Sell them what they want; give them what they need: managing tensions and competing expectations in live online lecturer development workshops

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https://doi.org/10.47408/jldhe.vi22.695

Keywords:

academic development, online, CPD, workshops, compassion, pedagogy of care, modelling, metacognition, Covid-19

Author Biography

Martin Compton, University College London

Dr Martin Compton is an Associate Professor working in the central academic development unit (The Arena Centre for research-based education) at UCL. He works closely with the Faculty of Life Science but his work, which focuses on digital education, is cross-institutional. He previously worked at the University of Greenwich in the Academic Development Unit where he oversaw taught lecturer-development programmes, peer review of teaching, digital education initiatives and the university CPD offer, including trans-national education support.

References

Compton, M., and Almpanis, T. (2018) ‘One size doesn’t fit all: rethinking approaches to continuing professional development in technology enhanced learning’, Compass: Journal of Learning and Teaching, 11(1). Available at: https://doi.org/10.21100/compass.v11i1.708 (Accessed: 30 July 2021).

Denial, C. (2020) ‘A pedagogy of kindness’, in Stommel, J., Friend, C. and Morris, S.M. (eds.). Critical digital pedagogy: a collection. Washington, D.C.: Hybrid Pedagogy Inc, pp.212-218.

Land, R. (2001) ‘Agency, context and change in academic development’, International Journal for Academic Development, 6(1), pp.4-20. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/13601440110033715 (Accessed: 30 July 2021).

Means, B., Bakia, M. and Murphy, R. (2014) Learning online: what research tells us about whether, when and how. New York: Routledge.

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27-10-2021

How to Cite

Compton, M. (2021) “Sell them what they want; give them what they need: managing tensions and competing expectations in live online lecturer development workshops”, Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education, (22). doi: 10.47408/jldhe.vi22.695.

Issue

No. 22 (2021): Special Edition, Compendium of Innovative Practice: Learning Development in a Time of Disruption

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Supporting institutional change

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