The teaching dossier (or portfolio) is widely used by university academic staff to document their teaching skills and responsibilities and to provide evidence of the quality of their teaching practice. In many faculties and departments at Dalhousie, candidates for appointment, re-appointment, tenure, or promotion are required to submit a teaching dossier as part of their application. Beyond this purpose, the act of compiling a dossier requires university teachers to closely examine their teaching practice— - an exercise that can help to identify strengths and weaknesses and to guide plans for teaching enhancement and innovation.

Following the Student Ratings of Instruction Policy and Procedures passed by Senate on June 13, 2011, CLT welcomes new and experienced SRI users to consult revised SRI resources on our website. The Senate Student Ratings of Instruction Policy and Procedures may be retrieved at: http://senate.dal.ca/Policies and Forms/Policies.php.