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The Teaching Portfolio
By Doug Strahler
Best Reflective Practices
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
How many of you have a teaching portfolio? Please put up a green check if you do
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.
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
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
Critical Component: Reflection Process
Reflection as a whole
Reflection Reflection Reflection Reflection
Reflection Reflection Reflection Reflection
David Kolb’s Learning Cycle
The University of Iowa Center for Teaching, n.d.
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
What should portfolios include? Information from oneself Information from others Products or outcomes of student learning
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
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
What should portfolios demonstrate? Responsibilities Philosophy Methodologies Materials Student ratings Peer reviews Efforts to improve teaching Goals
Electronic Portfolios
Traditional Portfolio Technology allows
Archiving Linking/Thinking Storytelling Collaborating Publishing
Collecting Selecting Reflecting Projecting Celebrating
Barrett, 2005
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
Sample Teaching Portfolio
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
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