Teaching Self Reflection

Faculty who teach a credit-bearing course must complete the teaching self reflection component. This component has ben integrated into all relevant evaluation forms and no longer requires an external process outside of myVITA. The body of the teaching self reflection is now five questions in length and has been added in to “teaching” section of the myVITA self evaluation form.

Teaching Self Reflection items incorporated into myVITA. Questions are in bold.

Teaching Self-Reflection Overview

As you think about the courses you taught this last year, please choose at least one course and reflect through the following prompts. See the Review of Teaching webpage for additional guidance. myVITA does not auto-save and will time out your session after 60 minutes. To avoid losing your work, click save at the bottom of this form often, and please draft your text responses in a word processing application like Word. For more information and guidance, reference the links available in the top instruction form section.

Course I am reflecting on. If you do not have a course to reflect on, describe your instructional context:
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Teaching Self Reflection: Student Feedback

Please note that your student feedback scores are displayed in each of the 5 data constructs, which are “Collaborative”, “Supportive”, Structured”, “Cognitive Engagement”, and “Inclusion”. Use the space below to contextualize your student feedback data. See the Review of Teaching webpage (linked at top of this form) for additional guidance.

Student Feedback
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Teaching Self Reflection: Inclusive Teaching at Mizzou

Inclusive teaching is a foundational principle of effective teaching at Mizzou. Thinking about your class and the resources in the description, reflect on at least one of the following:
a. In what specific ways are you practicing inclusive teaching?
b. What elements of inclusive teaching would you like to try for your upcoming course(s)?
c. What support do you need for supporting inclusivity in your course(s)?
See the Review of Teaching (linked at top of this form) webpage for additional guidance.

Inclusive Teaching at Mizzou
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Teaching Self Reflection: Course Learning Objectives

For the course(s) you have selected to reflect upon, please list your Course Learning Objectives and reflect on how your learning activities and assessments align with up to three of these objectives.

Course Learning Objectives
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Teaching Self Reflection: Reflecting on Dimensions of Inclusive and Effective Teaching at Mizzou

The University of Missouri identifies four Dimensions of Inclusive and Effective Teaching:
1. Welcoming and Collaborative
2. Empowering and Supportive
3. Structured and Intentional
4. Relevant and Engaging

Please select one of the four dimensions to reflect on for this past year of teaching. Consider how your current teaching involves this dimension and how you might explore it further. For more information on each Dimension, including specific elements of each that can provide ideas for reflection, please reference the links available in the top instruction form section.

Reflecting on Dimensions of Inclusive and Effective Teaching at Mizzou