Peer Review of Teaching: The pre-observation meeting
Channel: Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology, University of British Columbia
Date: 14/11/2017

This video outlines how to carry out a pre-observation meeting in the context of a formative peer review of teaching.  It describes ways to build trust and rapport and the importance of setting the right tone. In this video, we highlight the importance of focussing on the reviewee’s goals and also discuss some logistics you will want to address at the meeting, such as deciding on a form to use, whether you will be introduced to the students, and where to sit.

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. 

For additional resources, including downloadable documents, details on each step of the review process, links to journal articles, and more, please see the Formative Peer Review section of the UBC CTLT website at ctlt.ubc.ca or watch our other videos on the peer review of teaching.