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Support for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

The Office of Assessment, Teaching and Learning (OATL) has resources to assist staff to develop in the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL).

What is SoTL? Curtin Expectations for Academic Performance (CEAP) state the following

Scholarship

Applicants applying for promotion on the basis of teaching are expected to be engaged in the scholarship of teaching.  Teaching staff engaging in the scholarship of teaching seek to understand teaching by consulting and using the literature on teaching and learning, by investigating their own teaching, by reflecting on their teaching from the perspective of their intention in teaching while seeing it from the students’ perspective, and by formally communicating their ideas and practice to peers.

Scholarship is judged by such evidence as:

  • Quality and output of research into teaching and learning
  • Textbook publication
  • Publications on teaching and learning practice
  • Evidence-based reflective practice in teaching and learning
  • Invitations to present at conferences, seminars, workshops, professional development
  • Participation in accreditation committees, reviews at other institutions
  • Representation on formal education bodies (e.g. Curriculum Council)

Some examples of evidence of significant scholarship (national reputation):

  • Invitations/presentations at national meetings
  • Publications in peer-reviewed journals
  • National grants
  • National awards

Some examples of evidence of distinguished scholarship (international reputation):

  • Active participant in high level teaching related bodies
  • International recognition for contribution to teaching of the discipline

 

The Office of Assessment, Teaching & Learning (OATL) is able to provide support for staff in the development, recognition and documentation of evidence in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.

Scholarship Of Teaching & Learning

  • Research in teaching and learning, what it is and how to go about it
  • Access to an OATL Endnote database of the literature on effective teaching and learning in higher education
  • Guidance on evidence-based reflective practice (including portfolio approaches to teaching development)
  • Scholarly publication (how to get started and how to advance) in peer-reviewed journals and books, including access to lists of ERA ranked journals in higher education pedagogy
  • Management and leadership of the Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability.
  • Preparation for conference presentation

Applications For National & Internal Grants & Awards

  • Support and mentoring in grant application (including ALTC grant and fellowship application support before, during and after grant success through a quality support framework),
  • Access to a database of previous and existing Curtin ALTC projects and fellowships
  • Teaching awards (including Australian Learning & Teaching Council (ALTC)  Australian Awards for University Teaching  (AAUT) and Curtin Excellence & Innovation in Teaching Awards (EITA) application support before and during the award application process
  • Advising staff on other avenues for the recognition of Scholarship, such as the Teaching Performance Index

Linking With Communities Of Practice

  • Identifying and developing links to professional and discipline societies with a focus on Scholarship of Teaching & Learning
  • Seminars, workshops, and one on one consultation
  • A community of practice of SoTL networks, generated through email lists, to link Curtin scholars with common interests, such as:
      • ePortfolio
      • Assessment and Feedback
      • Work Integrated Learning (WIL)
      • First Year Experience (FYE)
      • Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL)

    Please e-mail Linda Lilly if you wish to join any or all of these special interest groups

Contacts

Anthony Herrington, Director, Curtin Teaching and Learning: Telephone 9266 2292/9266 4821or e-mail A.Herrington@curtin.edu.au
Dr Allan Goody, SoTL Coordinator: Telephone 9266 9181 or e-mail A.Goody@curtin.edu.au
Ms Linda Lilly, SoTL Officer: Telephone 9266 3219 or e-mail L.Lilly@curtin.edu.au