Education Portfolio: Recent submissions
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Supporting the reflective practice of tutors: what do tutors reflect on?
Published 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 -
Exploring tutors’ conceptions of excellent tutoring
Published 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 -
Building Community In Academic Settings: The Importance Of Flexibility In A Structured Mentoring Program
Published 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
Published 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 -
Looking for Professor Right: mentee selection of mentors in a formal mentoring program
Published 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