Notes from Seattle:

The Portfolio Session

Organizer: Philip Hotchkiss (University of St. Thomas)
Panel: Janet Woodland (University of Arkansas)
Janet Anderson (Hope College)
Tom Barr (Rhodes College)

Janet Anderson: The Tenure Portfolio

** SAVE EVERYTHING! You can be selective later, but meanwhile - keep folder(s)
for anything which might serve to illustrate your activities and value to your
department (more general than teaching activities)
- ''You might not remember you did that!''

: Correspondence (paper and electronic)
Summaries
Evaluations
Letters of recommendation (for you, by you)
Preprints; requests for preprints
Conferences, colloquiua, presentations (copies of announcements, programs)
Reviews
Grant proposals
Students advised, research supervised
Records of office hours, help sessions
Success of students in later courses
Community and committee work (document ''success'' of such endeavors)

- Sort and select: give a snapshot of your priorities, dedication - Quality!
- Make it visually attractive (include photographs; video)
- Talk to people at your institution about tailoring the portfolio for those who will be reviewing it.

Tom Barr: from both sides of the portfolio (writer and reviewer)

* Idealistic (self-evaluation and reflection) v. Practical (assessment by others)
Keep it brief and PERSUASIVE -
- Summary (6 pages?) - reflect your philosophy, experience, methods
- Use appendices to document the particulars (sample your work and evaluations)
- Make it independent of your particular institution (especially if you're using it
for job-application purposes)
- Include evidence of relevant experience outside the classroom (community work;
special training, participation at conferences)

last modified on 19 August 96