1. Academic/Professional Portfolio
Suggested Table of Contents
& Items to Include for Evidence
1. Portfolio Preface (1 page)
• Purpose of portfolio
• Rationale for organization and contents
• Connect to institutional and departmental mission and priorities
2. Integrative Philosophy of Teaching, Scholarship, Service (1-2 pages)
3. Teaching (5-6 pages, description and analysis)
• Reflections on teaching and learning
• Methodologies and outcomes of student learning
• Curricular revisions, improvements
• Selected materials, syllabi, handouts, electronic resources
• Representative student evaluation data (summary table, selective comments)
• Diverse sources of additional assessment and evaluation information
• Peer review and feedback
• Letters from colleagues, administrators
• Scholarship of teaching and learning (SOTL), classroom assessment activities
• Awards, recognition
4. Scholarship (4-5 pages, description and analysis)
• Brief statement of motivation, significance, methods, results of scholarly work
• Publications and creative work (selected, representative achievements)
• Grants (summary, description)
• Professional presentations, workshops, training
5. Service (1-2 pages, description and analysis)
• Professional organizations, leadership
• Institutional involvement, committees, programs
• Contributions to community, church, civic groups, agencies
• Professional consulting
• Student advising; faculty mentoring
6. Professional Accomplishments and Goals (1-2 pages)
• Three to five most significant achievements in teaching, scholarship, and/or service
• Three to five chief goals, both short term and long term.
7. Appendix (organized evidence, keyed to references in portfolio narrative).
© John Zubizarreta, 2009