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White, Paul J.; Larson, Ian; Styles, Kim; Yuriev, Elizabeth; Evans, Darrell R.; Rangachari, P. K.; Short, Jennifer L.; Exintaris, Betty; Malone, Daniel T.; Davie, Briana; Eise, Nicole; Mc Namara, Kevin; Naidu, Somaiya – Higher Education Research and Development, 2016
The conventional lecture has significant limitations in the higher education context, often leading to a passive learning experience for students. This paper reports a process of transforming teaching and learning with active learning strategies in a research-intensive educational context across a faculty of 45 academic staff and more than 1,000…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Active Learning, Research Universities, Learning Strategies
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Barnard, Alan; Croft, Waveney; Irons, Rosemary; Cuffe, Natalie; Bandara, Wasana; Rowntree, Pamela – Higher Education Research and Development, 2011
This paper reports on the outcomes of a peer partnership program trialled at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Australia. The program was designed based on a community of practice methodology to bring together academic staff for the purpose of advancing teaching practice. The program encouraged professional and supportive environments…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Video Technology, Feedback (Response), Partnerships in Education
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Weurlander, Maria; Stenfors-Hayes, Terese – Higher Education Research and Development, 2008
This paper explores the impact of a staff development course on medical teachers' thinking and practice. Data have been gathered through 19 semi-structured interviews with participants on the course one year after their participation. The analysis of the data shows that the course seems to have contributed to changes in the participants'…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Teacher Improvement, Staff Development, Teaching Methods