Obtaining a Ph.D.
On-line Portfolios
On-line portfolios go beyond traditional CVs and resumes to give a multi-faceted
view of the author's teaching and professional experiences. The following
are links to portfolio designs, tools, and examples from around the country.
Although
they are not all specifically designed for doctoral students, the format and
content of these portfolios could be adapted for students at all stages of their
doctoral careers.
"Portfolio Preparation" resources are useful for brainstorming,
identifying and organizing potentially useful skills and information. "General Portfolio Resources" are well-developed portfolio programs
created for a variety of audiences and purposes. "Discipline-Specific Graduate Student Portfolios"
offer sample portfolios from a range of graduate disciplines. "Teaching Portfolio Resources"
are on-line resources useful for developing the content of a teaching portfolio,
whether on paper or on the web.
Portfolio Preparation
College Outcomes on the Web (University of Oregon)
http://uocareer.uoregon.edu/outcomes/
This on-line file is the precursor to a portfolio. It allows students to
document abilities and skills that have consistently been identified by
colleges, universities, and employers as important for entry into many career
paths. For a matrix of these skills, see "Getting
Started."
Dartmouth Portfolios (Dartmouth College)
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~csrc/students/portfolios/
This electronic file documents competencies developed through internships,
community development opportunities, coursework, and research experiences.
The examples
of skills provides a starting point for portfolio development.
Alverno's Diagnostic Digital Portfolio
http://ddp.alverno.edu/ Although
this tool is designed for undergraduates, it provides a useful model of a
diagnostic, developmental portfolio. The Diagnostic Digital Portfolio allows
students, faculty, and academic staff to upload assignments,
feedback and self assessments for review, along with student reflections on key courses, internships and volunteer work.
Career Portfolio (Florida State University)
http://www.career.fsu.edu/portfolio/index.html
Offers a portfolio slide show, conference
presentations, supporting documents, portfolio bibliography, and list of
developers. See a sample
portfolio with sections including a profile, skills, resume, transcript,
artifacts, and references.
Electronic Portfolios (AAHE)
http://aahe.ital.utexas.edu/electronicportfolios/index.html
Links to AAHE's publication (Electronic Portfolios), the Portfolio
Clearinghouse (see below), and the Urban Universities Portfolio Project.
Electronic Teaching Portfolio
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/curry/class/edes/589_004/sample.html
View teaching portfolios by K-12 teachers, graduate students, and professors.
Kalamazoo College Portfolio (Kalamazoo College)
http://www.kzoo.edu/pfolio/
These on-line portfolios gather the coursework, skills and experiences that
undergraduates have accumulated over four years and allow students to
present their significant academic and experiential work in one place.
For a matrix of the skills and materials contained in the portfolio, see "Portfolio
Framework."
Peer Review of Teaching (University of Nebraska - Lincoln)
http://www.unl.edu/peerrev/index.html
Participating faculty members peer-reviewed each other's teaching and
incorporated the suggestions into on-line
course portfolios.
Portfolio Clearinghouse (AAHE)
http://www.aahe.org/teaching/portfolio_db.htm
Search the American Association for Higher Education's database for portfolio
programs geared towards career/resume development, program assessment, student
evaluation, document collection, and more.
Student Portfolio System (Illinois State University)
http://portfolio.ilstu.edu/portnews.htm
Provides students with an assessment tool, where students and faculty alike can
address competencies shown in coursework and activities, and a career
preparation tool, including a resume and the student's responses to interview
questions.
Art Education (University of Iowa)
http://www.uiowa.edu/~arted/portfolios.html
Business and the Humanities (Indiana University)
http://php.indiana.edu/~emetzler/index.htm
Photo Journalism (University of Texas)
http://www.utexas.edu/coc/journalism/SOURCE/photo/gradwork/
Theatre Arts Department (Virginia Tech)
http://server.theatre.vt.edu/DESTOP/portfolios.html
The Art of Teaching, Session 2: Using Portfolios to Improve and Evaluate
Teaching
http://nextwave.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2001/05/24/20?
Explains how to develop course portfolios, teaching portfolios, and gives links
to various online resources for each.
Developing a Teaching Portfolio (Center for Instructional Development and
Research, University of Washington)
http://depts.washington.edu/cidrweb/PortfolioTools.htm
Offers a collection of articles giving general guidelines for creating a
teaching or course portfolio as well as additional on-line resources and
publications.
Teaching Dossier Preparation (University of British Columbia)
http://www.cstudies.ubc.ca/facdev/services/dossier.html
Provides guidelines, suggestions and questions for putting together a teaching
dossier.
Teaching Perspectives Inventory
http://teachingperspectives.com/
This free on-line inventory provides teachers with an assessment of their
perception of the teaching process.
Teaching Portfolio (Washington State University)
http://www.wsu.edu/provost/teaching.htm
Gives an outline of suggested materials and information to include in a teaching
portfolio, two sample portfolios, and a list of references.
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