Just for the record: SEDA's remit is very much concerned with support
for the professional development of tutors who run programmes for
teachers in HE.

SEDA has a long record of providing development support for all those
staff involved in providing staff and educational development. Whilst
institutional programmes for new or experienced teachers are
generally validated programmes which can be thought of as part of an
institution's provision in the subject field of Education, they are
also predominantly part of the institution's strategy for staff and
educational development, and indeed many (if not most) of them began
as SEDA accredited programmes of development.

It sounds to me like ESCALATE and SEDA could usefully meet to discuss
where additional value could be provided

regards
Barry (Co-Chair SEDA) .



>Hi Janet
>
>Thanks for your prompt response. I hope that the ESCALATE project will serve
>a different purpose and provide a different emphasis to ILT, SEDA and the
>Generic LTSN as I tried to indicate in my original message. The purpose
>being the professional development of those delivering programmes. I think
>there is a distinction to be made between support for programmes and
>professional development for tutors.
>
>ESCALATE, as the LTSN for education, has a responsibility for the
>professional development of those working in teacher education in all
>sectors, hence this project. Are you familiar with their website -
>www.escalate.ac.uk - which has a wide range of articles, book reviews,
>resources and links for education generally, many of which are relevant to
>teaching in higher education and to those who work on programmes such as
>yours.
>
>You also raise the interesting point about how we think of ourselves -
>trainer, developer, educator? Personally, I prefer the latter but I answer
>to all three.
>
>With best wishes
>
>Terry
>+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>Terry Atkinson
>Graduate School of Education
>University of Bristol
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Janet Hanson [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent: 24 January 2003 00:04
>To: 'Terry Atkinson'
>Cc: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: RE: Escalate and Professional Development
>
>
>Dear Terry, I also echo Jessica's surprise at this development, surely those
>at whom you are aiming this resource already use ILT, SEDA, LTSN resources
>etc. It does seem to involve a lot of duplication and overlap with these.
>Secondly, I have been leading staff development for academic staff for ten
>years, through a SEDA, then ILT accredited, award bearing Masters programme,
>and I have never thought of myself as a 'trainer', or even a 'teacher
>trainer', so I am not particularly drawn to this proposal.
>Janet
>
>Janet Hanson
>Associate Head of Academic Services
>Bournemouth University
>Talbot Campus
>Fern Barrow
>Poole BH12 5BB
>Tel: 01202 595044
>email: [log in to unmask]

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