What is Teaching? The Essence of the Teaching Statement and the Content of the Teaching Portfolio Jenna Gorlewicz, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Dec 14, 2015
What is Teaching?The Essence of the Teaching
Statement and the Content of the Teaching Portfolio
Jenna Gorlewicz, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
B.S. in ME (2008)
• Teaching 3 courses this year
• Typical Teaching Load is 4-5 courses per year
• TA’d Intro to Engineering course Ph.D. in ME (2013)
• TA System Dynamics• Teaching Certificate Program• Vanderbilt TAR• Prep for Teaching
Assistant Professor in ME
• Teaching 3 courses this year
• Typical Teaching Load is 4-5 courses per year
• TA’d Intro to Engineering course
• TA System Dynamics• Teaching Certificate Program• Vanderbilt TAR• Prep for Teaching
Assistant Professor in MEHow did I build my teaching
portfolio?
1) My Interest in Teaching challenged me to “Go Beyond the typical “TA” Duties”• Conducted and Managed
Lab Sessions
• Rubrics and Grading
• Gave Guest Lectures
• Curriculum and Lab Development
2) Sought out programs to enhance my teaching and enhance student learning
E3 WorkshopTeaching Certificate
Program VU:
• 3 Cycles of Inquiry and Practice
• Teaching Feedback• Exposure to Literature
Teaching Preparation Workshops:
• Coffee Hours• CIRTL casts• CIRTL Forum(UW)
Exposure to Engineering Education
Community:
Participation in CIRTL Programs:
3) Familiarized myself with the scholarship of teaching and learning
• 25 Question Multiple Choice Quiz• Assessment broken down into 5 quizzes (1/lab)• Timepoints
• Beginning of Lab• After Pre-Lab Lecture• After Lab• After Lab Report
• 3 Years of Data Collection
Teaching as Research:Time Point Significant Increase in Quiz Score
Overall Course YesCumulative L1 L2 L3 L4 L5 In Class Lecture L1 L2 L3 L4 L5 Pre-Lab Lecture L1 L2 L3 L4 L5 Lab Exercise L1 L2 L3 L4 L5 After Lab Report L1 L2 L3 L4 L5
• Private Tutoring
• K-12 Outreach
• 9-12 Substitute Teacher (Math)
• Mentored Undergraduates in REU
• Mentored High School Teachers in RET
4) Teaching Beyond…
A Teaching Portfolio should illustrate…
•Genuine Interest•Exposure, Exposure, Exposure
•Variety•Teaching Style/Personality•Teaching Aspirations
It Is “Your Dynamic Teaching Journey”
Document It Well and Sell It – Teaching Statement!!
Common Questions:1.How did I find these opportunities?
2.How did I find the time?3.Was I supported by my mentor?
Was It Worth It?
• Teaching Statement• Faculty Interviews• Industry Interviews• Teaching Demonstrations/Presentations•Personally Fulfilling/Rewarding/Enjoyable• “Head-Start” in my teaching career as a professor• Integrating Teaching with Research
Absolutely!
• Teaching 3 courses this year
• Typical Teaching Load is 4-5 courses per year
• TA’d Intro to Engineering course
• TA System Dynamics• Teaching Certificate Program• Vanderbilt TAR• Prep for Teaching
Assistant Professor in ME
• Teaching 3 courses this year
• Typical Teaching Load is 4-5 courses per year
• TA’d Intro to Engineering course
• TA System Dynamics• Teaching Certificate Program• Vanderbilt TAR• Prep for Teaching
Assistant Professor in ME
My Journey was Really…
• Teaching 3 courses this year
• Typical Teaching Load is 4-5 courses per year
• TA’d Intro to Engineering course
• TA System Dynamics• Teaching Certificate Program• Vanderbilt TAR• Prep for Teaching
Assistant Professor in ME
My Journey was Really…