HET’s 3-Part Framework
Overview
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 an “off-the-shelf” approach to evaluation that incorporates these three elements. This approach reflects 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 the off-the-shelf version to reflect their unique context.
Conducting a Review Using the HET Framework
Using provided guidance, instructors fill out the HET rubrics, assemble their evidence, and write their teaching statement. Evaluators review these materials, interpret them, and make a judgment about the teaching quality. Their summary narrative becomes part of the departmental letter for the case. Evaluators may also provide private, no-stakes feedback to the instructor to help them reflect on and improve their teaching.