How to develop your teaching portfolio

This full-day hands-on workshop will equip academics to a) critically reflect on their teaching, learning and assessment (TLA), and b) use reflective thinking and writing to compile a teaching philosophy and a teaching portfolio.

A teaching philosophy is a critically reflective and personal statement about an academic’s approach to all aspects of TLA, and the reasons for this approach (the academic’s beliefs, values and goals in respect of TLA). It enables academics to develop a deep understanding of themselves as teachers, and also forms the core of a teaching portfolio.

A teaching portfolio can be used for promotion or award purposes. However, its primary purpose is to serve as a reflective tool for academics to document their TLA and track their growth as a professional educator. It enables them to identify areas for TLA renewal and further growth in their professional learning. A teaching portfolio, therefore, is a transformative tool.

A key element of a teaching portfolio is a reflection on the academic’s engagement with the community in which the university is situated, demonstrating an awareness of their and their students’ contexts. Academics also need to reflect on their students’ needs, and how to meet those needs to enhance student success. The connection between these factors and the academic’s values and approach to TLA constitutes the core of their teaching philosophy.   

By the end of the workshop, participants will have drafted a teaching philosophy and prepared an outline of their teaching portfolios.

Target audience

Academics who teach

This workshop will be limited to 20 participants.