Teaching portfolios
Teaching portfolios serve many purposes over the course of a career in higher education. They’re an essential part of academic job searches, tenure, and promotion processes. They also support self-reflection and personal growth.
Teaching portfolio guide
This guide can be used by UW–Madison instructors and teaching assistants at any career stage to create or refine different types of teaching portfolios.
| Portfolio type | Purpose |
| External Audience | Sent to nomination/hiring committees, tenure committees, or award committees to establish expertise and accomplishments. |
| Reflective | Self-growth – A private or semi-private space to analyze teaching methods, successes, and failures to improve future performance. |
| Course | Used by instructors/instructional teams to refine and collaboratively improve a specific course across semesters. |
Get support from CTLM
CTLM staff can help with your teaching portfolio at any point from the early brainstorming to the final polishing.