Writing a teaching portfolio
This course is part of the qualifying courses in teaching and learning in higher education at Mid Sweden University and targets those who want to start writing or develop further their teaching portfolios.
Entry requirements: higher education exam
Level: advanced (second cycle)
Duration: 2 weeks (equivalent to 3 course credits)
Department: Division of Research and Educational Support
Course description revised: 2022-01-21
Aim
The overarching aim of this course is to structure and write a teaching portfolio.
Learning outcomes
The main purpose of the course is to write a teaching portfolio. This includes that the participant should, after completing the course, be able to
- independently describe and reflect on his or her educational standpoints and approaches to knowledge in relation to teaching and learning.
- show a reflective attitude towards academic teachership, to student relations and to the values of higher education.
- make use of, analyze and communicate the participant´s own, as well as others´, experiences and relevant research results as a foundation for developing his or her teaching profession.
Content
- Criteria for teaching expertise and teacher accreditation
- Educational standpoints and approaches to knowledge
- Contents of a teaching portfolio
Teaching and study forms
The course is based on the principle of active exchange of knowledge between teachers from all subject fields and thus presupposes participation in all teaching sessions.
The course runs during ten weeks, equivalent to two weeks of fulltime studies with four teacher directed learning sessions. During the course, the following study forms will be used:
- Webinars
- Individual work
- Group work
Assessment and grading
The grades used for the course are Pass (G) and Fail (U). In order to get the grade Pass (G), the participant should have gained a pass from all the assessed course components and he or she should also have attended all teaching sessions.
The examination is continuous and consists of the writing, processing and presentation of a teaching portfolio.
Course literature
Please note that this list may be revised at the latest one month before the start of the course.
Winka, Katarina & Ryegård, Åsa (2019), Pedagogisk portfölj - För karriär och utveckling. Lund: Studentlitteratur. 2:a upplagan.
Alternatively
Seldin, Peter, Miller, J. Elizabeth & Seldin, Clement A. (2010). The teaching portfolio: a practical guide to improved performance and promotion/tenure decisions. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bas. 4th ed.
In addition, literature of your own choice will be included in the course.
Reference literature
Badersten, B. & Olsson, T. (2015), Autentisk bedömning av pedagogisk skicklighet. LU:s femte högskolepedagogiska utvecklingskonferens, 26 november 2015.
Bolander Laksov, Klara (2018), Att bedöma pedagogisk skicklighet - är det verkligen så svårt? En studie av skillnader i bedömningar mellan vetenskapligt och pedagogiskt sakkunniga. In Högre utbildning, 8(2), 55-68.
Constantino, Patricia M., De Lorenzo, Marie N. & Tirrell-Corbin, Christy (2008), Developing a professional teaching portfolio: a guide for success. Pearson; 3rd Edition.
Spowart, Lucy, Rebecca Turner, Deborah Shenton & Pauline Kneale (2017), ‘But I’ve been teaching for 20 years…’: encouraging teaching accreditation for experienced staff working in higher education.
In International Journal for Academic Development, Vol 21:3.
Trevitt, Chris & Stocks, Claire (2012). Signifying authenticity in academic practice: A framework for better understanding and harnessing portfolio assessment. In Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 37(2), 245-257.
Course start
During 2022 the course runs between week 9 and week 35.
Observe that the language of instruction can be either Swedish or English, but irrespective of the language of instruction, you can choose whether you want to write in English or Swedish.