Developing a Teaching Portfolio

Jaclyn MuellerOCN750 Spring 2013

What is a Teaching Portfolio?

Collection of documents that provide: Teaching objectives and ideas Courses taught or prepared to teach Teaching methods Effectiveness as a teacher How to assess and improve teaching

Components

Teaching responsibilities and duties

Teaching philosophy statement

Examples and Evidence Methods – participation, demonstration,

collaboration Sample syllabus, assignments, exams Evaluations – student, faculty member Workshops and training

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Where to start?

Teaching Philosophy Statement

Gather your evidence

Organize your evidence

Share your draft and request revisions

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My teaching portfolio

Experiences Taught general chemistry and general oceanography

labs Guest lectured for marine biology course at KCC Tutored students in bio-, organic-, and general

chemistry Received university-given student evaluations

Room to improve Give more guest lectures Mentor an undergraduate student in the lab Improve a lab or lecture when TAing again Write my own evaluations, ask for faculty evaluation

Resources

Current professors, colleagues

Washington State University: http://www.wsu.edu/provost/teaching.htm

Teaching Portfolio Handbook (Brown University): http://www.brown.edu/Administration/Sheridan_Center/docs/teach_port.pdf

Google examples!

Teaching Philosophy

Questions?