin, Noah D. Finkelstein, Andrea Follmer Greenhoot, Doug Ward, Gabriela Cornejo Weaver
Imprint: Harvard Educational Publishing Group
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9798895570159
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 04 November 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Ann E. Austin is University Distinguished Professor of Higher, Adult, and Lifelong Education at Michigan State University, and has served as interim dean of the College of Education and interim vice provost for Faculty and Academic Staff Affairs. Noah Finkelstein is a professor and vice chair in the Department of Physics at the University of Colorado Boulder. Andrea Follmer Greenhoot is professor of psychology, director of the Center for Teaching Excellence, and Gautt Teaching Scholar at the University of Kansas. Doug Ward is associate director of the Center for Teaching Excellence and an associate professor of journalism and mass communications at the University of Kansas. Gabriela Cornejo Weaver is assistant dean for Student Success and professor of chemistry at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

Reviews for Transforming College Teaching Evaluation: A Framework for Advancing Instructional Excellence

""Transforming College Teaching Evaluation helps us rethink how to prepare, support, coach, and evaluate professors to ensure excellence in every college class. This important book gives higher education leaders even more reason to elevate good teaching alongside service and research.""--Nancy L. Zimpher, special advisor to the president, National Association of Higher Education Systems, and chancellor emeritus, State University of New York ""Change resistance in higher education is strong--but not impermeable. This inspiring guide, crafted by leading change experts, focuses on transforming teaching evaluation as a foundation for sustained excellence. The authors masterfully outline the challenges of scaling innovation and share powerful, elegant strategies for success.""--Lorne Whitehead, special advisor on entrepreneurship, innovation, and research and professor of physics and astronomy, University of British Columbia ""While there have been innumerable calls to change the system of teaching evaluation in higher education, this volume fills a critical, missing link in achieving that goal. It offers evidence-based, field-tested strategies for the comprehensive evaluation of teaching, and it sketches a roadmap for navigating the process of institutional change needed to make that vision a reality.""--Matt Kaplan, executive director, Center for Research on Learning and Teaching, University of Michigan