With funding from the University Grants Committee in the Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Polytechnic has embarked on an exciting project to provide comprehensive online professional development resources for teachers in Hong Kong at all phases of their careers. There is, of course, a bewildering amount of existing material but there is one aspect this project that distinguishes it from some of the other offerings. Besides providing professional development for teachers new to teaching (such as postgraduate students) and those teachers who have some experience but are taking on new teaching roles, the project team wants to emphasize the importance of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) as an integral part of teaching development. In thinking about what is meant by SoTL exemplars and best practices internationally, it seems sensible to get the international community involved. Resources from the project will be publicly accessible to the world.
To this end, here are a few questions which is being sent to both the SEDA and HERDSA lists. In true SEDA/ HERDSA convention, responses will be collated and sent back to the lists.
Please answer any or all of the questions below. Brief notes are fine. Please send responses to me at [log in to unmask] and not to the whole list.
1. What are the key features that distinguish a ‘good’ or ‘excellent’ teacher from a ‘scholarly’ teacher? Just the top one or two.
2. What incentives could be provided to encourage teachers to become involved in SoTL?
3. Please provide one or two examples of what you think is truly an exemplar of SoTL. Reference to a paper or a URL would be excellent.
4. The UK Professional Standards Framework (UKPSF) offers a comprehensive scheme for nurturing and rewarding SoTL (https://www.heacademy.ac.uk/professional-recognition/uk-professional-standards-framework-ukpsf). For those with experience of implementing the UKPSF, some comments about characteristics of teachers who do or do not get involved would be very useful.
5. Any other comments as well would be much appreciated.
Many thanks and best regards, Carmel
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Carmel McNaught, PhD, FAACE
Emeritus Professor of Learning Enhancement
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/clear/people/Carmel.html
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