TY - JOUR
T1 - A new approach to professional learning for academics teaching in next generation learning spaces
AU - De La Harpe, Barbara
AU - Mason, T
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - New professional learning is characterised by a ‘pull’ rather than a ‘push’ philosophy. Academic staff themselves drive their own learning, choosing what, when and how they want to learn to become better teachers. Multiple and various learning opportunities embedded in day to day work are just-in-time, self-directed, performance-driven and evaluated within an organisational system. In this way the institutional setting influences behaviour by ‘nudging’ habits and setting defaults resulting in academics making the ‘right’ decisions and doing the ‘right’ thing. By addressing the compelling issue of how to enhance academic staff teaching capability, this chapter can help university leaders to think beyond the professional development approaches of yesterday. Aligning with this new direction will result in enhanced learning and teaching in the future.
AB - New professional learning is characterised by a ‘pull’ rather than a ‘push’ philosophy. Academic staff themselves drive their own learning, choosing what, when and how they want to learn to become better teachers. Multiple and various learning opportunities embedded in day to day work are just-in-time, self-directed, performance-driven and evaluated within an organisational system. In this way the institutional setting influences behaviour by ‘nudging’ habits and setting defaults resulting in academics making the ‘right’ decisions and doing the ‘right’ thing. By addressing the compelling issue of how to enhance academic staff teaching capability, this chapter can help university leaders to think beyond the professional development approaches of yesterday. Aligning with this new direction will result in enhanced learning and teaching in the future.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84904738212&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1108/S1479-362820140000012015
DO - 10.1108/S1479-362820140000012015
M3 - Article
VL - 12
SP - 219
EP - 239
JO - International Perspectives on Higher Education Research
JF - International Perspectives on Higher Education Research
SN - 1479-3628
ER -