Electronic Teaching Portfolios
Notes from a former student
I entered a very tight job market in Religious Studies this fall, and I believe the online portfolio I created in his class [GS 301], and the many things I learned during the course, helped me to stand out in the applicant pool and to secure a tenure-track teaching job.
Some prospective employers requested only a limited number of application documents, but I was able to refer to my online portfolio in my cover letters and on my CV, so search committees had easy access to a wider range of materials: sample syllabi, student evaluation materials, even an audio file of a talk I gave. (You can see the portfolio for yourself at http://www.duke.edu/~sah3 ) I had seven initial interviews -- extremely unusual in my field -- and some interviewers specifically mentioned my technology skills as a strength they appreciated. My Teaching Philosophy includes details about how I would incorporate new technologies into the classroom, and as I am developing syllabi for new courses next fall, I am thinking about how to do just that. This course was among the most valuable I have taken in eleven years of graduate work.
Some prospective employers requested only a limited number of application documents, but I was able to refer to my online portfolio in my cover letters and on my CV, so search committees had easy access to a wider range of materials: sample syllabi, student evaluation materials, even an audio file of a talk I gave. (You can see the portfolio for yourself at http://www.duke.edu/~sah3 ) I had seven initial interviews -- extremely unusual in my field -- and some interviewers specifically mentioned my technology skills as a strength they appreciated. My Teaching Philosophy includes details about how I would incorporate new technologies into the classroom, and as I am developing syllabi for new courses next fall, I am thinking about how to do just that. This course was among the most valuable I have taken in eleven years of graduate work.
An electronic teaching portfolio demonstrates your understanding of the processes of teaching and learning and effective uses of instructional technology. Below are portfolios developed by students in the course GS 301 Instructional Uses of Techology or in EDU 214 Schools, Society and Technology. Most are based on CSS-driven templates and are Creative Commons licensed.
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