What is Teaching?The Essence of the Teaching

Statement and the Content of the Teaching Portfolio

Jenna Gorlewicz, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

B.S. in ME (2008)

• Teaching 3 courses this year

• Typical Teaching Load is 4-5 courses per year

• TA’d Intro to Engineering course Ph.D. in ME (2013)

• TA System Dynamics• Teaching Certificate Program• Vanderbilt TAR• Prep for Teaching

Assistant Professor in ME

• Teaching 3 courses this year

• Typical Teaching Load is 4-5 courses per year

• TA’d Intro to Engineering course

• TA System Dynamics• Teaching Certificate Program• Vanderbilt TAR• Prep for Teaching

Assistant Professor in MEHow did I build my teaching

portfolio?

1) My Interest in Teaching challenged me to “Go Beyond the typical “TA” Duties”• Conducted and Managed

Lab Sessions

• Rubrics and Grading

• Gave Guest Lectures

• Curriculum and Lab Development

2) Sought out programs to enhance my teaching and enhance student learning

E3 WorkshopTeaching Certificate

Program VU:

• 3 Cycles of Inquiry and Practice

• Teaching Feedback• Exposure to Literature

Teaching Preparation Workshops:

• Coffee Hours• CIRTL casts• CIRTL Forum(UW)

Exposure to Engineering Education

Community:

Participation in CIRTL Programs:

3) Familiarized myself with the scholarship of teaching and learning

• 25 Question Multiple Choice Quiz• Assessment broken down into 5 quizzes (1/lab)• Timepoints

• Beginning of Lab• After Pre-Lab Lecture• After Lab• After Lab Report

• 3 Years of Data Collection

Teaching as Research:Time Point Significant Increase in Quiz Score

Overall Course YesCumulative L1 L2 L3 L4 L5 In Class Lecture L1 L2 L3 L4 L5 Pre-Lab Lecture L1 L2 L3 L4 L5 Lab Exercise L1 L2 L3 L4 L5 After Lab Report L1 L2 L3 L4 L5

• Private Tutoring

• K-12 Outreach

• 9-12 Substitute Teacher (Math)

• Mentored Undergraduates in REU

• Mentored High School Teachers in RET

4) Teaching Beyond…

A Teaching Portfolio should illustrate…

•Genuine Interest•Exposure, Exposure, Exposure

•Variety•Teaching Style/Personality•Teaching Aspirations

It Is “Your Dynamic Teaching Journey”

Document It Well and Sell It – Teaching Statement!!

Common Questions:1.How did I find these opportunities?

2.How did I find the time?3.Was I supported by my mentor?

Was It Worth It?

• Teaching Statement• Faculty Interviews• Industry Interviews• Teaching Demonstrations/Presentations•Personally Fulfilling/Rewarding/Enjoyable• “Head-Start” in my teaching career as a professor• Integrating Teaching with Research

Absolutely!

• Teaching 3 courses this year

• Typical Teaching Load is 4-5 courses per year

• TA’d Intro to Engineering course

• TA System Dynamics• Teaching Certificate Program• Vanderbilt TAR• Prep for Teaching

Assistant Professor in ME

• Teaching 3 courses this year

• Typical Teaching Load is 4-5 courses per year

• TA’d Intro to Engineering course

• TA System Dynamics• Teaching Certificate Program• Vanderbilt TAR• Prep for Teaching

Assistant Professor in ME

My Journey was Really…

• Teaching 3 courses this year

• Typical Teaching Load is 4-5 courses per year

• TA’d Intro to Engineering course

• TA System Dynamics• Teaching Certificate Program• Vanderbilt TAR• Prep for Teaching

Assistant Professor in ME

My Journey was Really…