Teaching Needs Assessment

In fall 2023, Faculty Success launched a teaching needs assessment survey via Qualtrics to gather insight on the needs of our faculty related to teaching and pedagogy. The survey was followed by four focus groups to further investigate faculty needs. All UNT faculty who teach, including adjuncts, were invited to participate.

A needs assessment is a systematic process used to identify and analyze the requirements, gaps, and priorities within a particular context. In educational settings, a teaching needs assessment involves the comprehensive evaluation of the learning needs, preferences, and challenges of a target audience — faculty in this case — to inform the development and implementation of effective instructional strategies, materials, and interventions.

Download a summary of the results of the 2023-24 teaching needs assessment here.

As a direct result of the data collected from the needs assessment and focus groups, several programs and initiatives have been developed in Faculty Success:

• Websites that offer centralized university resources for teaching and pedagogy
• Workshops and trainings including the University Teaching and Learning Forum and ACUE teaching certificate program
• Teaching Portfolio Workshop