Teaching and Learning Circles: developing reflective practice and enhancing teaching culture

Teaching and Learning Circles (TLCs) are a facilitated peer observation of teaching and a professional development opportunity for tertiary teachers. In practice, three or four colleagues will visit each other's classes over the course of a semester and then meet to discuss what they have learnt from observing their colleagues' teaching. This report describes the successful implementation of a TLCs process at one New Zealand university. Findings show that TLCs had a positive impact on participating teachers' confidence, gave them opportunities to develop their teaching practice by exposing the... Show more

Authors: Sutherland, Kathryn; Elgort, Irina; Tennent, Emma

Published: Wellington, New Zealand, Ako Aotearoa (National Centre for Tertiary Teaching Excellence), 2020

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Physical description: 20 p. (research report) + [16] p. (resource pack)

Access item: https://ako.ac.nz/knowledge-centre/developing-teaching-and-learning-circles

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