This sounds like an issue that a Union could help with, maybe UCU?
http://www.ucu.org.uk/
Martin Hampton wrote:
> I don't know, Chris; that's rather why I posted. One key manager in
> particular has been extremely blunt in claiming that it's very clear
> that learning development is no longer an academic scale profession, so
> it's hugely unrealistic to expect anything other than appointments at
> tutor grade. I don't know whether ALDinHE has any data that could
> counter this claim? Perhaps it's very true, and I've just got to get
> used to it!
>
> thank you for responding
>
> Martin H.
>
>
>
> >>> Christine Keenan <[log in to unmask]> 07/11/2012 23:08 >>>
> Martin, this sounds desperately bleak, is there anything ALDinHE can
> offer by way of support?
> Chris
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On 7 Nov 2012, at 18:23, "Martin Hampton" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Hello all.
> >
> > First, thank you very much for responses to my previous post about
> male students' use of learning development services. Lots of food for
> thought there.
> >
> > I think I may have asked something like this before, but it's again
> become pressing. Imagine a university that is recruiting, directly into
> academic faculties, learning developers on tutor contracts, whilst
> shrinking (e.g. through 'natural wastage') its well established,
> successful and very well thought-of central learning development
> service, staffed mainly by lecturers and senior lecturers. The remit
> and job descriptions for the tutor posts are incredibly similar to those
> of the lecturers, and even where there are responsibilities - such as
> the teaching of large groups - supposedly unique to lecturer grades,
> keen new learning developers are embracing tasks outside their strict
> remits. Any ideas on how the remaining lecturers in the existing,
> established service could possibly defend against this in-your-face
> undercutting? Or would it be time for such lecturers to give up in the
> face of the relentless downgrading and of learning development, and look
> to other fields for career satisfaction?
> >
> > unhappily yours
> >
> > Martin Hampton
> >
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