Developing a Teaching Portfolio

Overview

A teaching portfolio contain samples of your teaching performance:

• Work samples, accompanied by faculty commentary and explanation that reveals not only what was done but why – the thinking behind the teaching.
• Reflective essays that demonstrate a teaching philosophy ground the portfolio by giving it a point of view.

Portfolios are constructed in many ways; there is no set structure. But keep in mind their purpose: to reveal your effectiveness as a teacher, your competency as a planner, your involvement in the field, and your contributions to your professional community.

LT&ITC Resources

Available from our library:

• Cambridge, B. (2005). Electronic portfolios: Emerging practices in student, faculty, and institutional learning. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing.
• Edgerton, R., Hutchings, P., & Quinlan, K. (1991). The teaching portfolio: Capturing the scholarship in teaching. Washington, DC: AAHE.

Online Resources

• Writing Your Teaching Philosophy (UMN Center for Educational Innovation)
• Teaching Portfolio Resources (UVA Center for Teaching Excellence)
• Creating a Teaching Portfolio (WUSTL Teaching Center)