Peer Review of Teaching: Reviewer's first steps

This video describes what to do if you have been contacted to conduct a formative peer review of teaching in a post-secondary institution. Topics include connecting with the person requesting a review, discussing your respective approaches to teaching, and deciding whether you are a good fit for one another. We also discuss logistics to plan for up front, such as what you should review (e.g., philosophy statement, syllabi, etc).

This video is part of a series aimed to help reviewers and reviewees who are participating in the formative peer review of teaching. The primary goal of formative peer review is to develop and enhance teaching practice. Formative peer review provides instructors with information they can use to grow professionally in their teaching.

This video for anyone who is new to doing peer reviews of teaching in post-secondary institutions or who may need a reminder of what to do.