Effective Teaching Portfolio Development Workshop Details

1. Portfolio Development Teaching David Acker, Associate Dean ExtensionJay 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 http://www.cals.iastate.edu/faculty-staff/promotiontenure

3. 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. Limit = 25 pages Faculty Portfolio

9. 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 The Portfolio Summary must communicate

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

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

12. 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 #1 CALS Template: Teaching and Learning

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

14. The Format for the Table onTeaching Responsibilitiesis provided in template CALS Template: Teaching and Learning

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

16. Table: Student Evaluation of Teaching 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. 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 CALS Template: Teaching and Learning

18. 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 #4 CALS Template: Teaching and Learning

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

20. 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 #6 CALS Template: Teaching and Learning

21. 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 #7 CALS Template: Teaching and Learning

22. 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 #8 CALS Template: Teaching and Learning

23. 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 #9 CALS Template: Teaching and Learning

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