Al din he professional
-
Upload
helen-webster -
Category
Education
-
view
31 -
download
0
Transcript of Al din he professional
Writing Development Centre
University Library
facebook.com/NUlibraries
@ncl_wdc
Dr Helen Webster
Head of the Writing Development Centre
Newcastle University
“Trust me, I’m a professional”
What do Learning
Developers profess?
Writing Development Centre
University Library
facebook.com/NUlibraries
@ncl_wdc
Why does it matter? And why now?
How we shape our roles, services and teams
How we shape our careers and CPD
How others perceive and value us
Learning development as approach or role?
Analogy with and distinction from related
professions/fields
The Next Generation: boldly going....where?
Writing Development Centre
University Library
facebook.com/NUlibraries
@ncl_wdc
Meanings
What key words do you associate with this term?
What range of meanings does this term have?
What are the criteria for being this?
What would the opposite be?
Profession
Profess-ional
Expert
Writing Development Centre
University Library
facebook.com/NUlibraries
@ncl_wdc
What are we?
In what senses can we be said to be
‘professional’ or ‘experts’ and where does
this derive from?
Are we /should we be a profession? If not,
what are we?
Are we a specialised branch of another
profession?
What are the pros, cons and implications
of thinking of ourselves as a profession?
Writing Development Centre
University Library
facebook.com/NUlibraries
@ncl_wdc
What are we?
“Professional expertise”
What are a Learning Developer’s:
Theoretical frameworks
Values and ethics
Knowledge
Skills
Experience
Are any of these distinct to Learning Development?
Writing Development Centre
University Library
facebook.com/NUlibraries
@ncl_wdc
Where have we come from? What
has shaped Learning Development?
Use the questions to
identify the diversity of
expertise and routes into
LD in the group
Combine the diversity of
expertise in your group
into a single entity - an
Uber-Learning Developer
Writing Development Centre
University Library
facebook.com/NUlibraries
@ncl_wdc
What expertise defines the
Learning Developer?
Teaching
Counselling
Disability support
TEFLLibrarian
Staff development
Researcher development
Writing Development Centre
University Library
facebook.com/NUlibraries
@ncl_wdc
What expertise defines the
Learning Developer?
LD
Teaching
Librarian
Counselling
SpLD
Staff development
TEFL
Researcher Development
Learning technologist
Writing Development Centre
University Library
facebook.com/NUlibraries
@ncl_wdc
What is our core expertise?
What else might be useful?
Diamond ranking exercise:
Postcards each with a different
qualification on
Add any in from our survey
Select nine
Rank them in order of relevance to
Learning Development
Most relevant
Least relevant
Writing Development Centre
University Library
facebook.com/NUlibraries
@ncl_wdc
Where are the boundaries
of our expertise?
Case studies:
• 1: one-to-one tutorial
• 2: workshop
Where are the limits of learning
development?
Writing Development Centre
University Library
facebook.com/NUlibraries
@ncl_wdc
Training for Learning
Development
What starting point are we assuming? A BA/BSc?
What format might/should this take? A curriculum, a professional development framework, an accreditation?
What areas of our work need to be considered?
What career progression and levels might there be?
Might there be different routes and specialisms?
What form would training take - bespoke, or pieced together from existing professions?
Might other professions benefit from this?
Howe can we ensure we remain flexible as a profession?
Writing Development Centre
University Library
facebook.com/NUlibraries
@ncl_wdc
What’s next for you?
What expertise might enhance your own profile and
practice?
Where might you gain this?