The Curtin Academy has been established to recognise, reward, enable and extend excellence in teaching at the University, nationally and internationally. The overarching purpose of the Curtin Academy is to promote a culture of teaching excellence by engaging our outstanding teachers and allowing them to provide colleagues with the opportunity to learn from their expertise and exceptional pedagogical practice. The Curtin Academy is an active, honorary network of exceptional leaders committed to and passionate about the collaboration and dissemination of teaching excellence at Curtin. The Curtin Academy is designed to increase engagement with teachers across the university in order to provide opportunities for colleagues to learn from the Fellows' exceptional pedagogical expertise. Curtin Academy aims to: // Provide strategic leadership and advice in learning and teaching; // Provide strategic advice to the University in relation to scholarly teaching and/or the scholarship of teaching; // Foster innovation, development and enhancement of teaching excellence; // Promote and encourage a culture of teaching excellence; // Create an independent, learned voice to advocate on behalf of learning and teaching; // Create opportunities for teachers to interact. regarding the scholarship and/or experience of learning and teaching; and // Inform and support the Curtin’s learning and teaching priorities.