Seminar On Developing a Teaching Portfolio

1. The activities that are most useful:

�        Discussion within small groups starting with the groups at large. Worksheet is helpful in addition to the handout

�        Presentations, discussions

�        Sharing ideas. Activity involving us in evaluating ourselves as teachers. This was affectively done by all presenters

�        Seeing the range of features that should be included

�        Discussion with professors two different backgrounds about teaching philosophy

�        Opportunity given to reflect on one�s philosophy/ methodology

�        Giving questions before that answer and the open discussion

�        Providing an outline with fill in the blanks in addition to examples

�        All was useful

�        Presenting a teaching portfolio: an actual teaching portfolio

�        The explanation on the scope of a teaching portfolio

�        Multiple speakers enrich sessions

�        The whole seminar is useful. I now feel confident to try to formulate my own teaching portfolio

�        Discussions, the great ideas how to improve teaching ways to develop a teaching portfolio

�        Presentation of M. Tabbal on his own experience and his �stories�

�        Overall presentation of what a teaching portfolio is about-especially the last section about the criteria of a �good� portfolio

�        Defining one�s philosophy at teaching and learning the experiences and examples of Dr. Nesreen regarding her portfolio development
 

2. The new ideas I got from the Seminar are:

�        How to write a portfolio. Important points needed to write a portfolio

�        What exactly is a teaching portfolio & how to develop it

�        The characteristics of a good portfolio

�        How to interpret my own activities in a way that will be appreciated by an evaluating committee

�        How to provide evidences on what I write in my portfolio

�        Collect documentations to be able to prove effectiveness and student centeredness

�        How to collect evidence and keep track

�        Outline the portfolio

�        Enhance faculty development activities

�        How to prepare a teaching portfolio and how to provide evidence for teaching philosophy

�        Evidence basedteaching philosophy

�        To know that the concerns of departments are shared at University scale

�        How to build up a teaching portfolio

�        I realized I need to look at my teaching efforts/methodologies and evaluate my effectiveness

�        Teaching style, self-assessment, reflections on teaching philosophy

�        Focus how to evaluate my teaching besides the results (learning outcomes)

�        Be more aware of my teaching methods + goals and my possibilities of evaluating/improving them

�        I now know what a teaching portfolio is
 

3. Suggestions to improve today�s Seminar:

�        The seminar was excellent

�        Extend it to two sessions

�        Offer a follow up session for those interested to review developed portfolios by attendees, offer guidance for those who need to develop effective portfolios

�        Remove excess of animations in PowerPoint slides

�        Practical experience of various members (variety)

�        Better time planning. Distribute documents with model portfolios from different areas, e.g. those of best teaching awards at AUB

�        Make it shorter

�        More time

�        Better the management

�        Advertise better so that more faculty benefit from this informative workshop

�        More Presentations by assistance/ participants on their own experiences in teaching/ less time on the presentation itself

�        Shorten it. There were a lot if diversions it should be a focused workshop. At the end it last a bit of momentum
 

4. Other Comments:

�        Thank you

�        The concept of evaluation of teaching still remains vague- it still comes down mostly to what students say; what other way is there to prove effectiveness of teaching?

�        Was useful seminar, thank you

�        It is very helpful and adds to our development

�        These seminars could be run more frequently

�        Thanks

�        This workshop was very helpful and insightful

�        The workshop can be more interactive and shorter