Good to see this discussed and as ever you have thought about the issues and challenges as well as the opportunities. Having taught for over 24 years when observation schemes have been in place I have always valued participating. The interdisciplinary aspect was particularly wonderful when I observed a Fine Art lecturer it really made me re evaluate my use, format etc of materials in class and see the learning and conversation which can come form just one simple image on a slide..
I was drawn to this particular information because we use a form of this in our classroom with student demonstration presentations. A student is assigned a skill demonstration to be presented to the class along with 2 peer students in the class, who will also use the grading rubric to observe and critique (nonjudgmentally) the student presenting. Students have always been complementary but also consistently provide helpful feedback. In this case, the instructor's evaluation counts toward the class grade while the student's observations are shared with the presenter.
Good to see this discussed and as ever you have thought about the issues and challenges as well as the opportunities. Having taught for over 24 years when observation schemes have been in place I have always valued participating. The interdisciplinary aspect was particularly wonderful when I observed a Fine Art lecturer it really made me re evaluate my use, format etc of materials in class and see the learning and conversation which can come form just one simple image on a slide..
I was drawn to this particular information because we use a form of this in our classroom with student demonstration presentations. A student is assigned a skill demonstration to be presented to the class along with 2 peer students in the class, who will also use the grading rubric to observe and critique (nonjudgmentally) the student presenting. Students have always been complementary but also consistently provide helpful feedback. In this case, the instructor's evaluation counts toward the class grade while the student's observations are shared with the presenter.