Abstract

Summer holidays for most students are a time to relax, enjoy themselves, catch up on studies, spend time with family or relatives or earn much-needed money. But what about teachers? Our profession often leaves us with little time for professional enrichment. However, the summer does offer us the perfect opportunity to catch up on new and thought-provoking ideas about learning and teaching.

Although this July issue of the Asian Journal of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning does not have a single, overarching theme, it does contain a rich smorgasbord of scholarship ranging from research articles to reflections on practice on a wide range of topics—ideal for dipping into as you recharge your batteries this summer.

The topics of the articles in this issue range from case-based learning and teaching to the coping strategies of students transitioning from school to university, and from aspects of academic performance to graduate teaching assistant training, by way of reflection pieces on reflective practices in public health education, interdisciplinary learning on common core courses, and critical thinking across cultures. This stimulating breadth of topics is sure to offer food for thought for anyone involved in university teaching and learning.