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Implementing a Teaching and Learning Enhancement Workshop at Aga Khan University: Reflections onthe implementation and outcomes of an Instructional Skills Workshop in the context of Pakistan
Scholarship of Teaching & Learning in the South
  • Sherwin Rodrigues, Aga Khan University
  • Sadia Muzaffar Bhutta, Aga Khan University
  • Zeenar Salim, Aga Khan Unversity
  • Sahreen Chauhan, Aga Khan University
  • Naghma Rizvi, Aga Khan University
Publication Date
4-1-2019
Document Type
Article
Abstract

The Teaching and Learning Enhancement Workshop (TLEW) is an indigenous name for the Canadian-based Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW). TLEW is a teaching development workshop aimed at enhancing faculty members’ stances towards student-centred teaching and reflective practice at the higher education level. This short paper discusses the initiation, implementation and institutionalisation of the TLEW at Aga Khan University (AKU) across entities in Asia and Africa. In total, 77 faculty members drawn from different entities of AKU participated in the workshop in 2016-2017. Empirical evidence collected from TLEW graduates through a survey and interviews suggests that the intense episode of planning, teaching and receiving peer feedback during TLEW helped participants in sensitising them to effective planning for teaching in order to engage and enrich students’ learning. Furthermore, the repertoire of pedagogical strategies has permeated graduates’ classrooms. Nevertheless, for sustainability a mechanism needs to be in place for providing faculty with institutional support and recognition for their contribution in teaching and learning. A need is advocated for TLEW to evolve as a mandatory component for all teaching staff at the university to help serve as a fundamental base for initiating and sustaining change through ongoing professional development opportunities and establishing a community of practice.

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Sherwin Rodrigues, Sadia Muzaffar Bhutta, Zeenar Salim, Sahreen Chauhan, et al.. "Implementing a Teaching and Learning Enhancement Workshop at Aga Khan University: Reflections onthe implementation and outcomes of an Instructional Skills Workshop in the context of Pakistan" Scholarship of Teaching & Learning in the South Vol. 3 Iss. 1 (2019) p. 100 - 110
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