Teaching matters - academic professional development in the early 21st century

Fahnert, Beatrix 2015. Teaching matters - academic professional development in the early 21st century. FEMS Microbiology Letters 362 (20) , fnv156. 10.1093/femsle/fnv156

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Abstract

Academic work at different career stages has changed and a broadened portfolio of expertise enables academics to adapt, maintain and advance their career. Development related to research activity is naturally driven by methodology and technology. Institutions and peers largely support development in the contexts of dissemination, measuring impact and obtaining funding. A European Commission High Level Group recommended pedagogic training for everyone teaching in Higher Education by 2020 with mandatory continuing professional development and with academic staff recruitment and promotion being linked to teaching performance. Early career teaching experience is already an expectation, and advantage is gained by developing recognized teaching expertise. More senior academics gain an advantage through recognition of higher levels of expertise, also covering elements of leadership and innovation in teaching. This review aims to raise awareness particularly of teaching-related skills within the dimensions of academic professional development in Higher Education, outlining some general directions for development and recognition in context of current challenges to support planning and identifying training needs and opportunities at different career stages.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Biosciences
Subjects:	L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education L Education > LC Special aspects of education
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
ISSN:	1574-6968
Date of Acceptance:	2 September 2015
Last Modified:	12 Jun 2019 02:25
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/82845

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