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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Academic Developers as Change Agents Improving Quality in a Large Interprofessional Undergraduate Subject
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Cordiner, Moira – International Journal for Academic Development, 2014
Much has been written about academic developers as change agents but not in an interprofessional education (IPE) context. IPE involves teaching students in different health professions how to work effectively in teams across professional boundaries to improve the quality of patient care. Extensive evidence reveals that implementing sustainable IPE…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Change Agents, Professional Education, Interdisciplinary Approach
The "Messy" Business of Academic Developers Leading Other Academic Developers: Critical Reflection on a Curriculum Realignment Exercise
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Thomas, Sharon; Cordiner, Moira – International Journal for Academic Development, 2014
Little has been written about academic developers (ADs) working in teams leading other ADs. This paper chronicles the experience of a group of ADs in one Australian university working on a curriculum realignment exercise. Unexpectedly the dominant theme in participants' reflections was group dynamics, not the process. We were confronted by…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Development, Alignment (Education), Curriculum Development