Obviously I want to be the best I can be in the classroom for the sake of my own students as well as my own personal satisfaction.....and my tenure packet. I continually tweak my syllabi and rework my lecture notes.
But my evaluations for the previous three semesters have been exceptionally strong (yay). While this isn't a bad thing, it doesn't give me additional incentive to keep working like I have been. I also can't improve without ideas and input from other people.
I need to be around people-- tenured or untenured-- who want to talk about teaching. I need senior faculty to come to my class to give me feedback. I need seminars and workshops that address such teaching areas as writing, assessment, engagement... oh, the list goes on and on. And couldn't there be teaching awards for junior faculty?
Sadly, I suspect I'm asking too much.
