TLABs: A Teaching and Learning Community of Practice – What is it, Does It Work and Tips for Doing One of Your Own

Authors

  • Shelley Beatty Edith Cowan University
  • Kim Clark Edith Cowan University
  • Jo Lines Edith Cowan University
  • Sally-Anne Doherty Edith Cowan University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53761/1.17.5.9

Keywords:

community of practice, professional development, novice academics, early career academics

Abstract

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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Published

2020-05-02

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 5 (2020)

Section

Articles

How to Cite

TLABs: A Teaching and Learning Community of Practice – What is it, Does It Work and Tips for Doing One of Your Own. (2020). Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 17(5). https://doi.org/10.53761/1.17.5.9