Teaching Evaluation Task Force

In partnership with the Faculty Senate, the VPFA plans to improve the University of Denver’s course evaluation and teaching review methods through a newly-approved Faculty Senate Teaching Evaluation Task Force motion. The task force will focus on and create structures...

Faculty Web Profiles

The University and the Division of Marketing and Communications continue to work toward a more consistent presence for all faculty on DU’s website. As we do this, we want to be transparent with faculty about the decisions that are being made in regard to faculty data,...

Teaching & Learning Week 2

As we head into week two of spring quarter classes, OTL will be focusing on engagement in online teaching, how faculty can use Canvas analytics to identify and reach out to struggling students, and, if necessary,  how to readjust initial plans after the first week. We...
Defining Unsatisfactory Job Performance

Defining Unsatisfactory Job Performance

Why This Matters In May 2017, the Faculty Senate approved the Policies and Procedures for Faculty Development, Job Responsibility Distributions and Peer-to-Peer Conversations. Section 5.2 states that “The criteria for what qualifies as performance significantly below...
COACHE Survey: Next Steps

COACHE Survey: Next Steps

Why This Matters: In spring of 2019, DU joined the Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education (COACHE), based at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. COACHE, a consortium of more than 200 colleges and universities, is a research initiative committed to...