Research article on how to fuel informal teaching conversations among teaching staff
Abstract
University teachers grow professionally from conversations about learning and teaching with colleagues. Significant informal conversations can be facilitated through formal activities initiated from the institutional side. This case-study shows how a formal institutional initiative to enhance educational quality has facilitated more significant informal conversations. Such conversations power constructive feedback to the organisation, improve the formal quality development work at the institutional level, and increase the use of collegial experiences across the institution. We identify the formal initiative “Collegial sharing sessions” as particularly efficient for fueling significant informal conversations within and across departments.
Reference and link to the article
P.B. Eidesen, O.T.K. Førland, L.M. Håkansson, H.H. Christiansen, T.Dahl & E. Strømseng (2023). How formal initiatives to improve teaching can lead to more significant informal conversations and increased sharing practice, Nordic Journal of STEM Education, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5324/njsteme.v7i1.4951
