DevelopinganOnlineTeachingPortfolio

JasonSchreiner,FacultyConsultantTeachingEngagementProgram

RobertVoelker-Morris,FacultyConsultantTeachingEngagementProgram

www.tep.uoregon.edutep@uoregon.edu

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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