An instructor's self-presentation is a crucial part of the Continuous Improvement and Evaluation of Teaching system, especially how instructors are engaging to develop and refine their professional, inclusive, engaged, and research-informed teaching practices, the University of Oregon's Teaching Evaluation Standards. Self-presentation materials should reflect the instructor's work in relation these teaching quality standards, including the instructor's cherished goals for student learning and typical practices toward supporting students’ attainment of those goals; their efforts to develop and refine their teaching practice; and the ways they’ve shared their teaching-related insights for the good of the field, department, and university. 

Instructors have multiple opportunities to include their self-presentation materials in the teaching evaluation process:

• Instructor Reflections: These can be completed regularly at the end of each quarter. They are centrally administered for each course and included in teaching evaluation reports alongside student experience survey results. See our Instructor Reflections page for more details.
• Candidate Statements: A 3-6-page personal statement evaluating your performance against the applicable criteria for tenure and promotion. Read more details about the candidate statement as part of Promotion & Tenure Review File Elements can be found on the Provost Office's website.
• Teaching Portfolios: A collection of materials that demonstrate your teaching. Your department’s evaluation procedures should detail which materials to include. See our teaching portfolio page with advice on compiling a teaching portfolio, including links to examples.