Mid-Semester Evaluations

Faculty mid-semester evaluations can be done in any class. They consist of a trained facilitator working with students and their instructor in the middle of a semester to improve teaching and learning. Specifically, the facilitator interviews the instructor and the class to ascertain positive changes in instruction and learning. Please contact Diane Johnson for more information ( email dlj1@humboldt.edu or call 826-4240).

Mid-semester Evaluations:

Help you to discover your students' concerns and concrete suggestions regarding your class.

Provide professional and objective feedback about your classroom approach and instruction.

Empower students by giving them a voice in their education.

Offer you the possibility of improving your end-of-the-semester evaluations by improving teaching and learning before the end of the semester.

Are completely confidential and separate from retention and tenure.

Allow you over six weeks to make the desired changes.

Take 20-30 minutes of class time

The Office of Academic Affairs is funding Graduate Teaching Assistants and Part-time instructors to facilitate mid-semester evaluations across campus. They will be paid $60 for each evaluation that they facilitate. A facilitator must attend a workshop during the fifth week in the semester in order to be eligible to receive a stipend. Before the workshop a potential facilitator must go to Diane Johnson's office (Library 6) and pick up pertinent information. A mid-semester evaluation can be a valuable learning experience for everyone involved, and other interested instructors are also invited to attend the workshop. A facilitator normally spends 4 to 5 hours for each evaluation. Contact Diane Johnson to reserve a place in the workshop.

If you would like to be evaluated, be a facilitator, or just want more information, please contact Diane Johnson. ( email dlj1@humboldt.edu or call 826-4240)