Visioning 2Committee

15,800 by 2018

Joyce Armstrong Family Sciences

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Jessica Gullion Sociology

Governor Jackson Financial Aid Mark Hamner Institutional Research and Data Management

David Schuster Library Lynda Murphy Teaching and Learning with Technology

Heather Speed Student Life Marsha Neville-Smith OT-Dallas

Lizabeth Spoonts Dental Hygiene Robin Piper-Johnson University Advancement

Robin Toms Nursing-Houston Pam Youngblood SOA-Music

Amy O'Keefe Commuter Services

2 4

Joe Berthiaume Housing

Robert Placido Office of Technology Erma Nieto-Brecht Admissions

Catlin Rodgers Library Martha Rew Nutrition and Food Sciences

Katie Rose Family Sciences Gayle Roux Nursing

Teresa Starrett Teacher Education Sandra Westermoreland Biology

Mari Tietze Nursing-Dallas Pam Wilson Finance and Administration

Source: IPEDS

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Faculty Performance Review

Task Force

Ron Hovis, Interim Chair, School of Management, and Special Assistant to Academic Affairs

Jennifer Martin, Senior Associate Provost

Co-Chairs

• Annual Review• Promotion• Tenure• Post-Tenure Review

Faculty Performance Review Components

– Review TWU policies on faculty performance review and recommend revisions

– Resolve ambiguities in current evaluation processes– Recommend additional approaches beyond student course evaluations

to evaluate instructional effectiveness– Explore possibilities for reducing workloads associated with conducting

performance reviews– Make recommendations regarding the possibility of adopting teaching

and research faculty performance tracks, including criteria for each track

Tasks

• 10 faculty including 4 Faculty Senate members

• 2 Council of Chairs representatives• Representatives from Dallas, Denton, and

Houston

Task Force Membership

• Research performance review policies and practices at peer

universities

• Review literature on faculty performance review topics

• Survey faculty perceptions of current TWU performance review

policies and practices

• Develop recommendations for policies and procedures

• Conduct faculty focus groups on recommendations

• Communicate with faculty throughout the process so that

recommendations are viable when presented

Methodology

• Performance review systems• Methods for assessing teaching

effectiveness• Faculty performance tracks

Summer 2014 Plan of Work: Subcommittees

April , 2015

Time Line for Completion

Massive Open Online Courses

(MOOCs)

• What is a MOOC?A scalable internet-based course that provides structure, a social environment, and automated feedback on learning that is free to everyone with no expectation of direct interaction with an instructor.

MOOC COMMITTEE

– Are MOOCs an opportunity for TWU?• Summer bridge programs

– Do MOOCs pose a threat to TWU?• Reducing paid-for courses

– Should TWU offer credit for MOOCs?• How should TWU award credit?• How will TWU measure quality for

accreditation?

MOOC IMPORTANCE

• 6 Staff members• 4 Faculty members• Representatives from Dallas, Denton, and

Houston

COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP

• Complete a full MOOC Course - Completed• Survey TWU faculty - Completed• Review of the literature – In process• Survey peer institutions – Summer 2014• Compose a report for the Provost – Fall 2014

Plan of Work