This reflection on practice presents an exemplar of an integrated distributed leadership and reciprocal peer review of an academic development initiative. Distributed leadership, characterised by collaborative responsibility, is flexible and adaptive and -- when integrated with reciprocal peer review of teaching -- fosters quality learning materials, enhances decision-making and leadership capacity, and provides guidance for impactful academic development. We reflect on the effectiveness of this approach for a quality review of the free massive open online course "Contemporary Approaches to University Teaching," collaboratively created by over 40 academic developers and learning designers as a service to international higher education.