Dead Ideas in Faculty Evaluation with Kevin Gannon

In today’s episode, Kevin Gannon (https://thetattooedprof.com/about/), a Professor of History and Director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at Grand View University, discusses how the pandemic has highlighted “bedrock” flaws in higher education systems, including in faculty evaluation processes. These flaws, based on dead ideas such as emphasizing equality rather than equity, disproportionately affect marginalized groups. Dr. Gannon elaborates on the destructive potential of returning “back to normal” in these systems after the pandemic, and offers steps that faculty can take to best move forward. Gannon, author of the book Radical Hope: A Teaching Manifesto (2020), also shares what keeps him inspired and why he believes we should remain hopeful about the future of higher education. Transcript available at ctl.columbia.edu/podcast (https://ctl.columbia.edu/resources-and-technology/resources/podcast/)Resources* Faculty Evaluation After the Pandemic (https://www.chronicle.com/article/faculty-evaluation-after-the-pandemic) (June 9, 2021) by Kevin Gannon, The Chronicle of Higher Education * Radical Hope: A Teaching Manifesto (2020) by Kevin Gannon

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Dead Ideas in Teaching and Learning is a podcast from the Columbia University Center for Teaching and Learning. Our mission is to encourage instructors, students, and leaders in higher education to reflect on what they believe about teaching and learning.