I do so agree - our work allows us to be 'with' and 'for' the students
whilst academics in our own right. At its best it keeps us in touch with
the students and their experiences and this can inform our own practice
and the messages that we feed back to subject academics.
Best
Sandra
Eloise Sentito wrote:
> I think this (inevitable?) ‘go-between’ role is one of the key things
> that makes our work so unique (/I think/), interesting, challenging and
> valuable! J
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> *From:* learning development in higher education network
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] *On Behalf Of *Magyar Anna Dr (DOS)
> *Sent:* 05 November 2008 16:39
> *To:* [log in to unmask]
> *Subject:* Re: students, us, and who 'they' are
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> Very interesting discussion, thank you to everyone for their
> contributions, it seems to get to the heart of what our role is as
> learning developers
>
> and where we are positioned and position ourselves in the university - I
> often feel like a go between, between the students and the lecturers, on
> the one hand demystifying the institutional practices for students and
> on the other, working with lecturers towards fostering practices which
> are less mysterious, more explicit and inclusive.
>
> Dr Anna Magyar
> Learning enhancement tutor for international students
> Dean of Students Office
> University of East Anglia
> 01603 591312
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Sandra Sinfield
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