Sample teaching dossier (template)


This template can provide a starting point for developing your teaching dossier.  Feel free to add, delete, adapt, and/or re-organize these categories to suit your teaching context and experience, as some categories will not be relevant to your particular practice. This is one example of a dossier and is not meant to be prescriptive.

Template structure: 

  • Teaching responsibilities
  • Teaching philosophy
  • Teaching methodologies and data
  • Professional learning and development 
  • Teaching and Learning research/scholarship
  • Educational service and leadership 
  • Student feedback and course evaluations
  • Evidence of student learning and success
  • Peer feedback 
  • Awards and recognition 
  • Summary and goals 
  • Appendices

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