Developing reflective practice and enhancing teaching culture
This report describes the successful implementation of a Teaching and Learning Circles (TLCs) process at one New Zealand university. Evidence is shared of the impact of TLCs on collegiality, confidence and competence among participants.
The accompanying resource pack provides an introduction to Teaching and Learning Circles and some resources to help educators get started organising their own Teaching and Learning Circle.
Resource download:
Report | Teaching and Learning Circles: Developing Reflective Practice and Enhancing Teaching Culture (PDF, 420Kb)
Teaching and Learning Circles resource pack (PDF, 530Kb)
Background:
Teaching and Learning Circles (TLCs) are a facilitated peer observation of teaching and a professional development opportunity for tertiary teachers.
The main aim of the project, completed in 2020, was to explore the influence of a peer observation of teaching initiative, the ‘Teaching and Learning Circles’ (TLCs), on teaching culture/s and student learning.
This work builds on the Ako Aotearoa co-funded project Teaching and Learning Circles: A framework for enhancing teaching culture and practice
Report prepared by Dr Kathryn Sutherland, Dr Irina Elgort and Dr Emma Tennent.
Co-funded by the Ako Aotearoa Regional Hub Project Fund (RHPF)