# About the Academy

**Source**: https://www.ntu.edu.sg/education/inspire/teaching-excellence-academy-(tea)/about-the-academy
**Parent**: https://www.ntu.edu.sg/admissions/undergraduate/admission-guide

The Teaching Excellence Academy (TEA) is a professional body of faculty members who make recommendations on educational issues, policies, strategies and promote educational innovation and collaboration. The Academy also serves as a conduit between faculty members and Senior Management concerning all education matters
at NTU.

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The roles of the Academy are to oversee the following:

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**1. Educational matters**

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- Conduct peer review and teaching appraisal under the new teaching appraisal scheme.
- Identify, research and analyse important issues in learning and teaching, thereby acting as a clearing house for higher education research to keep faculty informed of the latest research and practical matters concerning learning and teaching.
- Provide feedback to Colleges and Senior Management on policy and educational matters.

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**2. Educational innovation, leadership and development**

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- Identify and engage with innovators and teaching champions at NTU and provides support for the dissemination of their practices and innovations.
- Identify and encourage faculty members who can be leaders in educational innovation and development.

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**3. Student engagement**

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- Regularly dialogue with students to obtain their feedback and perspectives regarding the
  learning and teaching environment at NTU.

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**4. Broad engagement with higher education learning and teaching**

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- Engage with external institutions of higher learning around the world, such as the UK Higher Education Academy and the Carnegie Foundation
  for the Advancement of Learning.
- Encourage NTU Academy Fellows to attend and present at international higher education conferences.

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**5. Promotion of scholarship of teaching and learning**

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- Promote faculty awareness of research in higher education pedagogy and practice.
- Administer the EdeX (Educational Excellence) research grants, which are an important means of developing innovative teaching through action research.