Designing a System for Enhancing the Sharing of Best Teaching Practices among Universities’ Instructors

摘要

Many universities still face difficulties when attempting to improve the sharing of knowledge accumulated by instructors, due to geographical and social constraints. Insufficient knowledge sharing can significantly hinder the successful implementation of teaching expertise, and this can affect instructors’ teaching performance and may result in lower levels of learner attainment than could otherwise have been achieved. In this design science research, we therefore propose (1) a prototypical teaching practices management framework (TPMF) and (2) a set of design principles and features for an information system that support the sharing of BTPs and may constitute a viable alternative to traditional approaches. The development of TPMF, the design principles and features has been informed by interviews conducted with 22 instructors. In this research-in-progress paper, we present our preliminary results and discuss next steps.