
your own reflection on student engagement and performance.peer and student evaluation of your teaching.This evidence should be based on multiple sources, including: This portion of the dossier provides specific examples or pieces of evidence to support the claims you make regarding the approaches to teaching. The teaching dossier combines two primary components: Faculty members should always refer to Divisional Guidelines as well as disciplinary norms or expectations when preparing a teaching dossier for the purpose of career advancement.ĭeveloping and Assessing Teaching Dossiers: a guide for faculty (pdf)ĭeveloping a Statement of Teaching Philosophy (CTSI resource)Īs a means of evaluating teaching, the teaching dossier emerges from the premise that there is no single way to define effective teaching.Ī dossier allows each instructor (while considering departmental, faculty, or disciplinary expectations) to highlight the approaches and strategies that have proven to be effective for them and that demonstrate an ongoing commitment to teaching effectiveness and improvement.

Note: at U of T, only Divisional Guidelines on the assessment of teaching have the force of policy. The primary focus of this document is the preparation of a teaching dossier as part of the teaching assessment process for hiring, tenure review or continuing status review, and promotion.

#PERSONAL DOSSIER TEMPLATE PROFESSIONAL#
Documents your efforts at teaching improvementĬompiling a dossier is a highly iterative and reflective process and the following resources are designed to support U of T faculty as they collect and reflect on the materials, including course evaluation data, teaching support materials, and evidence of professional development and educational leadership.Provides evidence of your teaching effectiveness and teaching outcomes.
