Rank, Tenure, Promotion

[JulieChew1]

Is anyone using Canvas for rank, tenure, promotion?   We have been using a commercial product which is a considerable financial outlay as well as a substantial cost in human capital.  We think Canvas could be a solution to the issue.  We could ideally create the perfect template along with instructions and training for the faculty member.  What do you all think?  Is anyone doing this already? 

[JamesSekcienski]

@JulieChew1,

Can you provide more details about what you are hoping to accomplish?

We use Canvas to provide staff/faculty trainings.  We also have our trainings connected to LearningStream as our Training Management Platform.  This allows us to keep track of trainings that staff and faculty have completed.  In addition, we have set-up pathways for them to earn different competency levels on our Pathways to Instructional Excellence (P.I.E.) based on the trainings they complete.

We also use Canvas to provide on-boarding training for new faculty to get them introduced to Canvas, teaching expectations, policies, and recommendations for teaching practices.

In addition, we create courses when a faculty member applies for a promotion in rank to use as a portfolio for the faculty member to submit evidence of meeting the standards for promotion and for the committee to review.

[JulieChew1]

Hi James:

We are wanting to do the final thing in your email where a faculty member applies for promotion and uses Canvas to create a portfolio of evidence.  Would you be able to provide more details on how you do it? 

[JamesSekcienski · Accepted solution]

@JulieChew1 

I'm not directly involved in that process, but here is a general overview.

1. An instructor will apply to be considered for a promotion.
2. If approved for consideration, then they will be enrolled in a course as a teacher that is a copy of our faculty promotion template.
   1. The template includes pages for the different areas that the instructor is being evaluated on.
   2. The pages have information for the instructor to know what information is expected and the instructor would update the page with the relevant information.
3. After an instructor completes their updates with evidence for meeting all the requirements, they notify the review board.
4. The review board is enrolled in the course to review the evidence and information shared by the instructor.
5. The review board makes a recommendation for approval/denial based on the provided evidence/information.