Deakin Teaching Capability Framework

Using the framework

How is the framework structured?

The framework consists of four professional domains – design, deliver, enable, and lead. You can choose the domain that is most relevant for your role, keeping in mind, that many of us work across a range of these domains.

For each professional domain, a range of central capacities are considered. The framework describes typical ways that each central capacity would be demonstrated, contextualised to our vision of teaching and learning at Deakin. For each professional domain there are five Areas of Activity, six types of Core Knowledge and four Professional Values.

What can I use the framework for?

For individuals

Aligning your practice to the Teaching Capability Framework will assist you to:

• understand the areas of activity, core knowledge and professional values that are important for Deakin staff
• reflect on your current teaching and learning practice and identify strengths and capabilities that could be further developed
• identify suitable professional learning activities to build your capability
• use as a starting point for conversations about professional learning and career development as part of your DeakinAchieve
• identify areas of practice that you can use as evidence in applications for recognition and reward such as promotion, awards and HE Fellowships.

For leaders in learning and teaching

 You can use the Teaching Capability Framework in your leadership of teaching and learning to:

• provide a basis for conversations about learning and teaching practice at a course/faculty/University level
• reflect on the strengths of your team’s current teaching and learning capabilities at a course/faculty/University level
• inform the design of professional learning activities to build capability at a course/faculty/University level 
• identify areas of practice that can be used as evidence in applications for awards by teaching teams.