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Fitzgerald, Rachel; Huijser, Henk; Meth, Deanna; Neilan, Kellene – International Journal for Academic Development, 2020
Sector-wide research has shown the benefits of student-staff partnerships in course design whilst highlighting the complexity of this work, and the difficulties in gaining traction to create sustained ways of working. Reflections by academic developers on the roles and partnerships in course design at one Australian university reveal the critical…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Sustainable Development, College Faculty, College Students
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McGrath, Cormac – International Journal for Academic Development, 2020
This paper presents the findings of a four-year research project studying change practice and agency in higher education. The main findings of five empirical studies are presented. These findings lay bare how academic staff perceive opportunities to change their practice, identify leaders' strategies when trying to bring about change, illustrate…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Higher Education, Educational Development, Educational Practices
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Wichmann-Hansen, Gitte; Godskesen, Mirjam; Kiley, Margaret – International Journal for Academic Development, 2020
In this paper, we focus on professional development for senior academic staff, in particular, doctoral supervisors. Using an authentic case as an example of a long-term, comprehensive, and mandatory development program for senior staff, we analyse the challenges and benefits of such a program and identify issues for consideration. The main issues…
Descriptors: Doctoral Students, Supervisors, College Faculty, Faculty Development
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Mercer-Mapstone, Lucy – International Journal for Academic Development, 2020
A growing number of practitioners are re-envisioning higher education through student--staff partnership. Such a culture shift toward partnership can only be achieved through collaborative efforts among academic developers, other faculty/staff, and students. Using evidence from literature and my own reflections, I map the ways this partnership…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Partnerships in Education, Educational Change, Educational Practices
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Veine, Sven; Anderson, Martha Kalvig; Andersen, Nina Haugland; Espenes, Thomas Christian; Søyland, Tove Bredesen; Wallin, Patric; Reams, Jonathan – International Journal for Academic Development, 2020
Experiential learning (EL) has great potential to prepare students to work on interdisciplinary and global challenges across traditional boundaries, as well as support them in the development of reflective skills. In this study, we explore reflection as a central element for EL in the university wide interdisciplinary course Experts in Teamwork…
Descriptors: Reflection, Learning Activities, Higher Education, Experiential Learning
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Rao, Namrata; Hosein, Anesa – International Journal for Academic Development, 2020
In this reflection, we explore the issue of internationalisation with respect to academic staff. We argue that universities are employing international academic staff to meet their internationalisation agenda without considering actively how to use their pedagogical knowledge and expertise to create an internationalised environment.
Descriptors: Global Approach, Professionalism, Higher Education, Universities
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Macfadyen, Ann; English, Christine; Coates, Maggie – International Journal for Academic Development, 2020
Postgraduate master's dissertation supervision is one of the least understood aspects of academic practice. Using action research, 25 master's supervisors aimed to develop a better understanding of the complexities and challenges involved in this role. Through focus groups, individual interviews and monthly workshops, they developed and piloted…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Masters Degrees, Doctoral Dissertations, Supervision
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Cunningham, Catriona; Mills, Jennie – International Journal for Academic Development, 2020
Reading poetry through a metaphorical lens, we enquire into our lived experience of academic development. By reading poetry as a metaphor for practice it becomes possible to explore teaching identities within higher education, creating opportunities for learning and critical self-awareness. Comparing and contrasting our different interpretations…
Descriptors: Poetry, Figurative Language, Professional Identity, College Faculty
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Hunter, Anna – International Journal for Academic Development, 2020
Academic identity is fluid, slippery, and uncertain, academic developer identity even more so. This paper explores the author's use of photography as a medium through which to present, represent, and interpret her own practice and professional identity as a third space professional within higher education. Drawing on existing literature on…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Ethnography, Professional Identity, Higher Education
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Taylor, Rebecca L.; Knorr, Kris; Ogrodnik, Michelle; Sinclair, Peter – International Journal for Academic Development, 2020
Midterm student feedback is a common process in post-secondary institutions that can lead to enhanced teaching practices and thereby potentially to higher ratings of instructional skills in summative course evaluations. At McMaster University, midterm student feedback is called a 'Course Refinement' and includes consultation with educational…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Feedback (Response), Student Evaluation
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Wilkinson, Catherine – International Journal for Academic Development, 2020
In this paper, I use an autoethnographic approach to explore my everyday experiences as an early career lecturer at a UK-based university. I uncover some of my underlying experiences of imposter syndrome, presenting the ways it manifests in my teaching activities. This paper recommends areas in which higher education institutions can offer support…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Self Concept, Foreign Countries, Ethnography
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Ellis, Donna E.; Brown, Veronica M.; Tse, Crystal T. – International Journal for Academic Development, 2020
Educational developers need to assess the work of their Centres, from program participation and impact to underlying organizational processes. Various frameworks exist, but developers may feel unsure how to get started. We developed a planning model that offers a structured, systematic approach for developing comprehensive assessment systems that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Resource Centers, Educational Facilities, Faculty Development
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Reeping, David – International Journal for Academic Development, 2020
The framework of threshold concepts has been used across several disciplines in higher education. Although the literature surrounding the identification of threshold concepts and their nature has flourished, their conceptualization has seemingly diverged across disciplinary lines, which should be recognized by educational developers who work with…
Descriptors: Fundamental Concepts, College Curriculum, Engineering, Writing (Composition)
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Boman, Jennifer; Yeo, Michelle – International Journal for Academic Development, 2020
Research in academic development more often articulates stories of success than of failure in our practice. Using a self-study methodology involving written reflections and analysis of recorded conversations, this article explores how two mid-career developers define and learn from feelings of failure in the context of group facilitation. Through…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Development, Failure, Facilitators (Individuals)
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McNaught, Carmel – International Journal for Academic Development, 2020
This paper is a narrative across 28 years in academic development. Four phases are described, showing how initially naïve conceptions about academic development have been addressed, enabling a growth towards a more holistic understanding of how diversity, quality assurance, and community networks can productively interface. This narrative will,…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Higher Education, Failure, Quality Assurance
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