Research Publications and Outputs: 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 ...Article -
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 ...Article -
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 ...Article -
The benefits of peer observation of teaching for tutor development
Published 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 ...Article