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The Teaching Portfolio By Doug Strahler Best Reflective Practices

The Teaching Portfolio: Best Reflective Practices

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In this "best practices" presentation, I discussed how the digital teacher portfolio is an example of reflective practices in education.

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The Teaching Portfolio

By Doug Strahler

Best Reflective Practices

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Overview What is a teaching portfolio? What is reflective practice? Why have a teaching portfolio? What should portfolios demonstrate? Electronic teaching portfolios Sample Teaching Portfolios

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How many of you have a teaching portfolio? Please put up a green check if you do

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Definition of a Teaching Portfolio “A teaching portfolio is a coherent set of

materials, including work samples and reflective commentary on them, complied by a faculty member to inquire into and represent his or her teaching practice as related to student learning and development”

Center for Teaching Excellence, Duquesne University, n.d.

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What is a Teaching Portfolio?

Process Product

Reflection Narrative Analysis Goals Revisions Mentoring

(Collaboration) Improvement

Evidence-based Selective Information Representative Data Appendix Materials Assessment/

Evaluation

Zubizarreta, 1995

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What is reflection? “Reflection occurs when learners look back on

their performance in a situation and compare their performance with some set of standards or with other performances, such as their own previous performances and those of experts”

Collins & Halverson, 2009

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Critical Component: Reflection Process

Reflection as a whole

Reflection Reflection Reflection Reflection

Reflection Reflection Reflection Reflection

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David Kolb’s Learning Cycle

The University of Iowa Center for Teaching, n.d.

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Three Forms of Reflection1. Reflection on your process2. Comparison of your performance with the

performance of experts3. Comparison of your performance with a set

of criteria for evaluating performance

Collins & Halverson, 2009

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What should portfolios include? Information from oneself Information from others Products or outcomes of student learning

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Duquesne University Center for Teaching Excellence The Teaching Portfolio

Statement of teaching philosophy Student evaluation summary A curriculum vitae A list of post-secondary courses taught Sample course materials

Syllabi Assignments and Grading Guide Student Paper with Comments (with statement of student

permission) Lesson Plan Exam or quiz Description of semester-long project Course website excerpts

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Duquesne University Center for Teaching Excellence The Teaching Portfolio (cont.)

List of professional interactions about teaching Documentation of classroom observation by a

faculty member Writing Reflections on Teaching Materials

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What should portfolios demonstrate? Responsibilities Philosophy Methodologies Materials Student ratings Peer reviews Efforts to improve teaching Goals

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Electronic Portfolios

Traditional Portfolio Technology allows

Archiving Linking/Thinking Storytelling Collaborating Publishing

Collecting Selecting Reflecting Projecting Celebrating

Barrett, 2005

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Technology Tools for Reflection

Barrett & Richter, n.d.

Blogs (Reflective journal) Wikis (Collaborative Web Pages) Multimedia (Digital stories & Podcasts) Interactive micro-blogging (Twitter) Social Networking

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Sample Teaching Portfolio

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Final remarks This is not a one-time collection of documents,

but a process that will continue over time Reflect & Revise (Add/Subtract/Edit) Demonstrates growth & development Become a reflective practitioner

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ReferencesBarrett, H. C. (2005). Researching Electronic Portfolios and Learner

Engagement [White paper]. Retrieved from http://www.taskstream.com/reflect/whitepaper.pdf

Barrett, H. C., & Richter, J. (n.d.). Technology Tools for Reflection. Retrieved from

http://sites.google.com/site/reflection4learning/technology-tools-for-reflection

Center for Teaching Excellence, Duquesne University (n.d.). The Teaching Portfolio. Retrieved from http://www.duq.edu/cte/academic-careers/teaching-portfolio.cfm

Collins, A., & Halverson, R. (2009). Rethinking education in the age of technology. New York, NY: Teachers College Press.

Harvard University Office of Career Services. (2010). Teaching Portfolios. Retrieved from http://bokcenter.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k1985&pageid=icb.page29708

The University of Iowa Center for Teaching (n.d.). David Kolb’s Learning Cycle. Retrieved from http://centeach.uiowa.edu/documents/DavidKolb.pdf

Zubizarreta, J. (1995). The Teaching Portfolio: Reflective Practice for Improvement and Assessment of Teaching [White paper]. Retrieved from http://www.slideshare.net/WSSU_CETL/tp-workshop-handout-1