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What is Teaching? The Essence of the Teaching Statement and the Content of the Teaching Portfolio

What is Teaching? The Essence of the Teaching Statement and the Content of the Teaching Portfolio. Jenna Gorlewicz, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. TA System Dynamics Teaching Certificate Program Vanderbilt TAR Prep for Teaching.

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What is Teaching? The Essence of the Teaching Statement and the Content of the Teaching Portfolio

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  1. What is Teaching?The Essence of the Teaching Statement and the Content of the Teaching Portfolio Jenna Gorlewicz, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

  2. TA System Dynamics • Teaching Certificate Program • Vanderbilt TAR • Prep for Teaching • Teaching 3 courses this year • Typical Teaching Load is 4-5 courses per year B.S. in ME (2008) Assistant Professor in ME • TA’dIntro to Engineering course Ph.D. in ME (2013)

  3. TA’dIntro to Engineering course How did I build my teaching portfolio? Assistant Professor in ME • TA System Dynamics • Teaching Certificate • Program • Vanderbilt TAR • Prep for Teaching • Teaching 3 courses this year • Typical Teaching Load is 4-5 courses per year

  4. 1) My Interest in Teaching challenged me to “Go Beyond the typical “TA” Duties” • Conducted and Managed Lab Sessions • Rubrics and Grading • Gave Guest Lectures • Curriculum and Lab Development

  5. 2) Sought out programs to enhance my teaching and enhance student learning Teaching Preparation Workshops: Participation in CIRTL Programs: Teaching Certificate Program VU: Exposure to Engineering Education Community: • Coffee Hours • CIRTL casts • CIRTL Forum(UW) • 3 Cycles of Inquiry and Practice • Teaching Feedback • Exposure to Literature E3 Workshop

  6. 3) Familiarized myself with the scholarship of teaching and learning • 25 Question Multiple Choice Quiz • Assessment broken down into 5 quizzes (1/lab) • Timepoints • Beginning of Lab • After Pre-Lab Lecture • After Lab • After Lab Report • 3 Years of Data Collection Teaching as Research:

  7. 4) Teaching Beyond… • Private Tutoring • K-12 Outreach • 9-12 Substitute Teacher (Math) • Mentored Undergraduates in REU • Mentored High School Teachers in RET

  8. A Teaching Portfolio should illustrate… • Genuine Interest • Exposure, Exposure, Exposure • Variety • Teaching Style/Personality • Teaching Aspirations It Is “Your Dynamic Teaching Journey” Document It Well and Sell It – Teaching Statement!!

  9. Common Questions: • How did I find these opportunities? • How did I find the time? • Was I supported by my mentor?

  10. Was It Worth It? Absolutely! • Teaching Statement • Faculty Interviews • Industry Interviews • Teaching Demonstrations/Presentations • Personally Fulfilling/Rewarding/Enjoyable • “Head-Start” in my teaching career as a professor • Integrating Teaching with Research

  11. TA’dIntro to Engineering course Assistant Professor in ME • TA System Dynamics • Teaching Certificate • Program • Vanderbilt TAR • Prep for Teaching • Teaching 3 courses this year • Typical Teaching Load is 4-5 courses per year

  12. My Journey was Really… • TA System Dynamics • Teaching Certificate • Program • Vanderbilt TAR • Prep for Teaching Assistant Professor in ME • TA’dIntro to Engineering course • Teaching 3 courses this year • Typical Teaching Load is 4-5 courses per year

  13. My Journey was Really… • TA System Dynamics • Teaching Certificate • Program • Vanderbilt TAR • Prep for Teaching Assistant Professor in ME • TA’dIntro to Engineering course • Teaching 3 courses this year • Typical Teaching Load is 4-5 courses per year

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