The inquiry network: A model for promoting the teaching-research nexus in higher education
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We describe how our teaching and learning centre developed a model, founded on Boyer’s notion of scholarship, to explore the nature of the teaching–research nexus. At the core of this model is the Inquiry Network, a faculty learning community whose members moved from exploring the links between their own teaching and research to creating institution-wide resources to promote student learning. Working together, the members of the community developed a framework for learning outcomes that instructors can use in coursework to cultivate students’ understanding of research and scholarship, regardless of discipline, academic level, or class size. The article recounts the process that led to the creation of the framework, and it considers the effectiveness of the process and the framework as a model for educational development and institutional change at a research-intensive university.
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2014-08-31
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