Absolutely agree that we should be talking about this. I just wrote a post for the HEA blog on a similar theme - asking whether we should talk not about 'teaching excellence' but 'good education' (published today):

https://www.heacademy.ac.uk/individuals/strategic-priorities/teaching-excellence-for-student-success



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On 25 Jan 2018, at 16:12, Gilbert, Theo <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

Dear Samantha,

 

I love this blog.    Please forgive the re-sending to SEDA but would you like to join (if only as a silent partner on the email list)  a network of international universities who are working together on this:     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jFVTCuSCOg

Very best wishes

Theo

  


Dr Theo Gilbert, SFHEA

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School of Humanities

University of Hertfordshire

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From: Online forum for SEDA, the Staff & Educational Development Association <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Ahern, Samantha <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: 25 January 2018 15:57
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Subject: Blog post: The purpose of education?
 

Hi all,

 

I have written a slightly unusual blog post for me. Instead of focusing on learning analytics or data ethics I have been thinking about the nature and purpose of education.

 

These are preliminary thoughts based on events attended recently.

 

Hope you find them of interest: http://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/digital-education/2018/01/25/the-purpose-of-education/

 

 

Regards,

 

Samantha

 

Samantha Ahern (Associate CISSP, FHEA)

Learning Technology Project Officer, Digital Education,

Information Services Division, University College London

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Blog: http://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/digital-education/category/our-views/sams-scribbles/