After the talk, we were divided into several groups. For each group, there was a leader. I was in Assoc Prof Dr Jamaluddin Harun’s group.
He briefed us about the aims and tasks that we should do. One of the aims is to have supportive community of practitioners of a NALI. For example, if I use case based learning in my class, I would be grouped in a group of practitioners who also use case based learning in their classes. So, we can exchange ideas and information about our own practices. From faculty level, we can later on have university level community of practitioners of case based learning. But, rather than having a leader or whatsnot, it is more about how the community helps each to enhance their teaching technique.
So, what should we do? First thing first, reflect back on our own teaching practice. What have we done so far? How well we document our practice as evidence i.e. through e-content? How often we share our practice with others i.e. formal like conference or informal like talk with others over lunch?
Second, think about the areas that we need to improve on our teaching practice based on the evidence that we have (i.e. students’ narrative feedback etc.). Be open-minded about this. Don’t rely too much on the eppp rank.
Third, plan and implement the things that we want to improve. This is when the community of practitioners would be needed to provide additional feedback other than our students to ensure that whatever we do are in line with NALI. Simple?
How on earth am I going to do this? I really had enough of colleagues who like to plagiarise my work (technically take the whole thing and claim it as their own). I don’t mind to share provided you do something similar yet you use different instruction in your class.
P.S: Someone asked during the session, how would it benefit him by being a member in one of the community in terms of ELPPT? I roll my eyes. I rest my case.