Effective Teaching

Effective teaching involves caring for students as people; stimulating interest in the area of study; promoting students' mastery of the facts, theories, and methods; encouraging students to learn independently and/or collaboratively; helping students improve skills in thinking, writing, and speaking; assisting students in identifying and clarifying the values that infuse learning; and encouraging students to become creative, responsible members of society.

In teaching, the Faculty member shall exhibit high professional and personal standards of performance and shall demand high standards of performance from students.  There is no one path to effective teaching; candidates for tenure and promotion may demonstrate success through a wide range of practices.  The College shall utilize the best Faculty-approved evaluation procedures it can devise to provide a sound basis upon which to make judgments about effective teaching.