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Creating a Teaching Portfolio
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The Academic Services staff of The Teaching Center is available to help graduate students prepare and improve their teaching portfolios. (To make an appointment, please contact Beth Fisher).
Introduction: Definition, Major Components, and Purpose
What Can You Do To Make Your Teaching Portfolio Effective?
Tips for Organizing and Presenting your Portfolio
When Should You Begin to Create a Portfolio?
How Can You Improve Your Portfolio?
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Introduction
What is a teaching portfolio?
A teaching portfolio is a collection of documents that together provide a record of
the ideas and objectives that inform your teaching the courses you teach or are prepared to teach the methods you use your effectiveness as a teacher how you assess and improve your teaching
While dissertation abstracts and research summaries document your expertise in research, the teaching portfolio documents your expertise in teaching. If you are a graduate student or postdoctoral fellow preparing a teaching portfolio for the academic job market, the portfolio will necessarily be both forward- and backward-looking, with examples drawn from courses you have taught or assisted in and from courses you are prepared to teach in the future. While you should always present to search committees a version of your portfolio that is well-organized, clear, and polished, you should also think of your portfolio as a work-in-progress that you will continue to revise throughout your academic career. Finally, your portfolio
References: Seldin, Peter. The Teaching Portfolio: A Practical Guide to Improved Performance and Promotion/Tenure Decisions. Bolton, MA: Anker Publishing Company, Inc. 1991. Vick, Julia Miller and Jennifer S. Furlong. The Academic Job Search Handbook. 4th ed. Philadelphia: U Pennsylvania P, 2008.