Category: Scholarly Teaching & Learning

Over the last 12 months, I have been reflecting on my teaching practice as I developed my portfolio for my Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA) Fellowship application. Under the guidance of my mentor, Lee Partridge, I addressed the seven Fellowship criteria providing evidence of and future development plans each:

Criterion 1: Educational practice demonstrates a concern for learning
Criterion 2: Assessment encourages and supports learning
Criterion 3: The needs of different participants are recognised and they are supported in their learning and development
Criterion 4: The wider departmental, institutional and/or community context for learning is recognised and built upon in improving educational practice
Criterion 5: Curricula are planned and innovation is introduced to enhance learning
Criterion 6: Critical reflection to improve educational practice takes place in the light of evidence obtained from different types of evaluation
Criterion 7: Research and scholarship (disciplinary and pedagogical) are used to enhance participants’ learning

Several weeks after submission, I received email stating that my portfolio was accepted w/ no edits or revisions required! I’m very much Looking forward to being officially welcomed in the HERDSA Fellowship community at HERDSA annual conference in Brisbane!