Yes we can: towards assurance of learning by scholarly academics through a praxeology of the scholarship of teaching

ABSTRACT

This article explores how Revan’s praxeology and learning formula act as the foundation for the authors’ enactment of the scholarship of their teaching practice. Linking to accreditation requirement of assurance of learning the authors describe two undergraduate courses that they teach and reflect on how Revan’s praxeology of systems alpha, beta and gamma and his learning formula, L = P + Q provide a framework for understanding and enacting their scholarship of teaching. They offer their experience and reflection for other academics to engage with the scholarship of their respective practice.

KEYWORDS:

• Scholarly academics
• praxeology of the scholarship of teaching
• assurance of learning

Notes on contributors

David Coghlan is a Professor Emeritus and Fellow Emeritus at the Trinity Business School, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. He specializes in organization development, action research and action learning and is active in these communities internationally. He is the author of several books and over 150 articles and book chapters. His most recent books are Inside Organizations: Exploring Organizational Experiences (Sage, 2016) and Conducting Action Research for Business and Management Students (Sage, 2018).

Paul Coughlan is Professor of Operations Management at Trinity Business School, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. His research interests include continuous improvement of manufacturing and product development practices, services innovation, action learning, action research, and the commercialization of university research. He and David Coghlan are co-authors of Collaborative Strategic Improvement through Network Action Learning: The Path to Sustainability (Edward Elgar, 2011).