SMARTeaching: Documenting Your Teaching Story: Evidence, Impact, and Philosophy

How do you make a compelling case that your teaching is effective? This session examines the kinds of evidence that most persuasively support promotion, reappointment, advancement, or applications for new positions. We take a broad view of what effective teaching encompasses and consider how to select evidence that reflects its many dimensions. We also look at how to write a teaching philosophy that strategically provides evidence to substantiate claims of effectiveness. Throughout the session, we emphasize that strong documentation requires not only presenting evidence but interpreting it for readers, guiding them toward clear and accurate conclusions about your impact.

Lead by Chris Drue and Christina Bifulco, this workshop looks at how to effectively document your teaching and mentorship experiences in a teaching philosophy and a teaching portfolio. We'll cover how to present one's teaching experience, explore the structure of various types of teaching documentation, and discuss what evidence to include…