Library Educational Services

Spring 2025

PHASE 1 - By 5PM Monday, January 13

1. Enter your name in the Google Doc (linked below - Sign-up Form & Timeline doc).
2. Enter the information for as many classes as you’d like to be observed. If you don’t have any classes scheduled yet but want to participate, just enter your name. If you would like to be observed in a class before January 13, please contact Sara. NOTE: If you are not teaching but would still like to observe, skip this step and move to Phase 2.

PHASE 2 - By 5PM Thursday, January 16

1. Look through the courses your colleagues have listed in the Google Doc.
2. For the classes you can/want to observe, note your name in the third “Can you observe?” column.

PHASE 3 - By 5PM Friday, January 17

1. Sara will finalize observers and observees on the schedule.

PHASE 4 - After January 17

1. Synchronous - Individual librarians work with each other to coordinate observing/being observed in the session(s). This includes discussing before the session what the observee would like the observer to focus on as well as a post-class de-briefing to discuss the observation. Optional: Use the Peer Observation Form OR the Equity Review version of the Peer Observation Form. 
2. Asynchronous - Individual librarians work with each other to coordinate the review. Unlike in-person teaching, you may have different things you’d like reviewed. It may be helpful to use the Quality Matters rubric to guide the review.

Observer

• Service Activity
• Similar to serving on search/screen committee
• “It matters and should be reported but don’t expect it to make/break P&T cases or merit pay”

Teaching Librarian being Observed

• Feedback added as documentation
• Considered performance documentation
• “Carries more weight than student satisfaction evaluations but less weight than authentic student evaluation”