<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Dear Faculty Colleagues:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Thanks to those of you who have already signed up for the second pilot for the new student evaluations of teaching. Participants in the pilot will get a first-hand look at the new system and tool before it goes live in Fall 2025, and we will get to test out the new system one more time before full implementation. To ensure everyone has a chance to sign up, <b>we have extended the deadline until Monday May 5. </b></span><a href="https://ucriverside.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5ihenRwrrpk9e4K" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Please sign up here</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;">. Details are in the trailing message. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">If you have questions that are not addressed on the website, please email Director of Evaluation and Assessment </span><a href="mailto:omar.safie@ucr.edu" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">omar.safie@ucr.edu</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">---------- Forwarded message ---------</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Date: Tue, Mar 17, 2025 at 6:57</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">PM</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Subject: New student evaluations of teaching: register to participate in a</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">second pilot by March 19</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">To: <</span><a href="https://scotmail.ucr.edu/mailman/listinfo/faculty" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">faculty at scotmail.ucr.edu</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;">></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Dear Faculty Colleagues:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Thanks to those of you who have already signed up for the second pilot for the new student evaluations of teaching. Participants in the pilot will get a first-hand look at the new system and tool before it goes live in Fall 2025, and we will get to test out the new system one more time before full implementation. To ensure everyone has a chance to sign up, *we have extended the deadline until Friday March 21. *Please sign up here <</span><a href="https://ucriverside.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5ihenRwrrpk9e4K" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">https://ucriverside.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5ihenRwrrpk9e4K</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;">>.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Details are in the trailing forwarded message below.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">---------- Forwarded message ---------</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Date: Tue, Mar 11, 2025 at 1:49</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">PM</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Subject: New student evaluations of teaching: register to participate in a</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">second pilot by March 19</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">To: <</span><a href="https://scotmail.ucr.edu/mailman/listinfo/faculty" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">faculty at scotmail.ucr.edu</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;">></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Dear Colleagues,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">In February 2018, UCR’s Academic Senate convened an ad hoc committee to review our current Student Evaluations of Teaching (SETs). These evaluations are also commonly referred to as iEval, which is the name of the IT system which supports the evaluation process each quarter. The ad hoc committee’s main priorities were to review policies, procedures, and mechanisms for how teaching is evaluated; establish new policies and procedures for accurate and reliable evaluation; and review iEval for its efficacy and recommend changes to maximize student participation and provide faculty with constructive feedback on their teaching.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The ad hoc committee issued its report</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><</span><a href="https://live-ucr-assess.pantheonsite.io/sites/default/files/2023-12/20-21.%20CR.%20Ad%20Hoc%20Comm%20on%20Eval%20of%20Teach%20-%20report.pdf" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">https://live-ucr-assess.pantheonsite.io/sites/default/files/2023-12/20-21.%20CR.%20Ad%20Hoc%20Comm%20on%20Eval%20of%20Teach%20-%20report.pdf</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;">></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">in 2021, at which time the Provost charged <</span><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YtfG22Lwwp-kWOIgy8cAAFlbfLqTcE-J/view?usp=drive_link" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YtfG22Lwwp-kWOIgy8cAAFlbfLqTcE-J/view?usp=drive_link</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;">></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">a joint Senate-administrative committee to implement the ad hoc committee’s recommendations. The joint committee’s work focused primarily on: </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">1) producing a more equitable and useful tool for evaluation of teaching effectiveness and pedagogical improvement, and</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">2) facilitating the submission of multiple forms of teaching effectiveness via eFile. The joint committee completed the bulk of its work</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><</span><a href="https://live-ucr-assess.pantheonsite.io/sites/default/files/2023-12/TEIC%20response%20to%20Senate%20Oct%203%202023.pdf" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">https://live-ucr-assess.pantheonsite.io/sites/default/files/2023-12/TEIC%20response%20to%20Senate%20Oct%203%202023.pdf</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;">></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">in October 2023, including a round of Senate consultation that informed modifications to the new student evaluations of teaching.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Subsequently, all instructors were invited to participate in a pilot of the new SET in Spring 2024. Feedback from faculty and students who participated in the pilot (as well as from faculty who did not participate in the pilot) was collected and used to inform further adjustments to the SET and technology. An analysis of the feedback along with the joint committee’s recommendations were included in a final report <</span><a href="https://live-ucr-assess.pantheonsite.io/sites/default/files/2025-02/teic-final-report-to-senate-oct-2024.pdf" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">https://live-ucr-assess.pantheonsite.io/sites/default/files/2025-02/teic-final-report-to-senate-oct-2024.pdf</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;">> to the Senate.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">At its November 18, 2024 meeting, the Senate Executive Council voted to “endorse mandatory adoption of the new SET as a campus-wide replacement for the old iEval questions [and] usage of the new software.”</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The next step towards campus-wide replacement will be a second pilot of the new SET instrument in Spring 2025 along with the new Qualtrics-based software that will replace the old iEval technology. Unlike the first pilot, this second pilot will not include a round of feedback and modifications prior to campus-wide adoption in Fall 2025. Rather, its purpose is to allow faculty time to test out and become familiar with the new SET before its mandatory adoption. However, the Senate is currently determining a new oversight structure for SETs so that future suggestions may be considered in a timely manner.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">If you are teaching in Spring 2025 and would like to learn more about the pilot and/or register to participate, please visit this website <</span><a href="https://assess.ucr.edu/spring-2024-set-pilot" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">https://assess.ucr.edu/spring-2024-set-pilot</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;">>. The deadline to register is March 19. If you have questions that are not addressed on the website, please email Director of Evaluation and Assessment Omar Safie at </span><a href="https://scotmail.ucr.edu/mailman/listinfo/faculty" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">omar.safie at ucr.edu.</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">On behalf of the Transition of Student Evaluations of Teaching Committee:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Jonathan Eacott – Committee Chair and Vice Chair of the Academic Senate</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Annie S. Ditta – Chair of the Academic Senate Committee on Educational Policy</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Shana Welles – Assistant Professor of Teaching, Dept. of EEOB</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Jack Eichler – Past Member, Teaching Evaluation Implementation Committee</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Jennifer Hughes – Past Member, Ad Hoc Committee on Evaluation of Teaching</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Dan Jeske – Vice Provost for Academic Personnel</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Richard Edwards – Executive Director, XCITE Center for Teaching and Learning</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Ken Baerenklau – Associate Provost</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Omar Safie – Director of Evaluation and Assessment</span></p><div>
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