This study presents information gathered from a survey on the teaching practices employed in the classroom within U21 Universities. The study has also produced a tool, ‘The Teaching Practices Survey Instrument’ (available to U21 members) designed to explore teaching practices; to gain insight into changes in the way that classes are delivered over time; and to probe attitudes towards teaching, learning, and institutional support for these activities
The U21 survey is a customised version of a tool originally produced by the University of British Columbia. In 2015 this tool was used to collect data from teaching staff at 8 Universitas21 institutions in East Asia, Europe, Oceania and North America. The study noted 5 key findings around:
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Concerns around increasing class sizes
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The need for teaching support
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Belief student centred pedagogies are important for student learning
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Concerns regarding workload expectations
- The perception institutions do not value teaching as highly as research
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