


GLOBALLY
POSITIONED
CURTIN GLOBAL CAMPUS WITH LEARNING AND TEACHING EXCELLENCE BEYOND THE CLASSROOM
The Curtin Academy Supports Curtin's Global Campuses
Curtin Academy
Strategic Plan 2020/2023


The Curtin Academy is an active, honorary network of exceptional leaders committed to and passionate about the collaboration and dissemination of teaching excellence at Curtin.
The Curtin Academy is designed to increase engagement with teachers across the university in order to provide opportunities for colleagues to learn from the Fellows' exceptional pedagogical expertise.


The Curtin Academy has been established to recognise, reward, enable and extend excellence in teaching at the University, nationally and internationally.
The overarching purpose of the Curtin Academy is to promote a culture of teaching excellence by engaging our outstanding teachers, and allowing them to provide colleagues the opportunity to learn from their expertise and exceptional pedagogical practice (Teaching, Learning and Student Experience Plan 2013-2017, p.6).

Value
The benefits of being inducted into the Curtin Academy includes:
// Create a sense of ‘belonging’ for exceptional teaching staff;
// Provide recognition for and acknowledgement of staff for excellence in
teaching;
// Promote a University culture of teaching excellence;
// Encourage collegiality in sharing expertise and exceptional pedagogical
practice;
// Provide professional development and career opportunities;
// Enhance the quality of teaching at Curtin by providing strategic leadership
and advice.
Commitment
Curtin Academy fellows will be expected to participate in the following ways:
// Take leadership in learning and teaching;
// Be actively involved in peer review of teaching;
// Contribute to one Curtin Academy project per annum;
// Attend collegiate events and/or induction of new fellows (3-6 per annum);
// Provide advice on strategic learning and teaching matters;
// Assist with the development of learning and teaching strategy and;
// Foster communication and connection between Schools and Faculties.
Curtin Academy aims to:
// Provide strategic leadership and advice in learning and teaching;
// Provide strategic advice to the University in relation to scholarly
teaching and/or the scholarship of teaching;
// Foster innovation, development and enhancement of teaching
excellence;
// Promote and encourage a culture of teaching excellence;
// Create an independent, learned voice to advocate on behalf of learning
and teaching;
// Create opportunities for teachers to interact. regarding the scholarship
and/or experience of learning and teaching; and
// Inform and support the Curtin’s learning and teaching priorities.
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