Introduction

The following material rises out of an international workshop on the above subject mounted by the International Consortium for Educational Development in Higher Education (ICED) at Wroxton Abbey, Oxfordshire on 28th and 29th April 1997.

• Issues for debate
  Some issues about teaching portfolios raised for discussion at the workshop:
  • We want to use portfolios to judge whether teachers should receive both an academic qualification and a professional qualification or accreditation
    David Baume, Open University, UK
  • (1) Should the 'bad' part of one's teaching be revealed in a portfolio?
    (2) Should all portfolios be prepared in conjunction with a skilled colleague or mentor?
    Peter Seldin, USA
  • (1) Who Should Judge Portfolios?
    (2) When is a portfolio good enough?
    Graham Gibbs, Open University, UK
• Expertise and interests of some participants Includes e-mail addresses.
• Action statements as workshop outcomes Statements by some of the participants of the action they will be taking as a result of the workshop.
• How to Produce a Teaching Portfolio Extracts from the book by Peter Seldin: "The Teaching Portfolio - A practical guide to improved performance and promotion/tenure decisions" 2nd ed.  
• Bibliography