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Gormley, Clare – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2022
The influence of non-formal professional learning in higher education remains a relatively under-researched area. This paper aims to contribute to the literature by exploring the impact of an implementation of non-formal professional learning operating at an Irish university since April 2017. The initiative--called "The Sipping…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Faculty, Nonformal Education, Faculty Development
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Susan Carter; Trang Thu Thi Nguyen – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2024
Academic blogs are international, extramural, outside of institutional structure, obligation, and audit. Their algorithms allow quantitative investigation, but qualitative research on blog practice is rare. This paper offers qualitative insight into academic blog pedagogy using "DoctoralWriting" as a case study. Here,…
Descriptors: Doctoral Students, Doctoral Programs, Electronic Publishing, Academic Language
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Puspha Sinnayah; Trudy Ambler; Kate Kelly; Loretta Konjarski; Kathy Tangalakis; Andrew Smallridge – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2024
The literature indicates that collaborative activities can support professional learning (PL) for academics teaching in higher education (HE). Nevertheless, limited approaches for collegial PL exist that can be embedded in the day-to-day work of busy academics. This paper reports on an evidence-based approach to practice that was undertaken to…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Faculty Development, Higher Education, Cooperative Learning
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Farrell, Alison – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2019
The purpose of this article is to describe, examine, and make a case for the value of a Continuing Professional Development week-long summer institute offered to teachers from across the education continuum -- from early childhood, through primary, secondary, further and higher education. At the institute participants could meet, learn and share…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Program Effectiveness, Transformative Learning, Writing Workshops
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Paskevicius, Michael; Bortolin, Kathleen – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2016
This paper outlines the design and implementation of a nine-month faculty development programme delivered using a combination of face-to-face and online methods. Participants from a range of disciplines met at regular intervals throughout the year. Between the face-to-face meetings, participants engaged in online activities such as discussions,…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Conventional Instruction, Faculty Development, Teaching Methods
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Pickford, Ruth; Brown, Sally – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2013
Over 20?years, 25 books have been published to date in the SEDA series, and this review article aims to analyse the ways in which books within the series have contributed to thinking in higher education pedagogy over this time. We have approached the texts through three lenses, analysing them chronologically, thematically and by the orientation of…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Educational Development, Books, Teaching Methods
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Jones, Jennie – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2010
Can a system of teaching awards which is essentially one of rewards and recognition serve the dual purpose of enhancing learning and teaching, if the function of such a system does not go beyond the first stage of reward to the second stage of development? Institution-led teaching fellowships that focus on pedagogic research, and operate within…
Descriptors: Rewards, Fellowships, Teaching Methods, Professional Development