2-3 p.m. UC 215


Introductions

Charge: Upgrade UM’s course and faculty evaluation systems from a paper-based process to an electronic platform. A secondary goal for this electronic platform is to collect information on faculty activity for other purposes, such as institutional assessment and accreditation reports.

What information do we need to do this job?

Are we talking about improving the FE process or finding a tool to do it electronically?
- both

How do we engage with campus for input?

What is the purpose of the FE process?

What does FE do for students?

SEC process is a joke

Course evals currently don't reflect good evaluation of teaching

Standardize FE process. CE a topic for another group to solve.

Will faculty accept standardized format, if they see the benefits of inputting once for multiple outputs?

Sedona - used by COB

How to ask people involved in the process what they've done that worked well, and what is hard?
- survey

Esploro - 

Faculty Information System -

Build vs. Buy? IT perspective - we are losing people who can do the work - 

 it's best to make clear requirements for products up front, in order to get the most functional tool that actually meets need

output only as good as input - 

some things at UM work well - ECUR - can't we use that?

Next steps

process vs software
lists of requirements in some areas
for software, process, faculty, admins, backoffice
clarification around SEC process
IPR process and implementation
evaluation workflow
what products are out there?