Colleagues
On returning from the recent SEDA conference, I have been reflecting on
the complexity of development work in HE organisations – not for the first
time!
I'm wanting to provoke (if that's the right word) a discussion about Ed
Dev and CETLs and, to give more purpose to my provocation, I'm suggesting
there may be an opportunity for SEDA to contribute to the first, formative
evaluation of CETLs, due to report around July 2007. As far as I know, the
evaluation team has not yet been appointed. Timely discussions now might
inform a submission to that evaluation process. Although I'm no longer
serving on seda exec, discussion 'from the floor' could be the starting
point for something more strategic in the new year.
Firstly, I want to pose again the question that was asked in the final
plenary:
How can CETLs engage with the community of educational developers (as
represented by SEDA and other tribes) for support and mutual benefit?
And then to extend this question with reference to Paul Blackmore’s
initial keynote and his hard questions around the ‘tribes and
territories’ of development. For example, Where do HR Developers fit, with
their responsibility for reward and remuneration structures? What about
the new developing developers – the fellowship holders, champions and
student developers that are being drawn in by CETLs such as CEEBL, SCEPTrE
and many others?
There are many more questions, but I'm going to hand it over to the
community, now.
With all good wishes
Jo Tait
(Assistant Director, SCEPTrE)
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