Document Type
Article
Rights
Available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike 4.0 International Licence
Disciplines
5.3 EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES
Abstract
This paper explores how cross-institutional Peer Observation of Teaching (PoT) provided a structured opportunity for professional conversations by which observers and observees shared and developed their perspectives on teaching experience and skills. Such professional conversations offer opportunities for both parties to gain a perspective on practices that may have been taken for granted. Participants from three Higher Education institutions engaged in cross-disciplinary and cross-institutional PoT, followed by facilitated reflective conversations. This paper captures the factors for success that enabled continuing conversations on teaching and learning and highlights the value of supporting such conversations outside formal, uni-institutional peer observation programmes.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/1360144X.2021.1954524
Recommended Citation
O'Keeffe, M., Crehan, M. & Munro, M. (2021). Exploring The Role of Peer Observation of Teaching in Facilitating Cross-Institutional Professional Conversations About Teaching and Learning. International Journal for Academic Development, vol. 26, no. 3: Special issue: Conversations on Learning and Teaching: Changing Conceptions and Practice. Edited by Gabriela Pleschová, Torgny Roxå, Kate Thomson, and Peter Felten. doi:10.1080/1360144X.2021.1954524