Reflecting on the UNSW Scientia Education Academy: A Case Study for Inspiring Educational Excellence

Authors

  • Christopher C. TISDELL The University of New South Wales
  • Chintaka BALASOORIYA The University of New South Wales
  • Michelle LANGFORD The University of New South Wales
  • Alex STEEL The University of New South Wales
  • Gary VELAN The University of New South Wales

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24112/ajsotl.93121

Keywords:

Academic development, educational leadership, educational development, teaching and learning, university teaching

Abstract

Universities around the world are facing challenges of how to promote, recognise, and reward educational excellence. In this article, we present a reflection on the Scientia Education Academy at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney, examining its creation, goals, and activities. The resultant emergent learning and understandings add to the literature of alternative, comparative, and complementary perspectives on teaching academies in the higher education landscape. We hope that the article will help to inform higher education institutions who may be considering ways of promoting, recognising, and rewarding educational excellence through the design, creation, and operation of an appropriate academy.

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Published

2019-12-01

How to Cite

TISDELL, C. C., BALASOORIYA, C., LANGFORD, M., STEEL, A., & VELAN, G. (2019). Reflecting on the UNSW Scientia Education Academy: A Case Study for Inspiring Educational Excellence. Asian Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 9(2), 232–244. https://doi.org/10.24112/ajsotl.93121

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 2 (2019)

Section

Reflections On Practice

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