Message From the Co–Guest Editors: Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Public Health Education in Australasia

Message from the Editor-in-Chief: Celebrating 10 Years of Pedagogy in Health Promotion: The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

“…These collections provide frameworks and examples for expanding our worldviews of public health pedagogy. Differing political, social, and cultural contexts can serve as useful prisms through which to reflect on the specific contexts in which we teach (E. L. James et al, 2019). A global perspective offers the opportunity to reexamine core foundations, frameworks, strategies, and goals of education and training, and encourage a focus on participatory and transformative pedagogy (Berić-Stojšić et al, 2020).…”

“…These collections provide frameworks and examples for expanding our worldviews of public health pedagogy. Differing political, social, and cultural contexts can serve as useful prisms through which to reflect on the specific contexts in which we teach (E. L. James et al, 2019).…”

Positioning the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Firmly in the Center of Health Promotion Pedagogy

“…In essence, this applied work helps us to implement what works for educators and practitioners of health promotion and public health. Commentaries involving perspectives on pedagogy help us to delve more deeply into teaching within the context of public health and health promotion (Glanz, 2017;Hughes et al, 2020;Pember, 2019), and to acknowledge contemporary issues so we can decide how we want to address them in our classrooms and in the field (James et al, 2019;Merzel, 2020Merzel, , 2021Sendall, 2021). SOTL work enhances our ability to engage in scholarly teaching as it provides the research and perspectives that enrich the literature, training, and reflections that educators use to strengthen their own teaching practice.…”

COVID-19: The Elephant in the Virtual Classroom

“…Acknowledging cultural differences in pedagogical environments will be important (Bowles, 2019). Regional organizations such as the Council of Academic Public Health Institutions Australasia (CAPHIA) can act as catalysts for the dissemination and uptake of research, including through conferences (James et al, 2019), and there are clear roles for SOPHE (Society for Public Health Education) and Pedagogy in Health Promotion.…”