Peer Review

Professional Practice for Educators

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Reviewed:: Feb 28, 2021 by Teacher Education

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Overview:

One of 6 learning modules created for the College Educator Development Program - a collaboration of six Ontario colleges: Conestoga, Fanshawe, Lambton, Mohawk, Niagara and St.Clair. Also avaialble as SCORM and Articulate Storyline source files. Version 1.2. This particular module is number six in the series and covers the teaching professional, including reflection and teaching portfolio.

Type of Material:

Online Course Module

Recommended Uses:

1. Self-paced.

2. Use to guide a cohort or discussion group on reflective practice.

3. A resource for faculty in a center for teaching excellence.

The material could be used by an individual, as homework, or as a supplement to in-person instruction.

Technical Requirements:

None, only requires standard internet technology, multimedia that benefits from audio (though a transcript of audio is provided)

Identify Major Learning Goals:

The goal of this module is to give users the opportunity to reflect on who they are as teachers, who their students are, the needs of the teaching profession, and their discipline

College/university faculty will use this material to develop skills and practices to improve their teaching.

Target Student Population:

College General Ed, Graduate School, Professional

Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:

Users need to have background in a subject and its related skills and/or content area that they hope to teach.

Content Quality

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Strengths:: The concepts and information presented in this module are valid and developed from references used in the teaching profession. Key processes are presented in sequential manner so scaffolding of content can occur for the user. Content is presented and anchored by learning objectives. There is a learning activity for the user to complete and then more content followed by another activity with a summary at the end of each section. This module has three main sections--Introduction, Reflective Teaching Practice, and Teaching Portfolio.
Concerns:: None.

Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool

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Strengths:

Through a variety of activities, users will consider the importance of reflective teaching practice, identify strategies for articulating a personal teaching philosophy, explore tools for collecting and archiving evidence of their teaching practice in the form of a teaching portfolio, and brainstorm opportunities for continued professional development. There are six learning objectives, three each for the two content sections in the module. They are:

Discuss potential personal benefits of reflective teaching practices
Describe concrete strategies for critically considering one's own approach to teaching and the ways in which that approach impacts learners
Cateogrize elements of the CEDP program according to Brookfield's lenses of critical reflection.
Identify the common purpose(s) and components of a Teaching Portfolio
Describe the differences between an ePortfolio and a print portfolio
Briefly, describe the specific artifcact that will comprise your Teaching Portfolio

The information and content clearly supports asynchronous online learning.

Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty

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The design of the module is clear and self-contained. Tabs at the top left indicate menu, resources, and transcripts (of presentation). The menu lists every specific section covered in the presentation. The menu items are hyper-linked for quick viewing or reviewing of any part of the module content at any time. The resources provide pertinent downloadable documents, references, and a print version of the entire module. Users are able to pause the presentation or move forward or backward as needed.

The site is easy to use, take breaks, and pick up where you left off. Choice is encouraged and there are self-checks.

Concerns:

None.

Other Issues and Comments:: This is a fabulous tool; one of the reviewers said, "I immediately want to use in faculty development and emmulate for my own teaching modules."
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