Current Institution: Australian National University
Fellowship: OLT National Teaching Fellowship at Beth Beckmann & Associates P/L�
Fellowship Duration: 2014 - 2016
Self-efficacy determines an individual�s relative effort, perseverance, emotional response and resilience and is generally considered a reliable predictor of performance. The interactions between beliefs and performance in teaching are clearly complex and multi-faceted, and influenced by workplace values and potentialities.
This fellowship will spotlight the keystone of quality university teaching, namely academics� own beliefs that they can teach well. The interactions between beliefs and performance in university teaching are complex, multi-faceted and influenced by workplace values. Through the lens of the psychological construct of self-efficacy, and in the context of the new ANU Educational Fellowship Scheme, accredited through the Higher Education Academy�s Professional Standards Framework, this fellowship will explore the potential for a broad-based professional recognition strategy to foster reflective practice, peer engagement and innovation in university teaching.
Disciplines: Professional development in learning and teaching
The Australian Learning and Teaching Fellows’ network (ALTF) was established in 2011 with support from the Australian Government Office for Learning and Teaching. The network comprises over 100 scholars who are well placed geographically, institutionally and within their discipline communities to promote and sustain effective learning and teaching in Australian higher education, now and into the future.
The Australian Learning and Teaching Fellows’ network (ALTF) was established in 2011 with support from the Australian Government Office for Learning and Teaching. The network comprises over 100 scholars who are well placed geographically, institutionally and within their discipline communities to promote and sustain effective learning and teaching in Australian higher education, now and into the future.