Peer review of teaching
Peer Review of Teaching is one of a number of methods or techniques that can be used to gather evidence about one's teaching. Other methods include critical self evaluation of teaching and Student Evaluation of Teaching and Learning (SETL).
Such evidence, from a variety of sources, is the key to continuous quality improvement in teaching, and documented proof that self improvement is taken seriously by you.
The Guide to Peer Review of Teaching [PDF] provides information, advice and a variety of tools to assist staff carry out a peer review of their teaching. This Peer Review of Teaching guide will be complemented by a Self Review of Teaching guide (currently under development).
For information on how self and peer review of teaching can articulate with development of a teaching record and portfolio, see the University's Guide to Teaching Record and Teaching Portfolio [PDF].
It should be emphasised that peer and self review of teaching is not a 'once off' activity – long-term engagement with the process is necessary if real benefit and improvement in teaching & learning is to result.
Draft nature of this guide
Please note: This guide is in draft form only. Interested staff will be trialing the materials over the course of 2003, in association with suitable professional development activities. We encourage you to use whatever tools you wish, and provide staff at the Centre for the Advancement of Learning and Teaching with your comments and opinion on their usefulness, appropriateness, etc. Please send your feedback to enquiries@calt.utas.edu.au