In this portfolio, I aim to demonstrate how COLA Fellowship helped me improve my teaching-related materials. There are three sections in this portfolio, including 1)teaching philosophy, 2)reflection on workshops, 3)course materials

1. Teaching Philosophy

The first section (Section 1) includes a draft of my teaching philosophy (wrote in March 2020, pre-pandemic) and a revised teaching philosophy after receiving training through this fellowship. There are three components in this section: 1.1 What did I learn through the training? 1.2 What does my first draft look like? 1.3 How did I improve it using the knowledge acquired over the summer?

1.1 My notes on the workshop

First of all, I should have a generic teaching philosophy that can be used as a model. I can then tailor my teaching philosophy to each position I apply for. A few things I should consider when adjusting the teaching philosophy: study the student body of the institution; take a look at relevant courses and subject matter, in my case, be clear about whether I am applying for a German Studies faculty position or digital specialist position; focus on the role of research based on the type of institution (R1/R2/Liberal Arts Colleges/Community Colleges).

Secondly, I should add a DEI statement to my teaching portfolio. I understand some institutions prefer candidates to have a separate DEI statement rather than including it in the teaching philosophy. Either way, I should be prepared for it.

Thirdly, it is important to maintain a narrative structure that runs through the document and truly represents my values and the pedagogical approach I took. Therefore, I look at my draft and examine whether there is a narrative throughout the statement.

In conclusion, a complete teaching philosophy should be a comprehensible combination of my teaching experience, teaching strategies and approaches, and my beliefs and value.

1.2 An Analysis of My Teaching Philosophy

Below you can find my teaching philosophy and notes I took when analyzing my own statement.

1.3 Potential Improvement

When tailoring this statement to a specific position, I see spaces where I can modify, such as…

2. Reflection on Workshops

2.1 Defining Multimodal Teaching

2.2 Communicating and Documenting Your Scholarly Work and Identity

2.3 Developing Habits of Reflective Practice

3. Course Materials

My main research interests are sports studies, critical theory, multiculturalism, and digital humanities. As part of the Interdisciplinary Inquiry Teaching Fellowship, I taught a course on Sports and Society in English with political science major undergrads (from freshmen to seniors). At the end of this course, students and I built a website together (using Bootstrap in Github) and presented their work on a digital platform. You can access the website at: . In the academic year 2021/2022, I plan to design a one-credit German language and culture course with a special focus on sports/football. In this section, I will provide basic information of this course and demonstrate how I plan to teach German culture through the lense of sports.

3.1 Course Overview: name, audience, topics, tentative schedule, assessment, etc.

3.2 DH Tools

3.3 Potential Outcome