Policy on the Evaluation of Pedagogical Practices (Revised 2018)
Classroom teaching is central to the educational mission of the University, therefore an annual evaluation of teaching across NTT and tenure stream ranks should be incorporated into the departmental process of faculty evaluations, such as reappointment, tenure, promotion, and salary, in order to ensure that excellent teaching is recognized and rewarded.
Chairs should make clear to their faculty and to the Executive Dean 's office the criteria the department uses to identify and reward meritorious teaching for reappointment and promotion of NTT ranks, as well as for tenure and promotion for tenure stream professors.
As per the Guidelines for College Promotion/Tenure Guidelines:
- Teaching excellence requires the candidate to provide evidence of a significant national and/or international educational impact on their field outside of Indiana University.
- In contrast, a rating of Very Good requires evidence of an important contribution to teaching inside this university and, where possible, outside of it.
In evaluating teaching performance, a program or department should use a variety of methods that are most appropriate to the particular discipline including (but not limited to): peer reviews, pedagogical publications, efforts to update old and/or develop new courses, evidence of student success, participation in teaching Faculty Learning Communities, course evaluations by students, and time and effort devoted to students both outside the classroom and in thesis and dissertation supervision.