Sharing best teaching practice: reflection, community and repository

Helen Purchase, W. Anderson, S. Deeley, C. Reilly, M. Welsh

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Abstract

Practicing teachers have a repertoire of tried-and-tested teaching activities and pedagogical ideas, usually gathered over several years’ experience. Often these activities and ideas are known only to the teacher and the participating students. While some universities hold events where teachers can talk to their peers about their novel classroom activities, these are timetabled and are often perceived
as only for those members of staff with a particular interest in pedagogy. GUSTTO is an online system that allows for all members of staff to share teaching ideas and to browse those contributed by their peers - at a time and location convenient to them. The online searchable database of ‘Teaching Tips’
constitutes an institutional repository of teaching practices, fosters the development of a community of practice, and provides a platform for teachers to showcase ideas. The use of social media features (likes, comments) enhances the interface, making it engaging and interactive.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEDULEARN19 - 11th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies Conference Proceedings
EditorsL. Gómez Chova, A. López Martínez, I. Candel Torres
Place of PublicationSpain
PublisherIATED Academy
Pages1827-1836
Number of pages10
ISBN (Electronic)9788409120314
Publication statusPublished - 2018
Externally publishedYes
EventAnnual International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies 2019 - Palma, Mallorca, Spain
Duration: 1 Jul 20193 Jul 2019
Conference number: 11th
https://library.iated.org/publications/EDULEARN19

Publication series

NameEDULEARN Proceedings
PublisherIATED Academy
ISSN (Print)2340-1117

Conference

ConferenceAnnual International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies 2019
Abbreviated titleEDULEARN19
Country/TerritorySpain
CityPalma, Mallorca
Period1/07/193/07/19
Internet address

Keywords

  • learning communities
  • best practice
  • learning technology

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