Peer Review of Learning and Teaching in Higher Education : International Perspectives

Incorporating both theoretical and practical perspectives, this volume of papers explores varied aspects of peer review of teaching in higher education. The section on theory features contributions from academics based in Europe, North America and Australia. It provides a number of models demonstrating ways in which collegial peer commentary can enhance the quality of learning and teaching. The chapters examine in detail the importance of communication and leadership, and deploy evidence from one-on-one interviews that evince the value of considering collegiality, emotions, attitudes, and spaces in peer review. The analysis shows how these factors are central to the ways in which lecturers and teachers communicate with each other to create constructive opportunities for learning.{OCLCbr#A0} The chapters on practical considerations detail the peer review process and include case studies from institutions in Africa, Europe, North America and Australia, which focus on different areas of the topic, including peer review as a quality assurance mechanism, peer review in distance education, peer review in foundation courses, and peer review embedded within a department and across a university. The book ends with an international perspective on the role of peer review in ensuring a holistic approach to quality enhancement in learning and teaching Front Matter....Pages i-xvii Introduction: The Place of Peer Review in Learning and Teaching....Pages 1-9 Front Matter....Pages 11-11 Collaborative Peer-Supported Review of Teaching....Pages 13-31 A Practical Model for Conducting Helpful Peer Review of Teaching....Pages 33-52 Leadership: A Cultural Perspective on Review as Quality Assurance Versus Quality Enhancement....Pages 53-66 Climates of Communication: Collegiality, Affect, Spaces and Attitudes in Peer Review....Pages 67-84 Six Questions....Pages 85-102 Front Matter....Pages 103-103 Peer Review as Quality Assurance....Pages 105-123 Peer Review for Distance Educators: Two Case Studies....Pages 125-136 Peer Review in a Foundations in Learning and Teaching Program....Pages 137-149 Implementing Departmental Peer Observation of Teaching in Universities....Pages 151-164 Peer Review of Teaching at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln....Pages 165-180 Front Matter....Pages 181-181 Was Moses Peer Observed? The Ten Commandments of Peer Observation of Teaching....Pages 183-199 International Perspectives on Peer Review as Quality Enhancement....Pages 201-219