HET is organized into a 3-part framework, which includes dimensions of excellent teaching, sources of evidence, and evaluation lenses.
Based on research, examples of other universities, and feedback from UCLA stakeholders, we have designed “off-the-shelf” versions of each of these three elements. These are versions that reflect discipline-agnostic principles about how people learn and common features of student-centered, inclusive pedagogy.
But of course, disciplines and departments have their own pedagogical practices, priorities, cultures, etc. To reflect those, departments that implement HET may choose to adjust certain parts of the the off-the-shelf versions of the three elements.
Conducting A Review Using the HET Framework
Using provided HET guidance and examples, members of the professoriate write their teaching statement and assemble their HET Folder. Evaluators review these materials, interpret them, and make a judgment about the teaching, using the provided HET rubric(s). They describe their judgment in a departmental letter that becomes part of the case. Evaluators may also provide private, no-stakes feedback to the members of the professoriate to help them reflect on and improve their teaching.