Document Type
Chapter
Journal/Book Title/Conference
Documenting Teaching Excellence
Editor
Karin deJonge-Kannan and Travis N. Thurston
Publisher
Utah State University
Publication Date
2025
First Page
59
Last Page
72
Abstract
Administrators at the department, college, or institutional level are well positioned to support instructor development. Department heads, who typically have responsibility for routine performance reviews, play a role in tenure and promotion decision making processes, and have a line of sight on data related to instructional performance, can and should play a particularly impactful role. Serving as a department head, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, and on a university level tenure and promotion committee gave me diverse perspectives on what effective teaching documentation looks like. Moreover, it shaped how I mentored, offered counsel, or approached conversations about teaching effectiveness, whether with instructors, or new or aspiring administrators. While not all administrators have the same breadth of experiences, they can still effectively assess instructional performance in ways that help instructors build their identities and brands as educators committed to student growth.
Recommended Citation
Kannan, Vijay R., "4. Raising the Bar: An Administrator's Perspective on Documenting Teaching Excellence to Support Instructor and Student Development" (2025). Documenting Teaching Excellence. Paper 9.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/documenting_teaching_excellence/9