The Center for Teaching and Learning offers course feedback program, including the Peer Teaching Observation Program, currently referred to as "Peer Feedback on Teaching (PFoT)," and the Small Group Instructional Diagnostic (SGID), also referred to as a "GIFT," Group Instructional Feedback Technique. Each semester, you may request a Peer Feedback on Teaching for one of your courses, a Small Group Instructional Diagnostic for one of your courses, or both.
Both processes provide you with confidential, formative feedback on your teaching. Once paired with a facilitator, they will meet with you to discuss your goals for that specific class and review the process with you.
If you request Peer Feedback on Teaching, a trained observer will observe and take notes for an entire class period. We conduct PFoT during weeks three (3) thru six (6) then weeks nine (9) thru twelve (12) each semester. If you request the Small Group Instructional Diagnostic, a trained observer will come to your class approximately 30 minutes before the end of the period on the appointed date. It would be best if you briefly introduced the SGID facilitator to your students and then leave. We conduct the SGID during weeks seven (7) and eight (8) each semester.
The facilitator will plan to meet with you for each process to share the assessment findings orally and in writing a week or so after the classroom visit. While these findings are only shared with you, you may elect to include them in your faculty report.
For questions or additional details on any of the information contained here, please contact the Center for Teaching and Learning at 478-445-2520 or ctl@gcsu.edu. Submit the form below at least seven (7) days before the first date you request to have a facilitator come to your class.