Higher education institutions are dedicated to the pursuit of excellence. Around the world, the spotlight is currently focusing on teaching excellence and how it can be measured, reported and celebrated. The Higher Education Academy is committed to raising the global status and quality of teaching in higher education for the benefit of all students and society. That is why we launched the Global Teaching Excellence Award (GTEA) in 2017.
One of the ways of bringing together the GTEA finalists is through a community of practice. This is a fundamental part of the award, enabling finalists to benefit from and shape global strategy and practice.
The Global Teaching Excellence Award Finalists' Community of Practice is a community of practice that brings together academic leaders and professionals from across the world that share a commitment to furthering the pursuit of teaching excellence, for the benefit of all students and society. Communities of practice are: 'groups of people who share, or have a passion about a topic, and who deepen their knowledge and expertise in this area by interacting on an on-going basis' Wenger et al. (2002, p.4).
Membership is open to all institutions selected as finalists each year in the Global Teaching Excellence Award.
How will you and your institution benefit from this community?
Impact further on outcomes for students and society.
What are the features of this community?
The ability to store, manage and share relevant resources, research and publications.