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Developing your Professional Portfolio in Teaching and Learning
Dr Muireann O’KeeffeTeaching Enhancement Unit, DCU
2017
Teaching enhancement unit
Interests Professional learning, Social media, professionalization of teaching
This morning’s scheduleIntroductions Why develop a teaching & learning portfolio?Examples of portfolios Teaching Philosophy statementReflective practice Thinking digital about your portfolio Setting goals for your portfolio
Introductions
Hello: your name, subject area & teaching experience
What is your understanding of a teaching portfolio?
Why Portfolios?Showcasing experience & professional
development for career purposesCan help one reflect on and improve one’s
teaching.Show development over timeTowards teaching and learning awards
Trends in academic development
2010+
(McLaren, 2005)
Trends
Reflective practice
European Modernisatio
n report, 2013
Hunt report
Teaching philosophy
National Forum PDF
Accreditation
Purposes of portfolios
Portfolios & Career According to a search on Chronicle.com of 2978 ads for academic jobs
388 include the words “teaching philosophy,”5 include the words “teaching statement,”8 include the words “teaching portfolio.”From http://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/teaching-portfolios/
Portfolios for Awards DCU President’s Awards for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
NAIRTL National Awards for Excellence in Teaching
New Zealand Teaching & Learning awards
Teaching Fellows, HE Academy UK
DCU AwardsLecturers are invited to submit a form for review by the awards panel answering 4 questions
1. What is your philosophy/ approach to teaching?2. What is your approach to your subject?3. What is your approach to self development
relevant to teaching and learning?4. What is your approach to assessment and
feedback?
DCU Awards: Teaching excellence criteria
Types of activities/quali
ties that might
contribute to Teaching
Excellence
Confidence, enthusiasm and passion
in the delivery of the subject. Empathy,
respect and
support for
students.
A reflectiv
e approac
h to teaching/learning.
Use of contemporary
theory and practice
relevant to the discipline
area.
Development/adoption of innovative approaches to teaching
and assessment.
Recognition of the importance of assessment and feedback for enhancing learning and
improving teaching.
Integration of
research and
teaching.
Ireland: National Forum professional development framework
UK professional standards framework
Associate FellowFellowSenior FellowPrincipal fellow
Ako Aotearoa Tertiary Teaching Excellence Criteria New Zealand
Design for Learning Facilitating learning Assessing Student LearningEvaluating Teaching and LearningProfessional Development and Leadership
New Zealand example Portfolios
What ideas do these examples give you for your portfolio?
Online example (US context): http://faculty.virginia.edu/marva/Teaching%20Portfolio/teaching_portfolio.htm
Question: As a teacher what would you like on your tombstone?
What makes a good teacher?
Think about the teachers that had a profound effect on youWhat were their qualities?
Who am I when I teach?What do you want to be remembered for as a
teacher?
Writing a teaching philosophy What do you believe about teaching? What do you believe about learning? Why?How is that played out in your classroom? What are my goals as a teacher (educator,
researcher), and what do I expect to be the outcomes of my teaching?
What do you struggle with in terms of teaching and student learning?
Writing a teaching philosophy
Example: Read the Richard Lombard-Vance example
How could you adapt this example for your own purposes and disciplinary context?
Or you could use the prompt questions to assist writing a teaching philosophy.
Teaching Philosophy: To consider
Does DCU* have a mission & strategy? If so, can you address the mission in your statement?
Ground your teaching philosophy in your discipline Remember that teaching is about the students Peer review: Get a second opinion
*or the strategy of another university
My philosophy headings
Philosophy
presence
diversity
constructivist
interactivity Respect
Responsibility
reflective
Why digital teaching portfolios?
Enables connections, sharing and learning with other educators about learning and teaching practices.
Did you know that:social networking tools can be used to showcase your
teaching and learning practices to a global audience?By joining and participating online you become part
of professional learning networks?Blogs, Twitter, LinkedIn can all be used to extend
professional teaching practice?
AS AN EDUCATOR, WHAT DOES YOUR DIGITAL PROFILE LOOK LIKE TO
OTHERS INTERESTED IN TEACHING AND LEARNING PRACTICES?
Image from: mkhmarketing.wordpress.com CC BY 2.0)
Examples of online educators
Michael Seery - DIT, Edinburgh http://michaelseery.com/home/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKTMImvFYok
Benefits of sharing practice online Intervarsity Peer-assessment activities Sharing of Practice Peerwise, contribution to community Writing educational blogs, keynotes, conferences invites Career progressions
EPortfolios for career
Your Online Presence?
(Goodier & Czerniewicz 2014)
(Goodier & Czerniewicz 2014)
EPortfolios ‘An e-portfolio is a purposeful aggregation of
digital items – ideas, evidence, reflections, feedback etc., which “presents” a selected audience with evidence of a person’s learning and/or ability.’
Sutherland, S. and Powell, A. (2007)
ePortfolios Increased Accessibility – on web Multimedia Files: video, podcasts, images for content and
reflection Nonlinear presentation Digital presentations of skills and competences Social media, collaboration, communities
Employers may expect an online profile….
Issues: Copyright and Privacy Issues – plagiarism
ePortfolio example
ePortfolio example
DCU LOOP REFLECT (Mahara)
ePortfolio tools
Employers want ePortfolios
Eportfolios for careers
Eportfolios for careers
Academic Online portfolios
https://patthomson.net/about/https://edifiedlistener.blog/ - Navigating The
Blogosphere and Social Media for Professional Growth
Good teaching in digital age - http://www.peterbryant.org/?p=667
Starting your Portfolio: Activity
Let’s get startedSetting Goals – what next?
Mind-map of teaching PhilosophyOther pieces of evidence
Designing Learning Facilitating Learning Assessing Learning Feedback Evaluation Leadership & Mentoring* Engagement in CPD*
Designing LearningWho are the students?What will learning outcomes be?What are the activities I can design?What is the content? Constructive alignment – link between learning
outcomes, teaching approaches and assessment
Facilitating LearningHow do I engage students? Class exercises, case studies, discussionsThink-pair-share Larger whole group class discussionPersonal response systems (clickers) Real world examples – authentic learning
Assessment & FeedbackSummative & formative assessmentDemonstrate previous student examplesAssessment rubricsScaffolding assessmentContinuous assessment Feed forwardFeedback – Timely
Evaluation Evaluation to change practice Informal feedback from students (listen!)Students surveysModule feedbackEmployersSociety Reflective practice
Leadership, Mentoring, CPD
Conferences Sharing expertise Committees Proactive involvement Student conferences How do I engage in CPD? What counts as CPD:
workshops, conferences, working in curriculum design teams, virtual professional development, how do you stay up-to-date, communities of practice
Reflective practice
Gibbs Reflective Cycle
SummaryStart portfolio now!! Set a goal for one item of portfolio
Meet in 1 month
Recommended reading
Acknowledgments & other resources
Thanks to Dr Pip Ferguson, Prof Mark Brown for supplying resources from New Zealand context
Portfolio pointers, New Zealand: https://akoaotearoa.ac.nz/ako-hub/ako-aotearoa-northern-hub/resources/pages/portfolio-pointers-preparing-and-presenting-high-q
What is a teaching portfolio? http://oic.id.ucsb.edu/teaching-portfolios/what-teaching-portfolio
DCU teaching portfolios http://www.dcu.ie/ovpli/teu/Teaching-portfolios/index.shtml
Teaching portfolios (USA context): http://trc.virginia.edu/resources/developing-a-teaching-portfolio/
Teaching Philosophy Samples https://cei.umn.edu/support-services/tutorials/writing-teaching-philosophy/teaching-philosophy-samples Teaching philosophy with video: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/~uctpdro/teaching.html
