Improving Faculty Teaching: Effective Use of Student Evaluations and Consultants.
Most beginning faculty members are in the early stages of learning to teach. They often have questions about how to handle some aspects of teaching, for example, "One of my students repeatedly asks questions that disrupt the class. How can I stop him without putting him down?" It is difficult for faculty members to obtain useful ideas to deal with such teaching problems. They are usually reticent about asking a colleague or the department chairperson. They are reluctant to ask for help from those who will be involved in later decisions about their