TLABs: A Teaching and Learning Community of Practice -- What Is It, Does It Work and Tips for Doing One of Your Own
- Resource Type
- Journal Articles
Reports - Descriptive
- Authors
- Beatty, Shelley; Clark, Kim; Lines, Jo; Doherty, Sally-Anne
- Source
- Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice. 2020 17(5).
- Subject
- Australia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1449-9789
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.