Equitable Assessment of Teaching at Waterloo 

Location: MS Teams

Hosted by: Teaching Assessment Processes Office and Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-racism

Facilitators: Dr. Sonya Buffone and Dr. Kim Buchanan

The research on student course evaluations loudly exclaims that overreliance on one perspective in teaching assessment – the student perspective – has a negative impact on both the wellbeing and career trajectory of faculty members who belong to systemically oppressed populations. Join Dr. Kim Buchanan (Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-racism) and Dr. Sonya Buffone (Teaching Assessment Processes Office) to learn about the concrete steps Waterloo is taking to establish a more equitable, holistic model of teaching assessment.   

Learning Outcomes:

• A clear understanding of how current teaching assessment practices may fall short of equity goals.  

• Practical insights into how a holistic approach can foster equitable teaching assessment for all faculty.  

• What’s happening at Waterloo to help us move toward a more equitable approach to teaching assessment.