Peer review is common practice in research, but when it comes to teaching it's a rather alien concept. Teaching does *not* need to be a lonely endeavour! Exchanges with peers can be a source of inspiration & feedback and can help us build a learning community. 1/
Some ways to achieve this:
1) peer observation- more effective online (e.g. VLE access, attending live sessions, sharing learning objects);
2) syllabi review- time-efficient way to exchange practices;
3) mentoring- both formally & informally, valuable peer learning approach 2/
4) structured conversations- encouraging reflection & debate on specific T&L topics;
5) working on joint projects- co-teaching, guest lecturing, trying the same method in parallel- something that works v. well in the online environment, enablig collaborations beyond borders. 3/
It does take a change of mindset but if Covid had one legacy for education, I wish it was this! Read more in my latest newsletter: https://educationalist.substack.com/p/building-faculty-learning-communities. end/
Building faculty learning communities

The Educationalist. By Alexandra Mihai

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