“…Professional development must be grounded in the science of learning (e.g., Benassi et al, 2014; Schwartz & Gurung, 2012). - We must work to remove barriers to SoTL research (e.g., Boshier, 2009) and accelerate progress through targeted research grants and conferences.
- We must establish basic teaching competencies for graduate students (e.g., Beers et al, 2012; Buskist, 2013) and promote the importance of training and continuous improvement for all teachers in higher education (e.g., Fink, 2003; Finkel, 2000; Pacansky-Brock, 2013).
- Finally, incentives to reward exceptional teaching must be grounded in objective, evidence-based criteria and high-quality educational research validating pedagogies that enhance learning (Ambrose, Bridges, DiPietro, Lovett, & Norman, 2010; Forsyth, 2016).
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