The current version of the Instructional Course Evaluation System (ICES) forms will be phased out some time in 2007. A committee, which includes members of the Faculty Senate Teaching Enhancement Committee, was created to look into possible replacements to ICES and address the evaluation process in general.
The committee is holding two forums to give an update and gather input from the university community. The forums are scheduled Wednesday, Feb. 1, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. and Thursday, Feb. 2 from 3:30 to 5. Both will be held in the Lobo Room in the SUB.
“The Committee started gathering information from other institutions, including our peer institutions, last year. We surveyed them to identify current trends and look at some possible alternatives, including online course evaluations. Now we are looking for broad input from faculty, staff and students. The meetings will be presented as town halls,” said committee member Kate Krause, associate professor, economics.
The forums will also provide attendees with the opportunity to discuss the questions that appear on the questionnaires and the legitimacy of what is being assessed, among other issues.
For more information about the forums, contact via e-mail committee chair Yemane Asmerom, asmerom@unm.edu or Caitlin Anderson, director of CASTL, caitlin@unm.edu.
Contact: Carolyn Gonzales, (505) 277-5920; e-mail: cgonzal@unm.edu
Posted by scarr at January 25, 2006 09:48 AM