Scholarship of teaching and learning
Overview
The scholarship of teaching and learning is conceptualised by Kreber (2005) as “the practical, intellectual and critical work done by university teachers that facilitates student development toward significant educational goals.” [1]
At the University of South Australia, successful engagement in the scholarship of teaching involves the following elements:
- Being a reflective teacher
Gathering data about your teaching activity, analysing this, and reflecting upon it in a critical manner to improve your own practice. - Being a scholarly teacher
Engaging with the discussion and debates about teaching in the literature, including that contributed by scholars in your own discipline, and using this to shape your own practice. - Contributing to the scholarship of teaching
Presenting your own analysis of teaching based on relevant data which you have related to the work of others, and inviting your peers to critique and comment upon the contribution you are making to a better understanding of teaching and learning.
Further information
- What is distinctive about Teaching @ UniSA? - Our commitment to scholarship - In a nutshell - 5 minute overview
- Activities and events
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- Publications
- Resources
- Occasional Papers on Learning and Teaching at UniSA
[1] Kreber, C. (2005). ‘Charting a critical course on the scholarship of university teaching movement’. Studies in Higher Education 30(4):389-405, p. 392