Teaching strategies and methods are student-centred and facilitate deep approaches to learning by students as well as promote a life long culture of learning. That teaching is understood and practised as a means of transforming and extending knowledge. The University and Faculty Teaching and Learning Strategies provide an outline of the principles and practices deemed central to good teaching at RMIT within the general framework outlined above. When preparing a teaching portfolio and its summary staff should refer to these strategies and the supporting information papers. In general, at RMIT, we have expressed a commitment to a flexible educational environment which promotes student choice and addresses access and equity issues.
Teaching is recognised as a dynamic activity centred on the student.
Emphasis is given to internationalising and greening of the curriculum and the alignment of teaching to explicit graduate attributes. Effective use of educational technologies is promoted. Continuous improvement practices are central to a professional and reflective approach to teaching and learning. Portfolios A teaching portfolio is an individual academic's record of teaching practice including subject and curriculum developments, achievements and innovations. Teaching Portfolio Summary A summary of the portfolio of 5 pages maximum must be prepared as part of an application for promotion at RMIT and will increasingly be required for all academic job applications.