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What is a What is a Teaching Portfolio?Teaching Portfolio?

Three types used in academiaThree types used in academia The academic portfolioThe academic portfolio

The teaching portfolioThe teaching portfolio

The course portfolioThe course portfolio

The Academic PortfolioThe Academic Portfolio

Compiles and organizes your academic Compiles and organizes your academic accomplishmentsaccomplishments CVCV Awards (academic)Awards (academic) Presentations Presentations Instructional InnovationsInstructional Innovations

Teaching PortfolioTeaching Portfolio

Who you are as a teacherWho you are as a teacher 5-10 pages of organized narrative5-10 pages of organized narrative Appendix of supporting materialsAppendix of supporting materials

Teaching PhilosophyTeaching Philosophy Should be grounded in at least one theory of teachingShould be grounded in at least one theory of teaching

Reflect your thoughts about teachingReflect your thoughts about teaching

Teacher’s role in the classroomTeacher’s role in the classroom

Goals for student learningGoals for student learning


Teaching MethodsTeaching Methods Brief statement of teaching methodsBrief statement of teaching methods

Should relate back to your philosophyShould relate back to your philosophy If you say you believe in active learning you should have If you say you believe in active learning you should have

activities activities ExperimentationExperimentation Group work etc.Group work etc.

Sample Lesson Plans/AssignmentsSample Lesson Plans/Assignments One page description of a technique you would use during One page description of a technique you would use during

a lessona lesson Sample assignment you have given studentsSample assignment you have given students


Statement of Teaching ResponsibilitiesStatement of Teaching Responsibilities List each course you have taughtList each course you have taught

Short narrative descriptionShort narrative description General sense of type of studentsGeneral sense of type of students

What year (freshman, sophomore etc)What year (freshman, sophomore etc) All in that major etc.All in that major etc.

Were you the teacher of recordWere you the teacher of record

SyllabusSyllabus Copy of the syllabus for each courseCopy of the syllabus for each course


Evidence of Teaching EffectivenessEvidence of Teaching Effectiveness Ask each person (faculty mentor etc) who evaluates Ask each person (faculty mentor etc) who evaluates

your class to write a short narrative or letter your class to write a short narrative or letter describing your teachingdescribing your teaching

Can be:Can be: Peer EvaluationsPeer Evaluations Self EvaluationsSelf Evaluations Department Chair or Faculty EvaluationsDepartment Chair or Faculty Evaluations

Include all Teaching AwardsInclude all Teaching Awards

Course PortfolioCourse Portfolio

Accurate extensive record of one courseAccurate extensive record of one course Used to evaluate and improvement of teaching skillsUsed to evaluate and improvement of teaching skills Demonstrate commitment to SoTLDemonstrate commitment to SoTL

Scholarship of Teaching and LearningScholarship of Teaching and Learning

Document 1 course or a series of teaching the same Document 1 course or a series of teaching the same coursecourse

Information can be found at Information can be found at http://www.indiana.edu/~deanfac/portfolio/def.htmlhttp://www.indiana.edu/~deanfac/portfolio/def.html


OverviewOverview Introduce CourseIntroduce Course

How fits into CurriculumHow fits into Curriculum Describe what students take the courseDescribe what students take the course Make reference to your teaching styleMake reference to your teaching style

ObjectivesObjectives Course goals and objectivesCourse goals and objectives

What should students have learned by end of semesterWhat should students have learned by end of semester How you will teach these itemsHow you will teach these items How you will evaluate the learningHow you will evaluate the learning Include the logic for using particular means for teaching Include the logic for using particular means for teaching

particular itemsparticular items


DataData Compile data that you accumulated throughout the Compile data that you accumulated throughout the

semestersemester Tabulate student grades on assignmentsTabulate student grades on assignments

Document mean averages for each assignmentDocument mean averages for each assignment Include any surveys that you may have given to assess Include any surveys that you may have given to assess

student learningstudent learning

Challenges/InnovationsChallenges/Innovations Narrative of primary problems and their solutions Narrative of primary problems and their solutions

during the semesterduring the semester May be helpful in future teaching experiencesMay be helpful in future teaching experiences


Description of StudentsDescription of Students How are they the same or different from How are they the same or different from

those in other courses you have taughtthose in other courses you have taught Required course or electiveRequired course or elective Number who preregistered vs. number who Number who preregistered vs. number who

ultimately were in the courseultimately were in the course Number of freshmen, sophomores etc.Number of freshmen, sophomores etc. Attendance PatternsAttendance Patterns Final grade distributionFinal grade distribution


SummationSummation Final section to assess overall findings of this Final section to assess overall findings of this

portfolioportfolio Offer suggestions for future changes to increase Offer suggestions for future changes to increase

student learningstudent learning

Informed ConsentInformed Consent If you plan to share this information students need If you plan to share this information students need

to sign release forms that they agree to participate to sign release forms that they agree to participate in a study.in a study. (Only if specific data about students is shared)(Only if specific data about students is shared)


Self Assessment of your teachingSelf Assessment of your teaching Four PartsFour Parts

Goals of the CourseGoals of the Course Teaching Method and PhilosophyTeaching Method and Philosophy Effect of Course on StudentsEffect of Course on Students

How course encouraged How course encouraged Independent ThinkingIndependent Thinking Intellectual DevelopmentIntellectual Development Enthusiasm for SubjectEnthusiasm for Subject

Plans for ImprovementPlans for Improvement

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