Teaching is not a form of scholarship because it does not seek to generate new knowledge.
Teaching is a fundamentally important activity that scholars undertake.
Without teaching, future scholarship would wither and die. Scholars of tomorrow need to be trained in existing knowledge and inspired to generate new knowledge, just as the community of scholars at the University of Western Australia represents those who have been so trained and inspired. However, attempting to legitimate teaching by borrowing the legitimacy of scholarship can only erode scholarship. Furthermore, seeking legitimacy for teaching by attaching it to the other activities of scholars fails to acknowledge the true value of teaching and learning. Teaching and learning have intrinsic worth, just as the generation of new knowledge has.