Creating a Teaching Dossier (Faculty)
Teaching Dossier Workshop 2025
May 20鈥�22
A series of sessions to help you prepare a teaching dossier, and to get a view into processes entailed in tenure, reappointment and promotion.听
The teaching dossier (or portfolio) is widely used by faculty members and instructors to document their teaching experiences and to provide evidence of the quality of their teaching practice. Teaching dossiers and teaching philosophies are increasingly required for faculty and teaching positions at many institutions. At 9 1免费版下, candidates for faculty appointments, re-appointment, tenure, or promotion are usually required to submit a teaching dossier as part of the application process.
All 9 1免费版下 employees are welcome to request a teaching dossier and/or teaching philosophy consultation with any of the CLT鈥檚 Educational Developers at any time听clt@dal.ca.
Resources
Tuesday, May 20
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| 10鈥�11:30 a.m. | Panel: The Teaching DossierLocation: Killam Library, B400 and Online In this panel session, Dr. James Brenan (Science) and Dr. Michelle Stone (School of Health & Human Performance) will offer their perspectives as previous members of tenure, re-appointment and promotion committees, on what a good dossier looks like, what committees look for, how dossiers are evaluated, etc. A question-and-answer period will follow their brief presentations.听 PanelistsDr. James Brenan, Professor, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences |
| 1鈥�2 p.m. | Info Session: The Components of the Teaching DossierLocation: Online This session provides an overview of the possible components and sections to include in the teaching dossier. Discussion will also include how the sections should support, and provide evidence for, articulations made in the teaching philosophy statement. PresenterKate Crane (she/her) |
| 2:10鈥�3:10 p.m. | Info session: Writing a Teaching Philosophy StatementLocation: Online This info session discusses how to construct a teaching philosophy statement, which is the grounding element for the entire teaching dossier. The session will guide participants through key considerations for writing this element of the dossier, to be able to present a unique picture of oneself as a teacher. PresenterNasim Tavassoli, PhD听(she/her) |
Wednesday, May 21
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| 10鈥�11 a.m. | Info session: EDIA Statements in the Teaching DossierLocation: Online This session will explore what an EDIA statements is, and how one might articulate it within the dossier. Topics include: positionality statements, EDIA teaching evidence, diversity statements, etc. Participants will begin to articulate a statement for themselves through reflective activities within the session.听 PresenterShazia Nawaz Awan, Ed.D. (she/her) |
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Thursday, May 22
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| 2:30鈥�4 p.m. | Peer Review of Dossiers (session A)Location: Online The Peer Review of Dossiers workshop closes out the week of sessions on the teaching dossier. After participating in the various sessions about the dossier, participants will now have the opportunity to get feedback on their draft dossiers. The session includes a structured peer review activity, in which participants will swap their drafts with another participant. The session is a great starting place to receive a first round of feedback, especially for instructors readying their files for upcoming TRP processes.听 PresenterKate Crane (she/her) |
| 5:30鈥�7 p.m. | Peer Review of Dossiers (session B)Location: Online The Peer Review of Dossiers workshop closes out the week of sessions on the teaching dossier. After participating in the various sessions about the dossier, participants will now have the opportunity to get feedback on their draft dossiers. The session includes a structured peer review activity, in which participants will swap their drafts with another participant. The session is a great starting place to receive a first round of feedback, especially for instructors readying their files for upcoming TRP processes. *Faculty Certificate participants are only required to attend one session (either A or B). PresenterKate Crane (she/her) |