The Instructional development and Evaluation unit of the Ohio State University Center for Teaching Excellence exemplifies this focus by assisting faculties with the design of new courses, the development and use of new instructional materials and technologies, the evaluation of courses and curricula, and the analysis of student performance measures. From these faculty-oriented services it is often but a short step to instructional improvement programs aimed at students. Many college teachers fail to recognize the need for and potential usefulness of faculty-development activities in their own teaching.
Many programs fail to capitalize effectively on faculty motivation.
Many programs are perceived to lack intellectual substance. Many programs are not planned and organized for success. The Program is codirected by the School of Education and individual academic departments. The courses are offered in modules that can be audited by veteran faculty, who are not required to take them. In addition to these services, Harvard sponsors the Harvard Assessment Seminars.