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Evaluation of the Application for Recognition as an Excellent Teaching Practitioner

Recognition as an Excellent Teaching Practitioner (ETP) is awarded to individuals who have systematically and continuously developed their educational competence to a level that is significantly higher than the expected basic competence.

Here you will find the criteria for evaluating the application, as well as information about the evaluation process. It is recommended that you, as an applicant, familiarize yourself thoroughly with the requirements, criteria, and process.

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Criteria for Evaluating the Application

1. Teaching in Line with NMBU's Learning Philosophy

  • The applicant has a focus on student learning.
  • The applicant facilitates, guides and supports the learning process.
  • The applicant’s approach is based on student- active learning methods that promote reflection and independent work.
  • The applicant has an awareness of the connection between teaching methods, learning outcomes, forms of assessment and types of learning.
  • The applicant contributes to ensuring that the students are active participants in the academic/research environment, internally and/or externally.

2. Clear development over time

  • The applicant has deliberately and systematically strived to further develop the form and content of teaching to support student learning.
  • The applicant has ideas and plans for continued development and further enhancement of their teaching competence and practice in the future.
  • The applicant can refer to strong teaching results.

3. A scholarly approach

  • The applicant experiments with, develops, and justifies varied teaching and assessment methods, as well as any learning materials, based on relevant research, theory, and personal experience.
  • The applicant reflects on their own teaching practice and systematically develops it to enhance student learning.

4. A collegial attitude and practice

  • The applicant demonstrates a collegial attitude and practice by initiating educational discussions, actions, etc., with colleagues at NMBU, and potentially also nationally/internationally.
  • The applicant communicates and shares experiences and results from teaching through, for example, seminars, conferences, reports, or articles/publications.
  • The applicant actively contributes to the development of study programs and/or the development of teaching and teaching quality.

Basis for Evaluation

The basis for the evaluation is:

  • Application
  • Interview

To qualify for recognition as an ETP, the applicant must meet all criteria areas to a large extent.

The applicant will be evaluated according to all criteria areas, and the committee will assess the applicant’s qualifications against each criterion. The evaluation will be qualitative, based on the criteria, with two main perspectives: the applicant’s holistic approach and the integration of knowledge and pedagogical practice.

A guide has been developed for the evaluation committee to use:

Evaluation of the Application for ETPDownload

The applicant is encouraged to familiarize themselves with the guide, as it can be a useful tool for understanding what the committee emphasizes in their evaluation and how the application can be best structured.

Applicants who meet all formal requirements will be invited to an interview. The interview will give the committee the opportunity to ask complementary questions about the application. The interview will last a maximum of 45 minutes.

About the Evaluation Committee

Applications that meet the formal requirements will be evaluated by an evaluation committee. The evaluation committee must have a broad academic representation and the following composition:

  • A pro-dean/head of studies at NMBU who will lead the committee.
  • An external member with professorial competence in higher education pedagogy/other work related to educational quality and/or merit-based recognition work.
  • An external Excellent Teaching Practitioner (ETP).
  • A representative from NMBU's Excellent Teaching Practitioners (ETP).
  • A representative from the Department of Teacher Education and Educational Science at NMBU.
  • Two students appointed by the Student Parliament from different academic disciplines.

Feedback to Applicants

All applicants will receive written feedback on their application. The applicant will be evaluated according to all criteria areas, and the feedback should describe and assess the applicant’s qualifications in relation to each criterion area.

The feedback should conclude with an overall evaluation of the application and interview, along with a recommendation on whether the applicant should be awarded recognition as an Excellent Teaching Practitioner.

In the case of a rejection, the feedback should also highlight areas for improvement and clearly indicate which aspects the applicant needs to further develop in order to achieve recognition as an Excellent Teaching Practitioner at a later time.

Recommendation

The evaluation committee recommends applicants who qualify for recognition as an Excellent Teaching Practitioner. The administration submits the case to the University Board, which grants the status of Excellent Teaching Practitioner based on this recommendation.

Incentives for Excellent Teaching Practitioners

At NMBU, a special agreement has been negotiated that grants employees awarded the title of Excellent Teaching Practitioner a permanent, pensionable annual salary supplement of NOK 50,000.

Upon awarding the status of Excellent Teaching Practitioner, the faculty is granted a one-time sum of NOK 50,000, earmarked for activities or development projects aimed at enhancing educational quality and/or the collegial teaching culture at the faculty/department. The allocation is contingent upon the Excellent Teaching Practitioner taking a leadership role or having an active involvement in the implementation.

Employees with the title of Excellent Teaching Practitioner commit to