Scholarship of teaching
At the University of South Australia, successful engagement in the scholarship of teaching is held to involve the following elements:
Being a reflective teacher
This means gathering data about your teaching activity, analysing this, and reflecting upon it in a critical manner to improve your own practice.Being a scholarly teacher
This means being aware of the discussion and debates about teaching in the literature contributed by scholars in your own discipline and using this to shape your own practice.Contributing to the scholarship of teaching
This means presenting your own analysis of teaching, based on relevant data, which you have related to the work of others, and inviting your peers to critique and comment upon the contribution you are making to a better understanding of teaching and learning.