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At the risk of a) going sideways; b) boring; c) being discounted as 'mere' advertising -
I remind Norman and the whole LDHEN list of the existence of the AWE website, as a reference work for the micro-nuts and bolts of Academic Writing in [British] English. It is meant to be a prop and support for those learners who seek quick help, and should be well suited to 'lifelong learners', who sometimes feel very uncertain about writing formally enough for educational contexts.
To Norman and others who have recently entered retirement - and indeed the whole LD community - I offer the opportunity to get involved in editing, or in other ways helping, AWE. Since I was made to retire over two years ago, I haven't had a dull moment - and not only because "once you are supporter of other people's development its hard to stop", in my case volunteering to help readers in a local Unit for excluded secondary pupils as well as retaining a group of private clients. E-mail me at [log in to unmask] if you'd like to be involved in AWE.
Peter
Peter Wilson
quondam Academic Writing and Study Skills adviser
formerly of Study Advice Service
University of Hull
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From: learning development in higher education network on behalf of norman jackson
Sent: Fri 23/03/2012 11:46
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: LD...not just for students
I have also been infected by the spirit of the discussion. Having retired from full time employment last March, like Colin I can definitely say that life holds lots of new potential. Since 'retiring' I have been trying to establish a community interested in the idea of lifewide learning and education. One of our aims is to create a learning partnership scheme to support people who are developing themselves through their own experiences and I recently posted an invitation to the community to share their views on what this might look like. So I suppose I'm saying that once you are supporter of other people's development its hard to stop and I would be very interested in working with any members of this community to explore how our scheme might support people in developing themselves and achieving the things they value during what Jane Fonda calls - our third age.
best wishes
norman
http://lifewideeducation.co.uk/
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From: Christine Keenan <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: Friday, 23 March 2012, 10:12
Subject: Re: LD...not just for students
Dear everyone
This is a brilliant discussion thread, thanks Colin for instigating it. I endorse Michelle's suggestion below wholeheartedly. It would make a really useful and helpful contribution to our ALDinHE Professional Development working group activities, and as Michelle says, we are always encouraging new members to join the group and take activities such as this forward. I know it would be of great interest to all LDers and I would think it would make an excellent pre=conference or other session at our next conference in 2013.
Best wishes
Chris
Christine Keenan FHEA
Chair of the Association for Learning Development in Higher Education
Learning and Teaching Fellow
School of Design, Engineering & Computing
Bournemouth University
Poole House
Fern Barrow
Poole Dorset
BH12 5BB
Tel: 01202 965307
www.aldinhe.ac.uk
www.learnhigher.ac.uk
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From: learning development in higher education network [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Peter Hartley
Sent: 23 March 2012 10:07
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: LD...not just for students
Colin and I have been having our own email conversation and came up with the following suggestion:
How about a seminar/workshop which we could contribute to along the lines of:
"Can you have a career in iearning development? (and what can you do to develop one?)
We could develop the agenda with a mix of 'survivors/old-tomers/twilighters' ' like ourselves and early/mid-career Lders who would then facilitate the workshop and produce some sort of output (notes/resources) from it.
Worth taking forward?
Best wishes
Peter
On 23 Mar 2012, at 09:54, Michelle Reid wrote:
> Dear Colin,
>
> A pre-conference workshop or a professional development day focussing on career paths of LD practitioners and forward career planning is an excellent idea and fits well with the work of the ALDinHE Professional Development working group.
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> I will flag it up to the PD working group and also we are always looking for new members of the PD working group so if you would be interested in joining us, we would really welcome your expertise and experience.
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> Best wishes
> Michelle
>
> Dr Michelle Reid
> Study Adviser, Study Advice and Maths Support, First Floor, Library, University of Reading, RG6 6AE. 0118 378 4642
> www.reading.ac.uk/studyadvice www.reading.ac.uk/mathssupport
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> Vice-Chair, Association for Learning Development in Higher Education (ALDinHE) www.aldinhe.ac.uk/
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> From: learning development in higher education network [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Colin Neville [[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 23 March 2012 08:13
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: LD...not just for students
>
> Learning development is not just for students (see link)
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> http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/local/localbrad/9604454.Novel_explores_issue_of_false_teacher_abuse_claims/
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> Retirement, or semi-retirement, in my case, can open up a whole new
> world of informal learning possibilities.
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> I wonder if, at some future LD conference, a workshop might be offered
> for LD practitioners to talk about their own career developments, e.g.
> 'where next?' type discussion and support.
>
> Regards
>
> Colin Neville
>
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> Trans:it Project
> (Resource Development)
> University of Bradford
> School of Lifelong Education and Development (SLED)
> University of Bradford
> Bradford
> BD7 1DP
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