RUME 25
2023
Omaha, Nebraska
Levels of Reflection in Strength-Based and Weakness-Based STEM Faculty Peer-Observation
Page: 972
The Teaching TRIOS project aims to promote strength-based faculty peer-observation of teaching for professional development. In this project, we present preliminary work from a comparative case study of two teaching TRIOS groups, one largely strength-based and the other primarily weakness-based. We seek to understand the levels of reflection facilitated by a strength-based and weakness-based approach to observation through the lens of the Onion Model for levels of change (Korthagen, 2004). Preliminary results indicate that a strength-based approach may promote more frequent reflection upon deeper aspects of oneself, such as beliefs, identity, and mission.