12: 7 Tips for Approaching Your Teaching Evaluations

Do you have a teaching evaluation that is seared into your memory? Perhaps it was one that was mean-spirited and unsparing in its criticism. Or, it may have been directed towards you personally, and had absolutely nothing to do with your teaching.If you’ve been a professor for any amount of time, you have undoubtedly come across a teaching evaluation from a student that stung a little bit. It could seem like course evals are a bit in the genre of Yelp or TripAdvisor reviews, where only the truly adoring or the truly disgruntled will feel compelled to write anonymous comments. In this 12th episode of the Rise with Clarity Podcast, I’m going to be discussing student evaluations of teaching, which are also referred to as teaching or course evaluations. I’ll be offering 7 tips for how to approach and navigate such evaluations, especially for women of color faculty.Find the full transcript for this episode as well as other helpful resources for women of color faculty at RisewithClarity.com/12.Dr. Katherine Lee is a Higher Ed Coach and Career Strategist and a former tenured professor at an R1 university. She helps women of color faculty to manage the tenure track, navigate politics, and take the next steps to advance their careers. To find more resources or to work with Katherine, check out her website at: Rise with Clarity.