’Tis The Season To Reflect On Our Teaching and Learning

Abstract

The buzz of the festive season is around the corner. It is that time of the year that I am reminded to take stock of things in my life, and this includes reflecting on my teaching and my students’ learning. Is my design of blended learning for the new pharmaceutical analysis module effective, and how do I find out? How might I measure the effectiveness in learning pharmacokinetic concepts of my students who attended my lectures on campus, and how does this compare with those who watched the webcast lectures at home? Indeed, the iterative processes of self-reflection, questioning of practices, learning of theories, formulation of solutions, testing of methods, measurement of learning outcomes, validation of pedagogy, and sharing of novel ideas are some of the important aspects of inquiry into teaching that underpin the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL). (Abstract taken from first paragraph of document)