Professional development among academic staff at selected Malaysian public universities: preliminary findings of the impact of the Basic Teaching Methodology Course (BTMC)

Despite the growing number of research findings that indicate the importance of professional development in academic teaching and learning, the visible impact of staff participation in professional development on effective teaching practices in Higher Education is not significant. As such, the Minis...

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Main Authors:	Othman, Azam, Dahari, Zainurin
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Language:	English
Published:	Center for Promoting Ideas (CPI) 2011
Subjects:	H Social Sciences (General)
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spelling	iium-112952017-12-05T02:43:48Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/11295/ Professional development among academic staff at selected Malaysian public universities: preliminary findings of the impact of the Basic Teaching Methodology Course (BTMC) Othman, Azam Dahari, Zainurin H Social Sciences (General) Despite the growing number of research findings that indicate the importance of professional development in academic teaching and learning, the visible impact of staff participation in professional development on effective teaching practices in Higher Education is not significant. As such, the Ministry of Higher Education of Malaysia has strongly urged the universities to sonduct the Basic Teaching Methodology Course (BTMC) for new academic staff. A self-administered questionnaire survey was carried out in four selected universities offering the BTMC. It was found that participants of the BTMC had positive perceptions about the course. They were happy for the oppurtunities offered by their respective universities to improve their knowledge and skills. They believed that the BTMC is useful in developing their academic potential. However, the study also found that the impact of the BTMC on actual teaching practices is minimal. This paper is a report of the findings of the study, and discusses the benefits and the extent to which the academic staff utilized the knowledge and skills learned from the BTMC. Center for Promoting Ideas (CPI) 2011-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/11295/1/prof_development_among_academic_staff.pdf Othman, Azam and Dahari, Zainurin (2011) Professional development among academic staff at selected Malaysian public universities: preliminary findings of the impact of the Basic Teaching Methodology Course (BTMC). International Journal of Business and Social Science, 2 (1). pp. 125-134. ISSN 2219-1933 E-ISSN 2219-6021 http://www.ijbssnet.com/update/journals/Vol._2_No._11_[Special_Issue-June_2011]/18.pdf
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description	Despite the growing number of research findings that indicate the importance of professional development in academic teaching and learning, the visible impact of staff participation in professional development on effective teaching practices in Higher Education is not significant. As such, the Ministry of Higher Education of Malaysia has strongly urged the universities to sonduct the Basic Teaching Methodology Course (BTMC) for new academic staff. A self-administered questionnaire survey was carried out in four selected universities offering the BTMC. It was found that participants of the BTMC had positive perceptions about the course. They were happy for the oppurtunities offered by their respective universities to improve their knowledge and skills. They believed that the BTMC is useful in developing their academic potential. However, the study also found that the impact of the BTMC on actual teaching practices is minimal. This paper is a report of the findings of the study, and discusses the benefits and the extent to which the academic staff utilized the knowledge and skills learned from the BTMC.
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author	Othman, Azam Dahari, Zainurin
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title	Professional development among academic staff at selected Malaysian public universities: preliminary findings of the impact of the Basic Teaching Methodology Course (BTMC)
title_short	Professional development among academic staff at selected Malaysian public universities: preliminary findings of the impact of the Basic Teaching Methodology Course (BTMC)
title_full	Professional development among academic staff at selected Malaysian public universities: preliminary findings of the impact of the Basic Teaching Methodology Course (BTMC)
title_fullStr	Professional development among academic staff at selected Malaysian public universities: preliminary findings of the impact of the Basic Teaching Methodology Course (BTMC)
title_full_unstemmed	Professional development among academic staff at selected Malaysian public universities: preliminary findings of the impact of the Basic Teaching Methodology Course (BTMC)
title_sort	professional development among academic staff at selected malaysian public universities: preliminary findings of the impact of the basic teaching methodology course (btmc)
publisher	Center for Promoting Ideas (CPI)
publishDate	2011
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Professional development among academic staff at selected Malaysian public universities: preliminary findings of the impact of the Basic Teaching Methodology Course (BTMC)

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