academic developer

Thoughts on: Agency and stewardship in academic development: the problem of speaking truth to power (Peseta, 2014)

academic developer, academic development, academics, agency, politics, reflection, strategy by Colin Simpson

In some ways this is a ‘thoughts on thoughts on’ as I’m writing about Tai Peseta’s summary reflection at the end of a special issue of the International Journal of Academic Development focusing on the […]

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Thoughts on: Reconceptualising academic work as professional practice: implications for academic development (Boud & Brew, 2013)

academic developer, academic development, academics, attitudes, community of practice, education design, Education Support People, emotion, social practice theory, Uncategorized by Colin Simpson

I’ve been really struggling to process my thoughts on this paper for the last week. I’ll read a few pages, furiously scribbling notes all over it, and then need to step away to deal with […]

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Thoughts on: Academic developers as change agents: Caught in the Middle (Hicks, 2005)

academic developer, academic development, academics, Education Support People, higher education, institution, management by Colin Simpson

Maybe it’s just a happy coincidence but I picked up a paper that I’d made a note to read in full after skimming it a while back and I don’t think I could’ve found something that […]

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