In 2017, the participants of a higher education professional development (PD) working group (meitheal) met face-to-face and remotely to examine the National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (NFTL) Framework for Professional Development. Through collaboration and mentorship, members of the meitheal successfully…

Anecdotal and empirical evidence indicates that mentoring can be a successful strategy for supporting professional learning, yet limited literature exists on approaches to mentoring designed specifically for academics working in higher education. The aim of this study was to create an approach to mentoring tailored to the needs of academics and…

The aim of this paper is to reconsider recent pan-European developments in teacher education and to discuss some aspects of its future. Teacher education across Europe has been largely "universitised"; therefore, both its present and future should be discussed within the context of the general changes in European higher education deeply…

In this article, the authors describe a school-university relationship which aims to sustain dialogue between educators who are positioned differently in relation to pre-service teacher growth. The authors distinguish an "intentional partnership" model from other approaches to school-university collaboration, providing a rationale for their focus…

Explores the concept of professionalism in teaching and the facilitation of learning in higher education in the United Kingdom, discussing the role of the Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education. The article suggests that professionalizing teaching cannot occur through restrictions on the right to practice, but instead will come…

Presents a framework for supporting new graduate teaching assistants based on a model of how higher education teachers develop and theories of how professionals learn. The framework accounts for wide variation in graduate teaching assistants' roles and responsibilities and increasing acceptance and importance of gaining accreditation. It is…

Examines some of the changes that are occurring in the nature of teaching, suggesting that institutions should respond strategically. The article outlines how staff can be educated, supported, and rewarded with respect to their teaching responsibilities, arguing that strategies employed should focus on reforming reward structures. The article…

Examines research on preparation and support of part-time faculty, analyzing four areas of support: institutional policies and practices, formal preparation programs, monitoring and evaluation systems, and formal and informal support measures in academic departments. Key processes and problems in each area are discussed, examining issues that must…