The document discusses developing a teaching portfolio. It describes a teaching portfolio as a collection of materials that document teaching performance and represent a teacher's approach and efforts to promote student learning. Developing a teaching portfolio has benefits both as a product to communicate teaching to potential employers and students, and as a process for teachers to reflect on their development, strengths, and areas for improvement. The document provides guidance on the types of materials and artifacts to include in a teaching portfolio such as a teaching philosophy statement, examples of course materials, and feedback from students and peers.

1. Developing a Teaching Portfolio
Abd Karim Alias (akarim@usm.my)
Centre for Development of Academic Excellence
(CDAE)
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2. Types of portfolios
• Teaching
• Learning
• Research
• Professional
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3. What is a teaching portfolio?
A collection of materials (artifacts)
that document teaching performance
(Seldin et al., 2010)
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4. What is a teaching portfolio?
• A collection of materials (artifacts)
that represent your teaching & your
students’ learning.
• Document your approach to teaching
• Highlight & provide evidence of your
cumulative effort & innovative
instructional strategies/approach.
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5. ePORTFOLIO
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6. ePORTFOLIO
ePortfolio (digital portfolio) is a cohesive,
powerful, and well-designed collection of
electronic documents that demonstrate
skills, education, professional development,
and the benefits to a selected audience.
Acts as a repository of multimedia artefacts/not
only for personal record but also as a showcase
for other teachers/potential future employers.
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7. ePORTFOLIO
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8. How are teaching portfolios useful?
• As a “product” for decisions
(evaluative, summative)
➾ To communicate your teaching
to potential employer;
➾ To communicate your teaching
to students, colleagues,
community.
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9. How are teaching portfolios useful?
• As a “process” for development
(formative, reflective)
➾ To record your teaching
experiences over time;
➾ Reflect on your goal as a teacher
➾ Assess your teaching strength &
areas that need improvement
➾ Generate ideas for future
improvement
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10. How are teaching portfolios useful?
• As a “process” for development
(formative, reflective)
➾ Identify your personal teaching style
➾ Use the portfolio to get feedback
from students & peers
➾ Evidence of self-accomplishment
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11. What goes into a teaching portfolio?
➾ Overview of teaching experience &
responsibilities;
➾ Statement of teaching philosophy
➾ Description of teaching methods &
strategies;
➾ Discussion of teaching goals: short& long-term.
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12. What goes into a teaching portfolio?
➾ Examples of efforts to improve
teaching (e.g., teaching workshops
attended, experiment on pedagogy &
methodology, action research on
innovative approach, observations of
others’ teaching);
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13. What goes into a teaching portfolio?
➾ Common appendices:
➾ Course materials (e.g., syllabi,
assignments, activities, handouts)
➾ Example of student work
➾ Student ratings & written
comments from course
evaluations
➾ Peer & supervisor reviews
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14. Criteria emphasized for AAN
Seeking evidence that you have:
➾ A scholarly & innovative approach to
teaching
➾ Obtain student and peer feedback of
your teaching & you have acted on
the feedback
➾ Reflected on how your teaching has
influenced student learning
➾ Made an impact on student learning
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15. Statement of Teaching Philosophy
Questions to consider:
➾ Why do you teach?
➾ Why do you teach your specific
subject?
➾ What are your goals as a teacher?
➾ What do you want students to learn
from your classes?
➾ How do you encourage certain
approach of learning?
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16. Statement of Teaching Philosophy
Questions to consider:
➾ What particular challenges do your
students face?
➾ How do you overcome those
challenges?
➾ How do you address the issue of
diversity in the classroom?
➾ How do you use technology in your
teaching?
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17. Statement of Teaching Philosophy
Tips for effective statements
➾ Show your personality.
➾ Consider the impression you want to
make on your readers – what kind of
teachers are you (e.g., enthusiastic,
dedicated, reflective, studentoriented, etc.)?
➾ Provide specific examples as
evidence for general statement.
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18. Teaching Artifacts
➾ Syllabi
➾ Assignments
➾ Lesson plans
➾ Lecture notes
➾ Handouts/worksheets
➾ Quizzes
➾ Example problems
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19. Teaching Artifacts
➾ Description of activities that
students do in your class
➾ Student work showing your feedback
➾ Student mid-quarter evaluations
➾ Student course evaluations
➾ Feedback from peer
➾ Descriptions of your mentoring
activities
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20. Teaching Artifacts
➾ Descriptions of curriculum that you
have developed
➾ Letters of recommendation or
support
➾ Examples of outreach (community)
activities
➾ Articles (newspaper, magazine,
journal) someone has written about
your teaching
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21. Teaching Artifacts
➾ Video or audio clips of your teaching
➾ Scholarly articles you have written
about teaching
➾ Anything else that you have created
to help students learn
➾ Teaching awards/honors
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22. SO…can YOU do it?
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