DevelopinganOnlineTeachingPortfolio
JasonSchreiner,FacultyConsultantTeachingEngagementProgram
RobertVoelker-Morris,FacultyConsultantTeachingEngagementProgram
TeachingEngagementProgram,UniversityofOregon,2017
Whatisateachingportfolio?
Whatisateachingportfolio?
Concise,yetcomprehensivefactualdescription&evidenceofteachingactivities&accomplishments
Whyateachingportfolio?
Toolthathighlightsone’steachingforhiring,promotion,andtenurereview
Whyateachingportfolio?
Opportunitytoreflectonone’steachingandtodocumentchanges
Whatmakesaportfolio?
Evidence
Courses&responsibilities
Samplematerials(syllabi,assignments,etc.)
ReflectiveCommentary
Context&Meaning
2keyfeatures
Remember…
Thepurposeofateachingportfolioisnotsimplytooutlinewhatoneteachesbuttoexplainhowoneteaches andwhyoneteachesthatway.
Fourkeyquestions:–Whatdoyouteach?–Whydoyouteach?– Howdoyouteach?–Whydoyouteachthewayyoudo?
SampleOutline#1(PoliticalScience)
1) TeachingPhilosophy
2) TeachingResponsibilities
3) Advising/SupervisionResponsibilities
4) TeachingMethods
5) SyllabiandCourseMaterials
6) StudentEvaluations
7) AdministrativeandPeerReview
8) RelatedActivities
a) ForStudents
b) FortheUniversity
c) FortheCommunity
9) ProfessionalImprovementActivities
10) Goals
11) AppendicesSource:Seldin,Peter.1997.TheTeachingPortfolio:APracticalGuidetoImprovedPerformanceandPromotion/TenureDecisions.SecondEdition.Bolton,MA:AnkerPublishingCompany,Inc.,p.231.
SampleOutline#1(PoliticalScience)
AppendixA:ListofCoursesTaught
AppendixB:SamplesofStudentWork
AppendixC:CourseSyllabiandMaterials
AppendixD:StudentLearningAids
AppendixE:Student,Admin.,&PeerEvaluations
AppendixF:Student-RelatedActivities
AppendixG:University-RelatedActivities
AppendixH:Community-RelatedActivities
AppendixI:ProfessionalImprovementActivities Source:Seldin,Peter.1997.TheTeachingPortfolio:APracticalGuidetoImprovedPerformanceandPromotion/TenureDecisions.SecondEdition.Bolton,MA:AnkerPublishingCompany,Inc.,p.242
SampleOutline#2(Biology)
1) TeachingResponsibilities
2) TeachingPhilosophy
3) GeneralClassroomStrategies
4) CourseSyllabi
5) StudentResearch
6) AdditionalTeachingActivities
7) TeachingAssessment
8) TeachingImprovement
9) FutureTeachingGoals
10) AppendicesSource:Seldin,Peter.1997.TheTeachingPortfolio:APracticalGuidetoImprovedPerformanceandPromotion/TenureDecisions.SecondEdition.Bolton,MA:AnkerPublishingCompany,Inc.,p.214.
SampleOutline#2(Biology)
AppendixA:SampleLectureOutline
AppendixB:CourseSyllabi
AppendixC:“WayCool”BiologyDatabases
AppendixD:BiologyInstructor’sGradingCriteria
AppendixE:SamplesofStudentPapers
AppendixF:ScienceinActionDayHandouts
AppendixG:LettersfromLocalHighSchools
AppendixH:AnecdotalStudentComments
AppendixI:InteractiveGeneticsDatabaseGrant
AppendixJ:AnecdotalStudentEvaluationForm
Source:Seldin,Peter.1997.TheTeachingPortfolio:APracticalGuidetoImprovedPerformanceandPromotion/TenureDecisions.SecondEdition.Bolton,MA:AnkerPublishingCompany,Inc.,p.222.
SampleOutline#3(English)
1) TeachingResponsibilities
2) TeachingandLearningPhilosophy
3) TeachingMethodsandStrategies
4) ConnectingLearningtoStudents’Lives
5) DevelopingCriticalThinkingHabits
6) MotivatingStudentstoImprove
7) IntegratingComputersintheClassroom
8) EvaluatingMyTeaching
9) ImprovingMyTeaching
10) TheTeachingCell
11) SharingTeachingIdeasWithOthers
12) StayingCurrentasaTeacher
13) TeachingGoalsSource:Seldin,Peter.1997.TheTeachingPortfolio:APracticalGuidetoImprovedPerformanceandPromotion/TenureDecisions.SecondEdition.Bolton,MA:AnkerPublishingCompany,Inc.,p.174.
SampleOutline#3(English)
AppendixA:Classdiscussionhandouts
AppendixB:Handoutsforgroupactivitiesandprojects
AppendixC:Peerresponsesheets
AppendixD:Guidelinesforlibrarysearches
AppendixE:StudentreflectiveessaysfromLiteratureandCultureandEnvironmentalIssuesclasses
AppendixF:Currentsupplementalarticles
AppendixG:Sequencedjournalquestions
AppendixH:Finalportfolioguidelines
AppendixI:SamplestudentPapers
AppendixJ:Daedalusdiscussiontranscripts
AppendixK:Studentevaluations
AppendixL:Studentnarrativeevaluations
AppendixM:Samplesyllabi Source:Seldin,Peter.1997.TheTeachingPortfolio:APracticalGuidetoImprovedPerformanceandPromotion/TenureDecisions.SecondEdition.Bolton,MA:AnkerPublishingCompany,Inc.,p.182.
SampleOutline#4(Music)
1) StatementofTeachingResponsibilities
2) StatementofTeachingPhilosophyandGoals
3) DescriptionofMethodsUsedinSpecificCourses
4) DescriptionofCurricularRevisions
andStepsTaketoImproveMyTeaching
5) PeerEvaluationofMyTeaching
6) StudentEvaluationofMyTeaching
7) AudioandVideoTapesofMyInstruction
andofStudentPerformances
8) SamplesofStudentWork
9) SuccessfulStudents
10) OtherEvidenceofGoodTeaching
11) FutureTeachingGoals
12) Appendices
Source:Seldin,Peter.1997.TheTeachingPortfolio:APracticalGuidetoImprovedPerformanceandPromotion/TenureDecisions.SecondEdition.Bolton,MA:AnkerPublishingCompany,Inc.,p.85.
SampleOutline#4(Music)
AppendixA:Listofmyteachingresponsibilitiesin1994-95and1995-96
AppendixB:Coursedescriptions,syllabi,handouts,tests,andotherrelatedmaterials
AppendixC:PeerEvaluationsofmyteaching
AppendixD:Studentevaluationsofmyteaching
AppendixE:Audioandvideotapesofmyinstructionandofstudentperformances
AppendixF:Samplesofstudentwork
AppendixG:Informationaboutsuccessfulstudents
AppendixH:OtherevidenceofgoodteachingSource:Seldin,Peter.1997.TheTeachingPortfolio:APracticalGuidetoImprovedPerformanceandPromotion/TenureDecisions.SecondEdition.Bolton,MA:AnkerPublishingCompany,Inc.,p.92.
Howtodevelopateachingportfolio?
1. Writeastatementofteachingphilosophy2. Gatherevidence3. Organizeevidence4. Preparestatementsabouttheevidence5. Getfeedbackandrevise6. IncludereferenceinCurriculumVitaeand
CoverLetters
5ImportantCategories
– Learninggoals:discipline-specificknowledge,skills,attitudesthatareimportantforstudents’academic,personal&professionalsuccess
– Teachingmethods:specificteachingmethods&howtheycontributetostudents’accomplishmentoflearninggoals&howtheyalignwithstudentexpectations&needs
– Learningassessment:specifictoolsusedtoassessstudentlearning&descriptionsofhowthesetoolsfacilitatestudentachievementoflearninggoals
– Teachingassessment:strengthsandareasforimprovementofone’steachingbasedonevidence,alongwithplansforcontinuingdevelopment
– LearningEnvironment:specificwaysdiverseidentities,experiences,etc.areaccountedforandintegratedintoteachingmethods
Howtodevelopateachingportfolio?
1.Developandwriteateachingstatement
• Keepanythingandeverything relatedtoyourteaching!
• Keepanarchive– adesignateddigitalfolderandphysicalfolderorboxwhereyoukeepeverythingandcanfindit!
Howtodevelopateachingportfolio?
2.Gatheryourevidence
A.PersonalMaterial– Listofteachingresponsibilitiesandwaycoursesweretaught
– Teachingphilosophystatement
– Teachinggoalsfornext5years
– Representativecoursesyllabi(andwhydonethisway)
– Descriptionofstepstakentoevaluateandimproveone’steaching
– Curricularrevisions(newprojects,materials,etc.)
– Self-evaluation(esp.ifcontradictorydocumentsintheportfolio)
– Publicationsonteaching
– Supervisionroles(advising,theses/dissertations,groupprojects,etc.)
Howtodevelopateachingportfolio?
2.Gatheryourevidence
B.MaterialfromOthers– Statementsfromcolleagueswhohaveobservedyourteaching
– Statementsfromcolleagueswhohavewitnessedout-of-classactivities
– Studentandcourseevaluations(esp.thosethatindicateimprovements)
– Departmentstatementsaboutyourteaching
– Performancereviewsasafacultyadvisor
– Honors,awards,grantsandotherrecognitionofyourteaching
– Invitationsforpapersorpresentationsonteaching
– Participationinteachingdevelopmentwithinyourdiscipline,department,orcollege
– Documentationofteachingdevelopmentactivities
– Teachingresearch(ScholarshiponTeachingandLearning)
– Videotapeofyourteaching
– Studentscoresonstandardizedtests
– Studentcomments,suchasinemails
Howtodevelopateachingportfolio?
2.Gatheryourevidence
C.ProductsofGoodTeaching– Studentessays,creativework,labbooks,publications,etc.
– Informationaboutstudentcareerchoicesoropportunitiesthatareeffectsof
yourcoursesorhelp
– Recordofstudentsthatmovetoandsucceedinadvancedcoursesinyour
discipline
– Statementsfromalumni
– Examplesofgradedstudentshowingrangeofscoresandexplanationsofwhy
theyweresograded
Howtodevelopateachingportfolio?
2.Gatheryourevidence
• Identifythegoal toemphasizeinyourportfolio,forexample:- Improvementinteachingskills- Evolutionofteachingresponsibilitiesovertime- Breadthofteachingresponsibilities- Particulartheme(s)inyourteaching
• Refineevidenceandprioritizeaccordingtoyourgoal- Focusonthemostpertinentevidence- Lumplesspertinentitemstogether,e.g.“RelatedResponsibilities”
Howtodevelopateachingportfolio?
3.Organizeyourevidence
• Beconciseandtothepoint
• Clarifycontextofevidenceasneeded
• Refertotheappendicesfordetails,butincludemostrelevantevidenceinthesummary
Howtodevelopateachingportfolio?4.Writereflective&summarystatementsabouttheevidence
Thingstoconsider:
• questionsofstudentmotivationandhowtoinfluenceit
• thegoalsofinstruction,bothforindividualcoursesandingeneral
• thedevelopmentofrapportwithstudentsasagroupandindividually
• theassessment ofvariousteachingstrategiesastheyrelatedtotheinstructionalgoals
• theroleofdisciplinaryknowledgeinteachingandhowstudentslearnthediscipline
• recentinnovationsinthecontentofthefieldandtheireffectsonteaching
Howtodevelopateachingportfolio?4.Writereflective&summarystatementsabouttheevidence
• Sharewithothersforfeedback
• Offertoreviewothers’portfoliosandgivefeedback
Howtodevelopateachingportfolio?
5.Getfeedbackandreviseaccordingly
• IndicateURLlinkofteachingportfolioinCV
• Refertoteachingportfolioincoverletters
Howtodevelopateachingportfolio?6.RewriteCurriculumVitaeandreferreaders
toyourteachingportfolio
FinalReminders
Brevity:keepitconciseandtothepoint
Context:alignwithparticularuniversityordepartmentmission,goals,etc.
Criteria:customizeaccordingtoparticularaudience– giveitwhatitneedstoknow
Accountability:bepreparedtoprovideandexplainyour…
– Yourphilosophyofteachingandteachinggoals
– Yourabilitytodesigncourses,materials,assignments,etc.
– Yourstyleofteachingandhowitfacilitatesstudentlearning
– Yourstudentlearningoutcomes
– Yourevaluationandreflectiononyourownteaching
FinalReminders
Documentation:keepeverything
Input:seekevaluationsandfeedbackfromothers
Reflection:updateregularly
Assistance:gethelpfromTEP
Action:startnow
Whatmakesanonlineportfolio?
Whatmakesanonlineportfolio?
• Designpossibilities
Whatmakesanonlineportfolio?
• Multimedia!
Whatmakesanonlineportfolio?
• Linkingacrosstheweb
2BeginningConsiderations
• Easytouse• Streamlinethecontent(presentedcontent)
TeachingConnections
InstructionalUnitSample Syllabi
Evaluations
Assignments
VitaShort
AwardsandHonors
VitaFull
CreativeGallery
AboutMe Research TeachingGoals Samples
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