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| Program: pre-conference workshop program | ||||
| The life of an academic
developer: what do we do? And why do we do it? |
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| Facilitators: Lynn McAlpine (in collaboration with Denis Berthiaume,
Marian Jazvac-Martek, Julie Timmermans, & Lina Arcuri) McGill University,
Canada |
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This session will be of interest to those who are relatively new to academic development, who wish to situate themselves and their practices within its scholarly and research base, and to the key ideas that underpin the role. It will serve as a particularly useful introduction to those working with academics to develop aspects of teaching and learning within individual departments and faculties, or in disciplinary-based units. The goals of this workshop are: |
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for each participant to develop a draft of an
academic development philosophy statement; |
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for the group to generate a shared language for
the positioning of academic development in the higher education context. |
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| Academic developers may come from a variety of disciplinary
areas beyond education (e.g., chemistry, physics, management). And, their
work involves thinking and acting at multiple levels: focusing on the thinking
and actions of individuals; functioning within and trying to influence the
policies and practices of higher education institutions; influenced by and
attempting to be informed about trends and changes in societies –
both locally and globally - that are influencing higher education. Thus,
academic development draws on theoretical underpinnings from a range of
fields (e.g., higher education, instructional psychology, educational sociology,
leadership and organizational studies, and policy studies). The challenge
for each of us is to integrate these theoretical frameworks with our past
and varied knowledge and experiences in order to enhance our present thinking
and thus the value of our actions and interactions in our fields of practice.
During the session, we will engage in a series of cycles: short presentation,
then individual and group activities. Each presentation provides a different
conceptual framework for analysis of the context, goals, knowledge, values
and actions that influence academic development and for individuals to
elaborate the draft philosophy statement developed at the start of the
workshop. |
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