Faculty Development
Mission
To enhance the professional development of the College of Pharmacy faculty.
Current charges:
- Train faculty in the process of peer evaluation;
- Establish a voluntary mentoring program;
- Introduce more active learning in our classrooms; and
- Develop a "self-evaluation of teaching" rubric for our faculty to use to reflect on their current and future teaching.
Announcements & Calendar
New Curriculum
The UH College of Pharmacy launched its new curriculum in the fall of 2018! Faculty development will have an even more important role in helping faculty incorporate more active learning into their courses to provide more comprehensive, long-lasting learning.
Summer Book ClubOver the summer 2018, the faculty, post-docs and graduate students were reading and discussing "Rigor mortis: how sloppy science creates worthless cures, crushes hope and wastes billions" by Richard Harris, (Basic Books Publishers, 2017).
Future events
Teaching: Best Practices
Workshops
Held for the college faculty: See the Faculty Development course in Blackboard.
- Writing good multiple choice questions: Lindsay Schwarz
- Analyzing multiple choice question result data: Lindsay Schwarz
- How to write effective rubrics: Taylor Fayle
- Writing goals and objectives: Emad Mansour (previous head of UH faculty development)
- Introduction to active learning in large classrooms: Lindsay Schwarz
Upon request, a faculty member may initiate the process for peer evaluation, which involves a pre-evaluation meeting, a classroom observation and a post-evaluation meeting.
Rubric for Formative Peer Review
Guidelines for UHCOP Guest Lecturers PDFUseful weblinks on teaching as practice
Professional Development & Work-Life Balance
Book Club
Summer 2018: "Rigor Mortis: how sloppy science creates worthless cures, crushes hope and wastes billions," by Richard Harris (Basic Books Publishing, 2017)
Summer 2017: "Make it stick: the science of successful learning," by Brown, Roediger, McDaniel (Harvard University Press, 2014)
UH Brand Guidelines & Social/News Media Policies
- Logo Usage & Colors
- Preferred Email Signature Format
- UHCOP Branded Powerpoint Templates (access via UHCOP Sharepoint)
- Social Media Policy (Official Accounts & Personal Accounts)
- News Media Policy
External Editing Services
Committees