1. Université d’Ottawa / University of Ottawa Teaching in the context of an academic career ESG 5300

2. Université d’Ottawa / University of Ottawa Integrating Technology into Teaching Self Reflection l Reflective evaluation—uses reflective thinking  Special kind of intellectual activity  Much like scientific inquiry  Disciplined and orderly l Changing characteristics of students  Demographics, attitudes and values  Mental and physical health  Academic and financial preparation l Changing characteristics of institutions  Accountability  Legal protection  Performance-based funding

3. Université d’Ottawa / University of Ottawa Integrating Technology into Teaching Need to Know? l Students as learners  teaching  discipline-specific teaching knowledge  content and how it fits into larger curriculum l Oneself as teacher l In general, need to know  Teaching  Learning  Course management

4. Université d’Ottawa / University of Ottawa Integrating Technology into Teaching It’s all about ‘FIT’ l How teaching fits into our careers l How course materials fit together (for students) l Do questions enhance your understanding? l Our ‘web’ is incomplete.  Student’s question prompts reasoning that fills gap.  Student questions can be invaluable—be available for them l The Sequential Outline is most common  Fail to show interrelationships among concepts  How are chapters and concepts connected? l Use a Concept Map l In Econ....

5. Université d’Ottawa / University of Ottawa Integrating Technology into Teaching On Balancing Teaching with other Responsibilities l Results from recent studies:  Being a good teacher essential to faculty  Institutions do not reward good teaching  Research given highest priority l Conflict between personal and institutional values l Evaluation can be used to reconcile these l Teaching Portfolio  ESG5300 Framework  Professional uses Formative Summative

6. Université d’Ottawa / University of Ottawa Integrating Technology into Teaching Evaluation has changed l 1980s and 1990s—budget tightening  Evaluations driven by administration  More recently—new stakeholders Accountability to public Legal protection l New professors  Fairness and consistency l Brings us back to using evaluation to resolve conflict between teaching and research.