Executive Summary Research-enriched teaching and creative activity [1] has made its way into higher education curricula across the world and has been deemed a necessary component of universities today (Kenny et al., 1998). This report was undertaken to build on what...
At the University of Victoria, the processes of annual reviews, tenure, and promotion require faculty to submit teaching dossiers— personalized collections of materials that document teaching effectiveness—along with their CV and annual reports. In addition, the...
What is a teaching dossier? Teaching dossiers are the most effective way to demonstrate teaching effectiveness and develop strategies to improve teaching. A teaching dossier is sometimes called a portfolio, which contains documentation about your experience as an...
A Course Portfolio focuses on a single course. It is a compendium of your syllabus, all course materials, and your notes about each class, such as what worked, what did not work. The course portfolio provides a space for you to reflect on the course and student...
Teaching Squares bring together four instructors from different disciplines in a teaching observation and sharing activity. It facilitates the sharing of successful and innovative teaching methods and ideas, and contributes to fostering a campus culture of ongoing...
Overview Join us for a four-day workshop designed to enhance teaching effectiveness of new and experienced educators. During the Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW), you will design and conduct three “mini-lessons” within a small group. Participants actively engage...
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We acknowledge and respect the lək̓ʷəŋən peoples on whose traditional territory the University of Victoria stands, and the Songhees, Esquimalt and W̱SÁNEĆ peoples whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day.