Scholarly teaching and scholarship of teaching and learning in teaching engineering

摘要

The present article introduces the importance of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) in engineering education and principles of effective teaching and learning in engineering. Examples and experiences of implementing SoTL at Tallinn University of Technology (TUT), Estonia are provided. Principles of SoTL, collegial coaching, continuing education of the faculty, and mentoring are presented in the framework of the main model of Engineering Pedagogy Science. The results of preliminary pilot analysis of levels of evolution of engineering educators at Tallinn University of Technology (TUT) are presented.