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Selkrig, Mark; Wright, Susan; Hannigan, Shelley; Burke, Geraldine; Grenfell, Janette – Teaching in Higher Education, 2022
Opportunities to interrogate praxis through professional learning and reflection is common for school teachers but is not straightforward or as frequently practised by tertiary educators, particularly from across different universities. In this article, the authors who are arts educators from various universities explore a framework that focuses…
Descriptors: Art Education, Art Teachers, College Faculty, Visual Arts
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Henderson, Emily F. – Teaching in Higher Education, 2018
Building on existing studies that ask doctoral supervisors how they understand their role, and what has influenced this understanding, this article explores invitations that are issued to supervisors to reflect in certain ways about the role of supervisor. The article calls into question the ways in which supervisors are invited to think about and…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Doctoral Programs, Supervision, Supervisor Supervisee Relationship
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Matheson, Ruth – Teaching in Higher Education, 2020
The debate around what constitutes teaching excellence and how to measure it remains a contentious issue in higher education, with little consensus reached. Despite this, measures of teaching excellence influence university ranking league tables throughout the world. This paper explores the thinking and practice of five academics, recognised…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Excellence in Education, Higher Education, College Faculty
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Bell, Amani; Mladenovic, Rosina – Teaching in Higher Education, 2015
Despite tutors' importance, they often encounter inadequate professional development and support. This study describes the impact of peer observation of teaching activities on tutors' professional development using multiple data-sets over a three-year period. The data was analysed according to three themes: situated learning, reflective practice…
Descriptors: Context Effect, Peer Evaluation, Observation, Faculty Development
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Breen, Sinead; McCluskey, Aisling; Meehan, Maria; O'Donovan, Julie; O'Shea, Ann – Teaching in Higher Education, 2014
In September 2010, five mathematics lecturers set out on a professional development project with the following aim: to reflect on teaching practice using John Mason's Discipline of Noticing. At the end of the academic year, each lecturer considered her experiences of engaging with the process. In this paper, we describe the observations made and…
Descriptors: Mathematics Teachers, Faculty Development, Teaching Skills, College Faculty
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Cowan, John – Teaching in Higher Education, 2010
It is suggested that a more specific emphasis should be placed in undergraduate education on the explicit development of the ability to make evaluative judgements. This higher level cognitive ability is highlighted as the foundation for much sound and successful personal and professional development throughout education, and in lifelong…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Cognitive Ability, Higher Education, Evaluation