1. What is Teaching? The Essence of the Teaching Statement and the Content of the Teaching Portfolio
Jenna Gorlewicz, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

2. Assistant Professor in ME
TA System Dynamics
Teaching Certificate Program
Vanderbilt TAR
Prep for Teaching
Teaching 3 courses this year
Typical Teaching Load is 4-5 courses per year
B.S. in ME (2008)
Assistant Professor in ME
TA’d Intro to Engineering course
Ph.D. in ME (2013)

3. How did I build my teaching portfolio? Assistant Professor in ME
TA’d Intro to Engineering course
How did I build my teaching portfolio?
TA System Dynamics
Teaching Certificate
Program
Vanderbilt TAR
Prep for Teaching
Assistant Professor in ME
Teaching 3 courses this year
Typical Teaching Load is 4-5 courses per year

4. 1) My Interest in Teaching challenged me to “Go Beyond the typical “TA” Duties”
Conducted and Managed Lab Sessions
Rubrics and Grading
Gave Guest Lectures
Curriculum and Lab Development

5. 2) Sought out programs to enhance my teaching and enhance student learning
Teaching Preparation Workshops:
Participation in CIRTL Programs:
Teaching Certificate Program VU:
E3 Workshop
Exposure to Engineering Education Community:
Coffee Hours
CIRTL casts
CIRTL Forum(UW)
3 Cycles of Inquiry and Practice
Teaching Feedback
Exposure to Literature

6. Significant Increase in Quiz Score
3) Familiarized myself with the scholarship of teaching and learning
Teaching as Research:
Time Point
Significant Increase in Quiz Score
Overall Course
Yes
Cumulative
L1 L2 L3 L4 L5
In Class Lecture
Pre-Lab Lecture
Lab Exercise
After Lab Report
25 Question Multiple Choice Quiz
Assessment broken down into 5 quizzes (1/lab)
Timepoints
Beginning of Lab
After Pre-Lab Lecture
After Lab
After Lab Report
3 Years of Data Collection

7. 4) Teaching Beyond… Private Tutoring K-12 Outreach
9-12 Substitute Teacher (Math)
Mentored Undergraduates in REU
Mentored High School Teachers in RET

8. A Teaching Portfolio should illustrate…
Genuine Interest
Exposure, Exposure, Exposure
Variety
Teaching Style/Personality
Teaching Aspirations
It Is “Your Dynamic Teaching Journey”
Document It Well and Sell It – Teaching Statement!!

9. How did I find these opportunities? How did I find the time?
Common Questions:
How did I find these opportunities?
How did I find the time?
Was I supported by my mentor?

10. Absolutely! Was It Worth It? Teaching Statement Faculty Interviews
Industry Interviews
Teaching Demonstrations/Presentations
Personally Fulfilling/Rewarding/Enjoyable
“Head-Start” in my teaching career as a professor
Integrating Teaching with Research

11. Assistant Professor in ME
TA’d Intro to Engineering course
TA System Dynamics
Teaching Certificate
Program
Vanderbilt TAR
Prep for Teaching
Assistant Professor in ME
Teaching 3 courses this year
Typical Teaching Load is 4-5 courses per year

12. Assistant Professor in ME
My Journey was Really…
TA System Dynamics
Teaching Certificate
Program
Vanderbilt TAR
Prep for Teaching
Assistant Professor in ME
TA’d Intro to Engineering course
Teaching 3 courses this year
Typical Teaching Load is 4-5 courses per year

13. Assistant Professor in ME
My Journey was Really…
TA System Dynamics
Teaching Certificate
Program
Vanderbilt TAR
Prep for Teaching
Assistant Professor in ME
TA’d Intro to Engineering course
Teaching 3 courses this year
Typical Teaching Load is 4-5 courses per year