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Refereed Paper with Presentation

===**Viewing Online Instructor Evaluation via Multiple Vantages: What are the Perspectives of the Instructor, the Evaluator, **===

**the Administrator, the Academic Department, and the Students? **
Cathy Taylor, Park University, Parkville, Missouri, USA, cathy.taylor@park.edu Michael Eskey, Park University, Parkville, Missouri, USA, michael.eskey@park.edu Jutta Pegues, Park University, Parkville, Missouri, USA, jutta.pegues@park.edu Teresa Mason, Department of Psychology, Park University, Parkville, Missouri, USA, teresa.mason@park.edu

The prospect of being evaluated while teaching can provoke anxiety even in the most experienced of instructors; however, many institutions of higher learning annually observe all faculty members on the basis of content and androdogical approach. What value does this evaluation process add to the institution? This session will offer vantages on online instructor evaluation from a variety of perspectives: the instructor, the evaluator, the administrator, the academic department, and the student. The presenters, faculty members with experience in online evaluation, will deconstruct each of the roles. Preliminary research and the value that consistent and reliable online evaluations can provide will be discussed. Additionally, the unique perspective of the online academic director will be shared, and the possibility of a relationship between student complaints/grade challenges and the implementation of an online instructor evaluation process will be explored. PowerPoint slides will be utilized to facilitate interactive polling, whiteboard interaction, and discussion with the audience via audio and chat area.

All Audiences online instructor evaluation, professional development