Faculty are usually well-trained on how to document research and publication activities.
It follows faculty should know how to document teaching activities with that same care and vigor. In a portfolio evidence of teaching is presented in an orderly, efficient and persuasive way. The teaching portfolio is a collection of personal statements and reflections about teaching, and sample materials documenting teaching performance. It brings together one's thoughts about teaching and displays one's teaching strengths and accomplishments. The purpose of constructing a teaching portfolio is to improve teaching performance.