Teaching Portfolios for Librarians

An ACRL Online Seminar
October 29-November 16, 2007.

Registration opens October 1.

(Registered participants, log into WebCT here. Trouble accessing WebCT? Visit the WebCT troubleshooting page.)

Course Description:
This course will introduce the concept and structure of teaching portfolios, which are dynamic works of selected documentation and commentary that demonstrate teaching performance. This course will lead participants in activities designed to help them compose a teaching philosophy, write a portfolio narrative, and outline a plan for supporting documentation. It will examine the mentoring process and identify strategies for successful mentoring and further explore the value and use of the teaching portfolio in academic librarianship for self-improvement and tenure/promotion. This course will provide the opportunity to learn from one another through online peer interaction and review.

This course is delivered through WebCT. The seminar is largely asynchronous and participants can work through each week's materials and participate in discussion boards according to their schedule.

The instructors will hold a one-hour topic-based chat session in weeks one and three (dates and times to be deteremined) as well as office hours through live chat each week.

Learning outcomes:
Upon completion of this course participants will be able to:

• explain the uses of a teaching portfolio for librarians
• articulate a teaching philosophy
• describe the portfolio creation process and the structural components of a teaching portfolio
• complete online writing and discussion activities to compose a teaching portfolio narrative
• identify supporting materials to include in their portfolio
• identify specific strategies and goals for how to use portfolios to support their professional development

Instructors:

Judith Arnold, assistant director, information Services (Interim), Wayne State University Libraries, e-mail: judith.arnold@wayne.edu

Joan Ruelle, university librarian, Hollins University, e-mail: jruelle@hollins.edu

Beth Woodard, head reference librarian and training coordinator, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, e-mail: bswoodar@uiuc.edu

Course Requirements:
Your participation will require approximately three to five hours per week to:

• Read the online seminar material
• Post to online discussion boards
• Complete online exercises
• Complete a seminar evaluation form

Prior to starting the course, it is recommended that participants read the following:

• Chapter 2. Brookfield, Stephen D. Becoming a Critically Reflective Teacher Jossey-Bass Publishers: San Francisco, 1995. (If students do not have access to this item locally, please contact one of the instructors directly.)

Registration
ACRL member: $135
ALA member: $175
CACUL member: Can$195 (charges will be made in U.S. dollars)
Nonmember: $195
Student: $60

Registration is now open.

Register with Credit Card

• Click "register" next to "ACRL Teaching Portfolios for Librarians " (under October 2007 courses)
• You will need to log in with your ALA ID & password. If you do not have an ALA ID & password, you will be asked to create one in order to register.

Register by PO

• Download and complete the PO registration form.
• Submit the form along with your actual PO to ALA registration (fax or mail; see form for details).
• You will not be considered registered for the course until both your PO and the registration form have been received and processed by ALA registration.

Member rates apply to personal memberships only. Want to join ACRL or ALA? Complete the online membership form, available on the ALA Web site. If you join ALA/ACRL within five days of registering, we will adjust your fee (please fax a copy of your completed registration form to ACRL at 312-280-2520).

Payment may be made by credit card or purchase order (PO) only.
If paying by PO, a copy of your PO is required to complete your registration and hold space in the course.

Class size is limited to 60 participants. Full refunds will be granted up to 14 days prior to the start of the seminar.