A teaching portfolio or dossier includes documentation of teaching effectiveness and reflections on teaching. They may be used for promotion and tenure purposes, applications for teaching awards, or when applying for a teaching position. The specific contents vary depending on the portfolio's purpose but may include a statement of teaching philosophy, summaries of student evaluations, sample course materials, sample student work, teaching observation reports, and a teaching-focused curriculum vita.
IU Indianapolis and IUSM Promotion and Tenure Dossier Resources
- IU Indianapolis Office of Academic Affairs promotion and tenure guidelines and dossier samples.
- The IU School of Medicine Office of Faculty Affairs Professional Development Diversity (FAPDD) has information about promotion and tenure guidelines that includes resources on dossier preparation.
Tools for Starting the Portfolio Process
- Angelo, T. A. & Cross, K. P. (1993). The teaching goals inventory. Classroom assessment techniques: A handbook for college teachers. (2nd Ed.). (pp. 13-24). San Francisco, Jossey-Bass.
- The McGraw Center for Teaching and Learning at Princeton University. (n.d.). Statement of teaching philosophy: Questions to consider.
Resources for Statements of Teaching Philosophy
- Austin, R. N. (2006). Writing the teaching statement. Science Career Magazine.
- Center for Teaching Excellence at Duquesne University. (2012). The statement of teaching philosophy.
- Chism, N. V. N. (1998). Developing a philosophy of teaching statement. Essays on Teaching Excellence, 9(3).
- Coppola, B. P. (2002). Writing a statement of teaching philosophy: Fashioning a framework for your classroom. Journal of College Science Teaching, 31, 448-453
- Goodyear, G. E., & Allchin, D. (1998). Statement of teaching philosophy. To Improve the Academy, 17, 103-22. Stillwater, OK: New Forums
- Grundman, H .G. (2006). Writing a teaching philosophy statement. Notices of the American Mathematical Society, 53, 1329-1332.
- Kearns, K. D., Subino Sullivan, C., O'Loughlin, V. D., & Braun, M. (2010). A scoring rubric for teaching statements: a tool for inquiry into graduate student writing about teaching and learning. Journal for Excellence in College Teaching, 21, 73-96.
- Kearns, K. D. & Subino Sullivan, C. (2011). Resources and practices to help graduate students and postdoctoral fellows write statements of teaching philosophy. Advances in Physiology Education, 35 (2), 136-145.
- Montell, G. (2003). How to write a statement of teaching philosophy. The Chronicle of Higher Education.
- O’Neal, C., Meizlish, D., & Kaplan, M. (2007). Writing a statement of teaching philosophy for the academic job search. CRLT Occasional Papers No. 23.
- The Center for Teaching and Learning at IU Indianapolis. (2012). Writing a Teaching Philosophy or a Teaching Statement.
- The Center for Teaching and Learning at the University of Minnesota. (2010). Self-paced modules: Writing your teaching philosophy.
Resources for Teaching Portfolios
- Centra, J. A. (1993). Reflective faculty evaluation: Enhancing teaching and determining faculty effectiveness. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass
- Centra, J. A. (2000). Evaluating the teaching portfolio: A role for colleagues. In Ryan, K.E. (ed.). Evaluating teaching in higher education: A vision for the future: New directions for teaching and learning, No. 83 (pp. 87-93). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
- Edgerton, R., Hutchings, P., & Quinlan, K. (Eds.). (1991). The teaching portfolio: Capturing the scholarship of teaching. Washington, DC: American Association for Higher Education
- Hutchings, P. (Ed.) (1998). The course portfolio: How faculty can examine their teaching to advance practice and improve student learning. Washington, DC: American Association for Higher Education
- Ouellett, M. L. (2007). Your teaching portfolio: Strategies for initiating and documenting growth and development. Journal of Management Education, 31 (3), 421-433
- Seldin, P. (1993). Successful use of teaching portfolios. Belton, MA: Anker
- Seldin, P. & Miller, J. E. (2009). The academic portfolio: A practical guide to documenting teaching, research and service. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass
- Seldin, P., Miller, J. E., & Seldin, C. A. (2010). The teaching portfolio: A practical guide to improved performance and promotion/tenure decisions. (4th Ed.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass
- The Center for Teaching and Learning at The University of Texas at Austin. (2011). Curate a teaching portfolio.
Sample Teaching Philosophies and Portfolios
- Center for Research on Learning and Teaching at the University of Michigan. (2011). Teaching portfolios and course portfolios from U-M.
- Center for Teaching Learning and Technology at Illinois State University. (2011). Sample teaching portfolios.
Authored by Sarah Lang (October, 2011)
Revised by Terri Tarr (August, 2016)