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Enhancing Learning by Enhancing Teaching: Peer Assisted Review
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Klopper, C and Drew, S and Power, B, Enhancing Learning by Enhancing Teaching: Peer Assisted Review, Teaching for Learning and Learning for Teaching: Peer Review of Teaching in Higher Education, Sense Publishers, C Klopper, S Drew (ed), Rotterdam, The Netherlands, pp. 1-12. ISBN 9789463002875 (2015) [Research Book Chapter]
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Abstract
This chapter provides an overview of the enhancement of teaching and learning in a higher education setting, facilitated by two enhancement initiatives. The PRO-Teaching project and the peer assisted course enhancement scheme PACES are complementary cross-disciplinary team-implemented initiatives aimed at enhancing the quality of teaching and curriculum design. These projects were funded by Griffith University to engage staff in peer review initiatives focused on embedding sustainable, collegial development opportunities and quality teaching culture beyond formal professional development programs, in support of the university's aim to provide a staff-enabling culture that supports its staff to create a high-quality, student-centred experience.
The university's peer assistance programs are distinctive in that they link with a range of cross-disciplinary, learning network initiatives to complement and reinforce the university's teaching quality enhancement agenda. Furthermore, the programs demonstrate highly effective collaboration between teaching and professional staff to deliver support tailored to staff and School needs. Professional personnel play a key role in recruiting peer review teams, scheduling observations, disseminating review protocols and collating and maintaining confidential records for individual development purposes. The enthusiasm and commitment of professional administrative staff and their importance to the success of the PRO-Teaching and PACES projects have been recognised through embedding part-time positions in all four academic groups.
Item Details
Item Type: | Research Book Chapter |
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Keywords: | peer-assisted learning, higher education |
Research Division: | Language, Communication and Culture |
Research Group: | Communication and media studies |
Research Field: | Communication technology and digital media studies |
Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
Objective Group: | Expanding knowledge |
Objective Field: | Expanding knowledge in the information and computing sciences |
UTAS Author: | Drew, S (Dr Steve Drew) |
ID Code: | 111916 |
Year Published: | 2015 |
Deposited By: | Curriculum and Academic Development |
Deposited On: | 2016-10-14 |
Last Modified: | 2018-03-28 |
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