Introduction to Tertiary Teaching
The following three articles were contributed by lecturers who in 1994 were participants in the Introduction to Tertiary Teaching program, (ITT), taught jointly by the Centre for Staff Development (CSD) and the Faculty of Education. The subject aims to introduce both new and experienced teaching staff to a range of methods and skills of university teaching. A major part of the course is the Teaching Development Program, wherein staff identify aspects of their teaching which they wish to change. A mini action research cycle is then set up with the assistance of ITT lecturers or another support personı. Objectives are set and new strategies planned as a result of a combination of discussion, reading, studentsı views and colleaguesı input. The support person assists through visiting classes, videotaping or audiotaping in order to provide data for the lecturer to analyse and reflect upon. This process is based on a philosophy of teacher development which encourages lecturers to engage in a process of critical reflection on their teaching. Rather than impose a model of university teaching on participants, the design of the ITT course requires lecturers to devise their own models as appropriate to their discipline but based on sound educational principles. Three articles are presented here which discuss changes in classroom approaches as a result of lecturersı participation in the ITT program. Liz Ellis teaches the ITT program with Dr Max Gillett.
7 August 1995
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