The attached document gives an outline of the Learning Development in Higher Education Network, our discussion group and other activities.

If you are free, you might like to come to the LDHEN symposium on 4th April at Liverpool Hope, which will be an opportunity to meet a very wide range of colleagues involved in student learning support. Further details will be available on the discussion list very shortly.

Unit for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching

Canterbury, Kent CT2 7NQ.

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From: [log in to unmask] href="mailto:[log in to unmask]">David Pierce

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Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 1:40 PM

Subject: Learner support professionals

I'm doing a piece of work for the HEA about learner support networks and organisations and I wonder if you can help. The idea is that in addition to the support given to students by academic teaching staff there are many others such as careers people, placement officers and others who have a direct impact on the student experience. This is familiar stuff to many who recognise that a contribution to the student experience is made by all sorts of people in an institution. There are boundary problems of course, after all, the ladies in the canteen and the man on the gate have some sort of impact but I don't think we are intending to go quite that far at the moment. The emphasis will be upon 'professionals'. So there are some obvious ones such as AGCAS (and CILIP for librarians) that are quite formal and well-organised and then there will be other looser networks in other specialist areas. Your own network is a good example of these. There is no complete list and we have no idea how many there might be.

Do you have any ideas? Can you point me in the direction of any so I can add them to the list I am building up.

With thanks and best wishes,

David Pierce
96 Montgomery Road
Nether Edge
Sheffield S7 1LR
Tel: 0114 281 9414