Developing
a Teaching Portfolio
This site aims to provide faculty and graduate teaching associates (TAs)
with a practical and self-reflective guide to the development of a teaching
portfolio.
Teaching Portfolio Website Contents
Summary of Teaching Responsibilities
Philosophy of Teaching Statement
Rationale for Course Materials
Further Assistance
Ohio State instructors (both faculty and TAs) can receive further assistance on developing teaching portfolios through the following mechanisms.
Consultation
Consultants are available for individual meetings to discuss the instructor's reasons for preparing a portfolio, the areas of the teaching process that will be examined, the kinds of information to be collected, and how these materials will be analyzed and presented. Subsequent meetings can be set up as needed to discuss presentation of such components as philosophy of teaching and goals, teaching responsibilities, representative course syllabi, teaching evaluation instruments, and course development or teaching improvement efforts. The consultant will assist in the review and organization of materials to be included in a teaching portfolio that represents solid evidence of the instructor's teaching responsibilities and effectiveness.
Consultants can help instructors collect feedback on their teaching through the use of student focus groups and mid-term evaluation tools.
Consultants will work with university departments to enhance their systems of faculty peer evaluation and their use of teaching portfolios in that process.
For more information about the consultation process, go to FTAD Consultation Services. You can make an appointment by calling (614) 292-3644 or emailing FTAD.
Workshops
FTAD regularly facilitates workshops on developing teaching portfolios that are open to the campus community. Please go to FTAD Events on Teaching to see this quarter's workshop sessions.
FTAD consultants can create and facilitate workshops related to teaching portfolios for university departments across campus. These can cover any number of topics and can also range from a one hour session to a multi-session workshop series. For more information, please contact FTAD to schedule a meeting to discuss this opportunity further.