1. Portfolio Development
Teaching David Acker, Associate Dean
Extension Jay Harmon, Associate Dean
Research Ruth MacDonald, Senior Associate Dean
April 9, 2018

2. PowerPoints for this workshop will be available on our CALS web site

3. Information For Faculty and Staff Promotion & Tenure
PowerPoints for this will be available on our CALS web site.
Information For
Faculty and Staff
Promotion & Tenure
CLICK on “Faculty and Staff” and then
“Promotion and Tenure”

4. CALS Template for Tab 2:
P&T Portfolio Summary
See
handout

5. My Focus Presenting your achievements as an
effective and scholarly teacher.
We’ll focus on Portfolio Summary Template Item #2 (Page 2)
Performance in Position Responsibility
Caveats:
If teaching/advising are not in your PRS, take a brief nap.
Achievements in Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL)
belong in Template Item # 1 Performance in Scholarship

6. Tab 1 PRS (all of them) Factual Information Summary
P&T Vita: a list of your achievements with some embellishments

7. Tab 2 Portfolio Summary: is an explanation
places accomplishments in context
interprets and analyzes these accomplishments
provides evidence of their importance, impact
describes your role in collaborative activities
Note: Repetition of information contained in the CV is unnecessary

8. Faculty Portfolio
Limit = 25 pages

9. The Portfolio Summary must communicate
Write it so that someone outside of your field can understand it
At the college & university levels there won’t be anyone in your field

10. Take a look at…
CALS Tab 2 Template
Page 2
Item # 2.1

11. 9
…key elements of the teaching and learning portion of your Portfolio Summary

12. CALS Template: Teaching and Learning#1
CALS Template: Teaching and Learning
Teaching philosophy
A narrative section of about 1 – 2 pages
See examples of dossiers in the provost’s office
Ask to see the teaching philosophy statement of some of our highly decorated teaching faculty (Morrill Professors, national award winners) and then develop your own
Comment on teaching goals, innovations, methods

13. CALS Template: Teaching and Learning#2
CALS Template: Teaching and Learning
Teaching philosophy
Teaching responsibilities including % effort from your PRS
Narrative description plus a table

14. CALS Template: Teaching and Learning
The Format for the Table on Teaching Responsibilities is provided in template
CALS Template: Teaching and Learning
Semester
&
Year
Spring 2016
Fall 2016
Spring 2017
Fall 2017
Spring 2018
Course
Number
Title
Enrollment
Percent of course
for which responsible

15. CALS Template: Teaching and Learning#3
CALS Template: Teaching and Learning
Teaching philosophy
Teaching responsibilities
Assessment of teaching effectiveness
Summary of student evaluations of teaching (SET)

16. Table: Student Evaluation of Teaching
Sem.
& Yr.
Course #
Total
Enrollment %
responding
Overall rating of instructor
Dept mean for comparable courses
Overall rating of course
Fall
2015
ABC 218 70
94% responded
4.5
4.0
4.3
Scale: 1 = Very Poor, 5 = Very Good
NOTE: 5 point scale is required by the provost for all
reporting on Student Evaluation of Teaching

17. CALS Template: Teaching and Learning
Teaching philosophy
Teaching responsibilities
Assessment of teaching effectiveness
Summary of student evaluations of teaching (SET)
Summarize procedures for and results of peer evaluation of teaching (actual letters can go in Tab 3)
Evidence of learning gains
Describe your use of clear outcome statements in your syllabi, your assessment scheme for these outcomes, and what your assessments tell you about learning gains and how you can improve your teaching

18. CALS Template: Teaching and Learning#4
CALS Template: Teaching and Learning
Teaching philosophy
Teaching responsibilities
Assessment of teaching effectiveness
Summary of student evaluations of teaching (SET)
Summarize procedures for and results of peer evaluation of teaching (actual letters can go in Tab 3)
Graduate student advising (here or under Research or Extension, wherever it fits best)
If the details are listed in Tab 1 then you may summarize your impact in graduate student advising here.
Describe the general departmental practice in grad advising
MS and PhD (directions in template)
In progress: names, dates, your role
Completed: names, dates, placement

19. CALS Template: Teaching and Learning#5
CALS Template: Teaching and Learning
Teaching philosophy
Teaching responsibilities
Assessment of teaching effectiveness
Graduate student advising
Impact as a scholarly teacher (some of the following):
Self-assessment of sponsored funding for teaching and learning
Self-assessment of curriculum development and teaching materials development

20. CALS Template: Teaching and Learning#6
CALS Template: Teaching and Learning
Teaching philosophy
Teaching responsibilities
Assessment of teaching effectiveness
Graduate student advising
Impact as a scholarly teacher
Undergraduate advising
Describe the impact of your advising
Quantitative
Qualitative

21. CALS Template: Teaching and Learning#7
CALS Template: Teaching and Learning
Teaching philosophy
Teaching responsibilities
Assessment of teaching effectiveness
Graduate student advising
Impact as a scholarly teacher
Undergraduate advising
Evaluation of mentoring
High school students
Undergrads (REUs, GWC, SWP, Honors, etc.)
Graduate students
Post-docs

22. CALS Template: Teaching and Learning#8
CALS Template: Teaching and Learning
Teaching philosophy
Teaching responsibilities
Assessment of teaching effectiveness
Graduate student advising
Impact as a scholarly teacher
Undergraduate advising
Evaluation of mentoring
Honors and awards: T/L, advising, service to students

23. CALS Template: Teaching and Learning#9
CALS Template: Teaching and Learning
Teaching philosophy
Teaching responsibilities
Assessment of teaching effectiveness
Graduate student advising
Impact as a scholarly teacher
Undergraduate advising
Evaluation of mentoring
Honors and awards: T/L, advising, service to students
Teaching improvement plans and future teaching plans

24. Not everyone is above average…
Need a teaching improvement plan?
Attend CELT workshops
Seek peer evaluation and coaching
Solicit mid-course feedback from students
Get a teaching partner/mentor
Describe in your portfolio how you have used the feedback and coaching to improve your teaching.

25. TMI In the Portfolio Summary do not include: Course syllabi
PowerPoint presentations
Letters from students
Reprints
Copies of your diplomas