Overview

The Fellowship Scheme supports leading educators to undertake a program of strategic, high profile fellowship activities in areas that support the mission of the ALTC. Through their fellowship program, Fellows explore and address a significant educational issue, develop their personal skills and profile and are ongoing advocates for excellence in learning and teaching. Fellowships involve collaborative activities and the building of national and international partnerships. Fellows become part of a national group of experts and leaders in learning and teaching in higher education.

Aim of the Fellowship Scheme

The aim of the Fellowship Scheme is to promote and support excellence in learning and teaching in higher education by supporting individuals who have the educational expertise and leadership skills to:

devise and undertake a significant program of activities that will advance learning and teaching in Australian higher education
identify educational issues across the higher education system and facilitate approaches to address these issues
stimulate strategic change in higher education institutions
raise the profile of learning and teaching in higher education and the prestige associated with the pursuit of excellence in teaching
establish and build on national and international partnerships in learning and teaching in higher education
foster national and international collaboration and collegial networking for sharing research, innovation and good practice in learning and teaching.