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ÁùºÏ±¦µä Engineering Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence (NEATLE) consists of four principals, known as PAWS: Prepare, Advance, Welcome and Serve. 

Serve

NEATLE will serve the College of Engineering and University communities by addressing goals to:

• enhance opportunities for student feedback to be incorporated into the learning environment and teaching practices;
• develop the career opportunities for teaching-centered faculty;
• provide professional development trainings for career advancement;
• institute campus-wide, continuous improvement practices based on assessment data; and
• engage in professional dissemination of content including educational components in grant writing.

Input:

• Director of NEATLE
• Associate Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs
• Assistant Dean for Assessment, Compliance and Evaluation
• Associate Dean for Research
• Associate Dean for Student Affairs
• Lecturers
• Coordinators
• Platform specialist
• Grant specialist

Output:

• Develop mid-term evaluations.
• Explore options and dedicate resources to address student concerns.
• Create common and consistent policies for College of Engineering with syllabus content.
• Require all faculty to attend a yearly training on compliance and policy.
• Implement objective evaluation tools for teacher effectiveness.
• Create a pathway for excellence in teaching to be recognized and promoted.
• Require a demonstration of teaching development in yearly evaluations.
• Establish peer teaching evaluations (college-wide).
• Ensure teaching efforts are recognized and rewarded.
• Open communication to share data and engage in campus-wide improvements.
• Coordinate and improve education elements in grant writing.
• Maintain platform to share content.