THE TEACHING ACADEMY: INSPIRING EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AND LEARNING

Richard Bach wrote, "You teach best what you most need to learn" [6, p. 48]. If teaching ever was a profession one could master and practice for a lifetime, without acquiring new skills, that ship has sailed. Continuous improvement, a cornerstone of the quality movement, is no longer just an opportunity; it has become an obligation of the teaching profession. Even regarding subjects whose theory has remained relatively unchanged, the way in which content is delivered has been and will continue to be impacted dramatically by the rapidly evolving possibilities afforded by technology. "What we teach and how we teach it are inextricably linked and very much dependent on one another" [23, p. 17]. The Teaching Academy described herein is an innovative and invaluable forum for inspiring excellence in teaching and learning, especially among adjunct faculty.