Teaching Portfolio

James Short, PhD
Andrew Filak Jr., MD

Section I - Executive Summary
The very first part of the teaching portfolio should be an executive summary. The executive summary is a breif overview of the entire packet and is intended to help orient the potential reader to highlights contained in the packet. Use the following outline to develop your executive summary. PLEASE NOTE: Not all sections may apply to you

Section II - Self Assessment
-What is your philosophy of teaching?
-What are your Strengths as a teacher? Indicate unique aspects of your teaching.
-What are your Weaknesses when it comes to teaching? What areas of your teaching need improvement.
-How do you plan to build upon your strengths in the future? What will you do to remedy your weaknesses?

Section III - Honors and Awards
-What honors and awards have you been selected/nominated for locally or within UC?
-What national and international awards have you been nominated/selected for outside locally or UC?

Section IV - Curricular Value
-Describe the courses you teach and their role played in the curriculum.
-Include letters from former students commenting on your teaching ability and/or impact on their academic career.

Section V - Teaching Methods
-What approaches to teaching have you tried?
-What instructional techniques do you use most frequently?
-What have you done to disseminate information about your teaching methods to your peers inside and/or outside the College of Medicine?

Section VI - Creativity
-Provide examples of creative work you have done in regards to teaching: Instructional technology, innovative demonstrations, etc.
-What have you done to disseminate information about your creativity to your peers inside and/or outside the College of Medicine?

Secition VII - Student Evaluations
-On student evaluations, how do the Likert-Type ratings of your teaching compare to those of your peers? (Quantitative Statistics)
-What comments have you received on student evaluations? What trends or themes appear most frequently? (Qualitative)

Section VIII - Peer Evaluations
-On peer reviews, what are the Likert-Type ratings of your teaching? (Quantitative Statistics)
-What comments have you received during peer evaluations? What trends or themes appear most frequently? (Qualitative)

Section IX - Publications and Presentations
-Provide a listing (and representative samples of) articles you have published dealing with educational issues.
-Provide a listing (and representative samples of) book chapters you have published dealing with educational issues.
-Describe educational conferences you have attended dealing with things you have learned.

Section X - Appendix
-Provide documentation supporting the items described in the proceeding sections. These can include:
-Reprints -CD Roms -Website URL's -any evidence that may be examined.