Seminar and Workshop on Teaching Portfolios

The teaching statement and teaching portfolio are key components of the academic job application. They are also opportunities to think about, reflect on, and write about teaching practice with sophistication and precision. The two-part Seminar and Workshop on Teaching Portfolios will introduce you to this genre of teaching documentation, including its components and the process of assembling one, and provide an opportunity for peer-feedback on a draft of your teaching portfolio.   

 In the Seminar on Teaching Portfolios, we will discuss the components of the portfolio and the ways in which they may be crafted and curated. By the end of this seminar, participants will be able to identify the elements of a teaching portfolio for which they already have content, plan for and seek out opportunities for generating content for other parts of the teaching portfolio, and begin assembling a teaching portfolio.  

The Workshop on Teaching Portfolios provides a venue for graduate students and postdocs to share and receive feedback on drafts of their materials. Participants should have ready to share: a table of contents, statement of teaching philosophy, teaching biography/teaching experience, at least 1 syllabus, and a summary of student evaluations. The portfolio may be presented in hard copy or a readily-accessible electronic version. Participants should bring a laptop. Previous attendance at the Seminar is a prerequisite for attending the Workshop.