Teaching portfolio

A reflective portfolio is a set of writings that summaries the insights and experiences a student has gained from practical assignments. It is used to access the student's engagement with their fieldwork, and their ability to use theoretical knowledge in an applied setting.
Portfolios are increasingly being used to stimulate teachers' reflections. Frameworks for reflection on teaching often emphasize competencies and behaviours. Developing a teaching portfolio provides instructors with a powerful means to document their teaching practices, philosophies, and performances. It can also help to reflect on teaching and examine the development of teaching over time. The portfolio can be used to represent your teaching to others as you apply for jobs, grants, awards, or promotion and tenure.
What details should you include in your portfolio?
It is useful to have two sections to your portfolio; the first is a summary containing the statements of your teaching activities, reflection and impact, and the second consists of the appendices containing the evidence to support the summary.
Your portfolio should be set out clearly and concisely with an appropriate contents page. It would be advantageous to list relevant references from the literature where these have been used to inform your approach to teaching or actions taken as a result of evaluations and reflections. It is appropriate to cross-reference any statements you make with documentary evidence and literature citations.
As the world, society, technology and relationship structures quickly changes, students look to teachers for guidance. The reflective teaching model values the student's past learning experiences and individual learning styles. Reflective teachers reflect upon their delivery and effectiveness for students. When teachers reflect upon their teaching practices, honest evaluation and constructive learning can take place.