Educator’s Portfolio NAW Workshop 2012 Gloria Kuhn, DO, Ph.D,

Overview PurposeHistoryContentsPractice

Your Institution Know Read –Hard copy –Web information (Faculty Senate) Chair P/T committee (workshops) Successful colleagues

Culture Values –Research –Grants –Teaching –Service Tracks –Tenure vs. non-tenure –Clinicians ?

Promotion Expertise 2/3 TeachingScholarshipService –Clinical –Specialty

Application of Portfolios (AAMC) (Simpson) 17 Criteria Simpson, D, 1994, Teaching and Learning in Medicine

Application of Portfolios SchoolsWebsites – portfolio-type documentation system 400 % increase Variability in requirements Ongoing change Simpson, D 2004 Academic Medicine

Activities / Evidence 13/16 Curriculum Development / Evaluation Teaching Advising / Mentoring Educational Administration / Leadership Dissemination Honors / Awards Simpson, D 2004

Activities/Evidence <13/16 Philosophy / personal Statement Learner performance Continuing education as an educator Long-term goals as an educator Other (citizenship)

Purpose ProductUses –Archive Document Productivity –Reflection –Progression Expertise and Productivity Promotion

Publish or Stagnate

Scholarly Activity Teaching Educational Activity Dissemination –Beyond your institution Scholarly Activity

Historically: Institution Promotion and Tenure Research New knowledge GrantsAmount of money PublicationsNumber, impact, prestige Recognition –Colleagues –National and international

Documentation of Educational Productivity Teaching –Judge?? Define scholarly activity –Judge? Track scholarly activity –Judge Jones, R : Little, no, negative documentation

Portfolio Criteria Information Systematically Collected Multiple Sources –Categories Demonstrate Excellence in Education Efforts –Multiple assessment methods

Contents Major accomplishments/activities Personal statement Summarized evidence of quality/effectiveness –Teaching grid /activity summary Curriculum vita

Caveat Institutional “No Data” “Disorganized Dossier”

Portfolio as an Archive Inclusive Activities Product of activities Use of activities Evaluation of activities/product

Why Archive Memory Future use Aid for change Mandatory evaluations Justification / request for time

Annual Summary PresentationsOther Honors / Awards Other

Portfolio for Promotion Selective Activities Product of activities Use of activities Evaluation of activities / product

Types of Evidence Learner ratings and comments Peer ratings Internal review External review

Practice Curriculum Development / Evaluation Teaching Advising / Mentoring Educational Administration / Leadership Dissemination Honors / Awards

Table for Teaching Summary Dept/GroupTitleDateFormat#hours CORDNAW Ed Portfolio 3/5/06Workshop1.5 Academic Assembly, CORD 3/3- 3/5/06 3 day course 24

Table for Teaching Summary # of learners Types of Learners MaterialsProduced 20 EM Faculty Handout/slides 200 EM Faculty / Residency Coordinators Curriculum Planning/Co- Director

Annual Summary Teaching Student / Postdoctoral Supervision Scholarly Activity (publications) Service –University –Departmental –National / regional

Teaching Philosophy Institution GoalsExpertise Instructional Design Instructional Delivery

Teaching Philosophy Institution Course Management Skills Evidence of Student Learning Ultimate Goals

Teaching Philosophy Example Goals –Active learners –Maximum transfer of information Expertise in Content –EM –Ph.D

Teaching Philosophy Example Instructional Design –Handout –Information –Cognitive practice Instructional Delivery –Small group discussion

Teaching Philosophy Example Course Management Skills –Notice of expectations –Handout –Bibliography –Evaluations for improvement Ultimate Goals –Continuous learning environment –Expertise

Example NeedSolution –Curriculum Proof of success

Practice Teaching Philosophy GoalsExpertise Instructional design Instructional delivery Course management skills Evidence of student learning Ultimate goals

Promotion Time Selective TeachingResearchService

Promotion Time Best of Your Work Expertise and Effectiveness –Teacher –Scholar –Valued Member of Organization Well Organized

Promotion Time Review Your Archival Portfolio Look at Portfolios Review Institutional Guidelines Review Your Archival Portfolio

Promotion Time Compile Promotion Portfolio Find Mentor Listen to Mentor Submit

Summary Portfolios –Display work –ArchiveInclusive –ReflectionRead –Proof for promotion Selective Start working now

Letters of Recommendation Institution Specific SocietiesCommittees ProjectsExternalPartner Personal Friend Co-author Former Trainer

Letters of Recommendation Involvement Personal Knowledge of Your Work Rely on Their Opinion Contact Them Personally Early Provide Curriculum Vita

Letters of Recommendation ChairUniversity

Preparation of Dossier TimeCooperation

Summary Resources Your University –Print –Website

Summary Resources Bibliography –Articles –Lewis, KO, Baker, RC,The development of an electronic educational portfolio: an outline for medical education professionals. Teach Learn Med 19;2 pg 139, 2007 –Books Websites AAMCfaculty vitae – winter08/feature.htm winter08/feature.htmhttp:// winter08/feature.htm

Digital The Digital Teaching Portfolio Handbook –Your institution –Software –Knowledge / support –Time Kilbane, CR, Milman NB

Thoughts

Questions ?

My chair just ed me for my portfolio. What is a portfolio????