Handbook of Teaching Competency Development in Higher Education / / edited by Jiangang Cheng, Wei Han, Qian Zhou and Shuyan Wang.

• TeilnehmendeR: Cheng, Jiangang,; Han, Wei,; Zhou, Qian,; Wang, Shuyan,
• Place / Publishing House: Singapore : : Springer Singapore Pte. Limited,, 2023.; ©2024.
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Edition: First edition
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (vi, 158 pages)

This is an open access book. It draws from relevant theories and approaches to teachers’ professional development (TPD) and innovative and inspiring TPD practices in higher education. It first lays a solid foundation for the rest of the book, through critiquing prevalent theories, approaches, and teaching competency frameworks guiding TPD in higher education, and defining the key concepts related to TPD. The book then develops a standard framework and assessment instrument of teaching competencies as well as ways of using this framework by institutions, departments at different levels, and individual teachers. It also proposes strategies for improving teachers’ teaching competencies by reviewing what has been achieved to date in TPD in terms of national-level policies and strategies, institutional-level interventions, and teachers’ self-directed professional development. Finally, it also presents case studies of typical practices in TPD in different countries.

Table of Contents

Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Contributors -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Background -- 1.1.1 Digital Transformation in Education -- 1.1.2 Higher Education Reform -- 1.1.3 Artificial Intelligence -- 1.2 The Purpose and Scope of the Handbook -- 1.3 How to Use This Handbook -- References -- 2 Definitions and Theoretical Foundations -- 2.1 Definitions -- 2.1.1 Teaching Competencies -- 2.1.2 Digital Teaching Competencies -- 2.1.3 Components of Teaching Competencies -- 2.2 Theoretical Foundations -- 2.2.1 Teachers' Knowledge Structure -- 2.2.2 TPACK Framework -- 2.2.3 Personal Practical Knowledge -- 2.2.4 Scholarship for Teaching -- 2.2.5 Theories of Teachers Learning -- 2.2.6 Teaching Expertise in Higher Education -- 2.2.7 Teaching Competency Development Model -- References -- 3 Standards Framework and Evaluation Instruments -- 3.1 Standard Framework -- 3.1.1 Recent Research on Standard Framework of Teaching Competencies -- 3.1.2 A Standards Framework of Teaching Competencies in Higher Education -- 3.1.3 Suggestions for Using the Standards Framework of Teaching Competencies in Higher Education -- 3.2 Evaluation Instruments -- 3.2.1 Behavior Observation Scale -- 3.2.2 Digital Teaching Competency Questionnaires -- 3.2.3 Single-Item Knowledge Skills Assessment -- 3.2.4 Teaching Competency Self-Assessment Scales -- References -- 4 Teaching Competency Development -- 4.1 Framework of Teaching Competency Development -- 4.2 Teaching Competency Development at International Level -- 4.2.1 Teaching Competency Development in UNESCO -- 4.2.2 Teaching Competency Development in Other International Organizations -- 4.3 Teaching Competency Development at Governmental Level -- 4.3.1 Teaching Competency Development Laws and Policies -- 4.3.2 Teaching Competency Standards and Regulations -- 4.3.3 Teaching Competency Development Organizations.

4.3.4 Teaching Competency Development Projects -- 4.3.5 Teaching Competency Development Resources and Platforms -- 4.4 Teaching Competency Development at Societal Level -- 4.4.1 Non-profit Organization's Initiatives in Improving Teaching Competencies -- 4.4.2 Profit Organization's Initiatives in Improving Teaching Competencies -- 4.5 Teaching Competency Development at Institutional Level -- 4.5.1 Framework for Developing Teaching Competencies in Colleges -- 4.5.2 Institution-Based and Practice-Focused Approach -- 4.5.3 Team-Based Approach -- 4.5.4 Evidence-Based Approach -- 4.6 Teaching Competency Development at Individual Level -- 4.6.1 Teacher Self-regulated Learning and Teaching Practice Model Based on OER -- 4.6.2 Teaching Practice Exchange and Reflection Model Based on Online Community and Learning Community -- 4.6.3 Teaching-Learning Model -- 4.6.4 Teacher Development Model Based on Adaptive Learning Systems -- References -- 5 Practices of Teaching Competency Development -- 5.1 International Practices of Teaching Competency Development -- 5.1.1 Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship Education in Central Asia -- 5.2 Institutional Practices of Teaching Competency Development -- 5.2.1 Three-Stage Developmental Path of Teaching Competencies -- 5.2.2 Teaching Competency Development in Blended Learning -- 5.2.3 Teaching Competency Development in Local Professional Community -- 5.2.4 Teaching Competency Development in Learning Community -- 5.2.5 Teaching + Learning Commons at University of California, San Diego -- 5.3 Individual Practices of Teaching Competency Development -- 5.3.1 Teaching Competency Development for College Physics Lab Sessions -- References -- Appendix Glossary of Terms.