Center for Excellence in TeachingFaculty Peer Review of Teaching Tools
The following brief and expanded tools and templates are offered in support of schools and departments developing their own peer-review systems. Use of these specific materials is not required by the USC administration, but are intended as examples of best practices in teaching. Schools and departments may choose to adopt the following tools as written, edit them (add, subtract, or reword criteria), or create their own.
Brief Peer Review of Teaching Tools:
Instruction and Course Design
Brief Peer Review Tool: Active Learning
Brief Peer Review Tool: Syllabus
Brief Peer Review Tool: Assignment Descriptions and Rubrics
Brief Peer Review Tool: Alignment of Assessments with Learning Objectives
Expanded Peer Review of Teaching Tools:
Instruction and Course Design
Expanded CET Classroom Teaching Observation Checklist
Expanded CET Course Design Syllabus Review Checklist
Expanded CET Synchronous Online Teaching Observation Checklist
Expanded CET Synchronous Online Course Design Syllabus Review Checklist
Expanded CET Asynchronous Online Teaching Observation Checklist
Expanded CET Asynchronous Online Course Design Syllabus Review Checklist
Contact CET to arrange a training for your faculty group on best use of the evaluation checklists and use of this guide on Facilitating a Norming Session for Peer Review.
USC Teaching Policies and Expectations – A video summary of essential USC teaching practices, reflected in the checklists above.
Expanded Formative Peer Evaluation Processes Flowcharts
Expanded Summative Peer Evaluation Processes Flowcharts
Assessment Practices
Expanded Review of Instructor Assessment Practice Guide – A tool for evaluating student learning through a course assignment.
Expanded Template for Review of Instructor Assessment Practices
Teaching Statement
Expanded Teaching Statement Evaluation Guide – A tool for evaluating a self-reflective faculty teaching statement.
Templates for Faculty Teaching Statements
For single-year evaluation plan
For three-year evaluation plan