This is Episode 22 of "Centering Centers", a POD Network podcast that explores the work of Centers of Teaching and Learning and the vision and insights of educational developers in higher education. We are speaking with Tracy Zou (@ZouTracy) who has worked as an educational developer at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and who has now transitioned back to a faculty role as an assistant professor at the University of Hong Kong. In addition to teaching, she is an associate editor of IJAD – the International Journal for Academic Development and an editorial member of Asian Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning as well as a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Our conversation centers on the lessons learned in the shift from faculty to developer and back, as well as the importance of fostering collaboration and critical friendships with people who not only support but challenge us to think and do things differently. And why those connections are so important to grow and sustain one’s teaching.

Connect with Tracy on Twitter - @ZouTracy

Acknowledgement: Part of this sharing is based on the findings from the research project Professional Development at a Meso-level: Conceptual Development and Impact Analysis funded by the Research Grants Council of the government of HKSAR (Project no. 17609318).

Transcript of the Interview