Event Date & Time
Event Description
The teaching dossier/portfolio is a key tool for documenting one’s teaching journey through a collection of supporting documents and materials that illustrate their teaching experience and strengths. Teaching dossiers/portfolios are often used to apply for teaching positions, teaching awards, tenure, and promotion. Many graduate students (teaching assistants and sessional instructors) are not aware of the advantages of starting a teaching dossier/portfolio early on in their teaching careers. Supporting graduate students to get a head start on developing their teaching dossier/portfolio will help them to cultivate a life-long practice of teaching self-reflection and continuous improvement.
By the end of this session, students will create their own teaching dossier/portfolio draft. Specifically, participants will: (a) discuss the teaching characteristics of former instructors who have influenced their teaching style, (b) learn about the components of a teaching dossier/portfolio, (c) create personal claims of teaching strengths to form the framework of their teaching narrative statement, (d) brainstorm examples and supporting evidence (from themselves, peers/colleagues, and students) to support their teaching claims, and (e) discuss the practice of self-reflection through the teaching dossier/portfolio. This event is part of the Grad Mini Conference. See below for a full outline of events.
Facilitated by: Gurprit Randhawa
Grad Mini Conference Schedule
Day 1: 9:15-4:45
| 9:15-9:45 | OPENING: Dr. Joseph Topornycky, Manager of Graduate Student Programs, CTLT, UBC | |
| 9:45-10:45 | 60 min Participatory session: Breaking the Ice: Exploring Icebreakers and their value (Arnab Ray & Katharina Rothe) |
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| 10:45-11:00 | Break | |
| 11:00 – 12:00 | 60 min Participatory session: The Fundamentals of Developing Effective Learning Outcomes (Gurprit Randhawa) |
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| 12:00-12:45 | Lunch Break | |
| 12:45–2:30 | Icebreaker/ energizer (Jens Vent-Schmidt) | |
| 90 min participatory session: Designing Classrooms that Promote Learner’s Awareness (Mabel Ho, Arnab Ray & Jens Vent-Schmidt) |
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| 2:30-2:45 | Break | |
| 2:45-3:45 | 60 min participatory session: Guidelines for Developing an Impressive Teaching Dossier/Portfolio (Gurprit Randhawa) |
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| 3:45-4:00 | Break | Poster session:
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| 4:00-4:20
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Round tables:
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| 4:20-4:25 (Break and Rotate) |
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| 4:25-4:45 | ||
Day 2: 9:30-4:30
| 9:30-11:15 | Icebreaker/ energizer (Mabel Ho) |
| 90 min participatory session: Creating Inclusive Classrooms: Universal Design for Learners (Deborah Chen & Mabel Ho) |
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| 11:15-11:30 | Break |
| 11:30-12:30 | 60 min participatory sessions: Integrating Reflection into your Teaching Practice (Jason McAlister) |
| 12:30-1:15 | Lunch break |
| 1:15-1:45 | 30 min Presentation: Students as Public Scholars In Training (Madeleine Ransom) |
| 1:45-4:00 | Panel: Dr Glenn Deer, English Department, UBC Dr Silvia Bartolic, Sociology Department, UBC E. Jean Buckler, PhD Candidate, School of Kinesiology, UBC Christine Sumner, PhD Candidate, Animal Welfare, UBC |
| 4:00-4:30 | CLOSING |
Venue: Irving K Barber Learning Centre, Peña Room 301
Venue Website: http://www.maps.ubc.ca/PROD/index_detail.php?show=y,n,n,n,n,y&bldg2Search=n&locat1=516
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formerly Lillooet Room.