Tlabs: A teaching and learning community of practice – what is it, does it work and tips for doing one of your own

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Title

Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice

Volume

17

Issue

5

First Page

1

Last Page

11

Publisher

University of Wollongong

School

School of Medical and Health Sciences / Centre for Learning and Teaching

RAS ID

35415

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Beatty, S., Clark, K., Lines, J., & Doherty, S. A. (2020). TLABs: A teaching and learning community of practice–what is it, does it work and tips for doing one of your own. Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice, 17(5), article 9. https://ro.uow.edu.au/jutlp/vol17/iss5/9/

Abstract

© 2020, University of Wollongong. All rights reserved. Communities of Practice are an increasingly common tool used to support novice academics in higher education settings. Initiated in 2015 at a Western Australian University, TLABs is an acronym for ‘Teaching and Learning for Level A and B’ academic staff and was designed to build a community of practice to mentor junior academics; help them develop their teaching skills; and enhance academic careers. The paper describes the nature of TLABs; how it is experienced from the perspective of participants and provides recommendations for implementing a successful teaching and learning community of practice in a higher education setting.

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