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The benefits of peer observation of teaching for tutor development
Bell, Amani; Mladenovic, RosinaPublished 2008-06-01Peer observation partnerships can help teachers improve their teaching practice, transform their educational perspectives and develop collegiality (Bell 2005). This paper describes the peer observation model used in the ...Open AccessArticle -
Building Community In Academic Settings: The Importance Of Flexibility In A Structured Mentoring Program
Ewing, Robyn; Freeman, Mark; Barrie, Simon; Bell, Amani; O'Connor, D; Waugh, F; Sykes, ChrisPublished 2008-01-01Academic mentoring is increasingly being used by many universities as a tool to enhance the quality of research-led teaching, promote cross-faculty collaboration and encourage a mentoring culture and community. This article ...Open AccessArticle -
A critical evaluation of the usefulness of a coding scheme to categorise levels of reflective thinking
Bell, Amani; Kelton, J; McDonagh, N; Mladenovic, Rosina; Morrison, KPublished 2011-01-01The use of reflective learning journals to encourage higher order learning outcomes is a growing area in higher education research and practice. However, without a unified and clear definition of reflection, identifying ...Open AccessArticle -
Exploring tutors’ conceptions of excellent tutoring
Bell, AmaniPublished 2007-01-01With high numbers of new casual tutors in the Faculty of Economics and Business each semester, a program that addresses tutors’ preparation for teaching is essential. The tutor development program described here is underpinned ...Open AccessArticle -
How tutors understand and engage with reflective practices
Bell, Amani; Mladenovic, RosinaPublished 2013-01-01Interviews with six tutors revealed the ways in which they thought about reflection, and what forms of reflective practice were part of their teaching. The tutors saw a variety of benefits of reflection, including improving ...Open AccessArticle -
Looking for Professor Right: mentee selection of mentors in a formal mentoring program
Bell, Amani; Treleaven, LPublished 2011-01-01Finding a suitable mentor is crucial to the success of mentoring relationships. In the mentoring literature, however, there is conflicting evidence about the best ways to support the pairing process in organisational ...Open AccessArticle -
Referencing as evidence of student scholarliness and academic readiness
Ellis, Robert; Freeman, Mark; Bell, AmaniPublished 2008-01-01This exploratory study investigates the student experience of referencing a law essay in a first-year undergraduate business degree. Over two hundred students took part in the study which identifies qualitatively different ...Open AccessArticle -
Supporting the reflective practice of tutors: what do tutors reflect on?
Bell, Amani; Mladenovic, Rosina; Segara, RPublished 2010-01-01Effective self-reflection is a key component of excellent teaching. We describe the types of self-reflection identified in tutors’ reflective statements following a peer observation of teaching exercise. We used an adapted ...Open AccessArticle
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