In this episode, Erik Brogt helps us explore Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK) not just as a teaching concept, but as a transformative framework for academic development. Our guest takes us inside the “third space” between academic and professional roles, where collaboration, cultural respect, and distributed expertise come together to enhance teaching practice. From the influence of Māori values like mana and manaaki to real-world examples of co-constructive projects, we unpack how PCK can reshape the way universities think about identity, credibility, and peer partnership in education.

Erik Brogt is a consultant in educational, staff, and organisational development at E3 Consulting in Christchurch, New Zealand. He received his MSc in Astronomy from the University of Groningen, the Netherlands and a PhD in Teaching and Teacher Education from the University of Arizona, USA. He also holds postgraduate qualifications in Strategic Leadership and Industrial and Organisational Psychology. Erik worked as an academic in the field of Academic Development for over 15 years at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. As a scholar-practitioner he studied and taught about teaching and learning in higher education, and supported other academics with teaching, learning, pedagogy, curriculum and assessment design, and scholarship of teaching and learning projects. Erik's research interests are in the psychology of teaching and learning, leadership, and organisational development.