Reimagining Teaching Portfolios Through Personal Knowledge Management with Digital Tools for Thought
Journal
Zeitschrift für Hochschulentwicklung (Journal for Higher Education Development)
Type
journal article
Date Issued
2025-10-08
Author(s)
Abstract
In higher education, teaching portfolios are instruments for faculty professionalization and academic development. Many lecturers struggle to systematically document, evaluate and further develop their teaching practices. We argue that teaching is knowledge work requiring intentional knowledge management. We explore how digital Tools for Thought (TfTs) support personal knowledge management (PKM), enabling lecturers to externalize, link, and reflect on teaching-related knowledge and materials. Using TfTs, teaching portfolios transform from static repositories into dynamic systems fostering critical reflection and evidence-informed professional development. Drawing on educational psychology research, we demonstrate how PKM practices can boost teaching competence.
Funding(s)
Language
English
Keywords
teaching portfolio
teaching competence
knowledge management
tools for thought
lecturers
Lehrportfolio
Wissensmanagement
Denkwerzeuge
Lehre
Higher Education
Hochschuldidaktik
extended cognition
reflection
professional development
evidence
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
Refereed
Yes
Volume
20
Number
3
Start page
231
End page
258
Pages
28
Division(s)
Contact Email Address
stefan.siegel@unisg.ch