‘Moving beyond’: academic developers, academic identity, and strategic development

Geertsema, Johan; Chng, Huang Hoon

doi:10.1080/1360144x.2017.1334992

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“…At the same time, several scholarly contributions highlight the expanding scope of academic development globally (Geertsema & Chng, 2017;Gibbs, 2013;Stensaker, 2017;Stensaker et al, 2017;Sugrue et al, 2018;Sutherland, 2018). It therefore seems appropriate to ask how we -as academic developers (ADs) -develop ourselves professionally in and across our respective lifeworlds.…”

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Academic developers developing: aspects of an expanding lifeworld

Mårtensson

Roxå

2021

International Journal for Academic Development

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This text discusses the professional development of academic developers. It is based on the authors' reflections and observations in the context of a semi-formal programme, Strategic Academic Development, held for academic developers in different regions of the world. Most recently the programme participants were academic developers in Singapore. In this text, we as authors share what we notice as similar traits and common patterns across contexts when academic developers develop professionally and their 'lifeworld' changes. Five dimensions are highlighted: expanding horizons; widening orientations; intensified focus on 'the others'; using and/or producing research; and finally, the frames within which academic developers work.

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Academic developers developing: aspects of an expanding lifeworld

Mårtensson

Roxå

2021

International Journal for Academic Development

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“…For example, as difficult as it is to make sure health care staff always wash their hands before encountering new patients, in spite of an immense amount of evidence that indicates the benefits of doing so, it is just as difficult, if not even harder, to get university teachers to adapt their teaching to the learning of their students. For academic developers, fostering integration of research (theory) and practice is of strategic value, as it is necessary for long-term and systematic change (Geertsema & Chng, 2017).…”

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Lessons learned: towards a framework for integration of theory and practice in academic development

Laksov

2018

International Journal for Academic Development

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In this paper, I describe an approach to the integration of theory and practice at the intrapersonal, interpersonal, and organizational levels. The results of the research projects in which I have been involved over the last ten years are used to illustrate how these three levels have facilitated the identification of three tensions. These tensions together create a framework that can help academic developers better understand how to approach the challenges of advocating for the integration of higher education theory with academic practice in their own institutional environments, and how this integration is linked to existing higher education literature.

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“…This imperative for strategic development of teaching and learning has created a symbiosis between university management, academic teaching staff and academic developers (Roxå and Mårtensson, 2008). As Geertsema and Chng (2017, p. 183) state, “academic developers are often called upon to support strategic initiatives that involve colleagues and institutional missions”. Bolander Laksov (2008), also acknowledges the function of academic development in linking the multiple levels of involvement that are relevant to building teaching and learning quality.…”

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Implementing a strategic campus-wide approach to authentic assessment: considerations and recommendations for implementation

Brown

Nomikoudis

Bouilheres

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PurposeThis article addresses the experience of academic developers and academic staff during the transition of assessment practices in an English-speaking international university campus in South East Asia. The project examined in the study was born out of the institutional strategy focused on producing graduates ready for employment.Design/methodology/approachA case study from a Business discipline highlights key factors in curricula change from the academic perspective.FindingsThis study focuses on what it meant for the academic teaching and academic development teams to work together to bridge the broadly strategic with the local practical implementation. Potential implications for others embarking on academic development within large-scale strategic projects are also provided.Originality/valueThis paper offers a discussion of the symbiotic relationship between management, academic staff and academic developers (Roxå and Mårtensson, 2008) generated by the transition to authentic assessment as a key element in the development of student employability.

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‘Moving beyond’: academic developers, academic identity, and strategic development

Cited by 6 publications

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Academic developers developing: aspects of an expanding lifeworld

Academic developers developing: aspects of an expanding lifeworld

Lessons learned: towards a framework for integration of theory and practice in academic development

Implementing a strategic campus-wide approach to authentic assessment: considerations and recommendations for implementation

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