How are the activities of teaching and curation similar? How are they different?

How can digital humanists be persuaded to show the public face of their teaching more effectively? Why doesn't a field that combines curation, teaching, scholarship, and communication with the broader public do a better job presenting the artifacts and interactions of their labor? Are portfolios just for students? (Kathleen Yancey 1 and 2)

Why do digital humanists involved in new forms of instruction choose to present their teaching like this?

What genres aren't rewarded according to this recent Mellon report? (Blogging, online curation, etc.)

The genre of the teaching portfolio

What can be in an electronic teaching portfolio?

• A statement of teaching philosophy
• Syllabi of classes
• Course descriptions (which may include future courses or "courses in development")
• Exemplary assignments
• Interesting examples of classroom presentations (web pages, slides, etc.)
• Exceptional student work for which you have signed releases to post (These are often better with commentary from students about their experiences: Example 1, Example 2)
• Video welcomes (Example 1, Example 2), policies and procedures explanations, tutorials, or lectures
• Scholarly writing about teaching or about curricular design
• Information about teaching workshops or mentoring programs that you have led
• Research that assesses student performance or looks at longer term outcomes from your course
• Team teaching experiments
• Self-Assessment or reflection about / explanation of the portfolio

What else could be in a teaching portfolio, if it is either not online or password protected? (FERPA is complicated, so err on the site of caution)

• Student evaluations (although numerical summaries may be fine to put online as in this case)
• Photos, audio clips, or videos of student interactions (how can this backfire if you don't demonstrate multimedia mastery?)
• Student work with teacher comments (does research support the approach that you model if there are arguments to be made for minimal marking?)
• Observation reports from supervisors or peers
• Testimonials from former students (how can this pose rhetorical dangers?)

How is this a rhetorical document? This vs. this!

The problems with prezi

Coherent HTML pages vs. blog software with pdfs

And what else?

Artists as mentors and the work of Garnet Hertz

The studio/laboratory model at ICE

Not just for job-seekers! Cheryl Ball's tenure review file about "Teaching & Selected Artifacts" or Kathleen Fitzpatrick's essayistic approach

Think about how someone who doesn't use these tools might receive it. Consider multiple formats or a booklet that condenses the information.