Unfortunately, the list emailer stripped out your lengthy
footnote explaining the specifics of the distaste you expressed
here. I'm assuming a Foucauldian deconstruction of the
Certeuvian opportunism underlay your exquisitely Bourdieuvian
response was lost in that unfortunate process...
Don't get me wrong. I might agree with you, I might not. Right
now, I really don't know...;)
BLAND TOMKINSON wrote on 26/11/12 at 17:51
>Ugh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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>________________________________ From: Ruth Lawton
><[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Monday, 26
>November 2012, 15:14 Subject: Employability Twitter chat, Wednesday
>December 12th, 4-5pm
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>
>Dear all
>
>Apologies for cross-posting
>
>Employability Twitter ‘chat’ – Wednesday December 12th,
>4-5pm #EmpDevChat As ‘employability developers’, one of
>the most important questions
>for us (and for the people we are working with) concerns the very
>practical matter of what makes curricular initiatives to increase
>student employability successful.
>
>We are interested in practical approaches to this, and plan to hold a
>Twitter chat on “Strategies for Embedding Employability in the HE
>Curriculum”. Within this general theme, we will present several
>specific questions and let the conversation develop. A record of the
>session will be collated and made available through Storify after the
>event.
>
>This is an experiment, and we’ve no idea how many people will take
>part, or if it will be successful, but if so, it may well be the first
>of a series of such events!
>
>Further information ..
>
>What is a TweetChat? A TweetChat is a virtual meeting or gathering on
>Twitter to discuss a common topic. The chat usually lasts one hour and
>will include some questions to stimulate discussion. Questions will be
>preceded with Q1, Q2, Q3 etc For example: Q1 How do we make students
>recognise employability skills as important and relevant to their
>course of study? #EmpDevchat
>
>Where will I find the TweetChat? Create an account on Twitter and then
>use the search facility to find #EmpDevchat. Depending on your Twitter
>tool you may be able to save this.
>
>How do I take part? If you wish to respond to a question include the
>hashtag #EmpDevchat within your tweet and precede your tweet with A1,
>A2, A3 etc. For example: A1 By including work related activities that
>help the students develop relevant skills #EmpDevchat. Do I
>have to tweet to take part? No you don’t though your
>contributions will be valued! By following the hashtag #EmpDevchat you
>can simply read the questions raised and answers by those who respond.
>
>If I can’t make the timeslot can I follow the TweetChat later? Yes you
>can view the discussion by searching for #EmpDevchat
>
>Will a summary of the session made available afterwards? Yes – we will
>use Storify to summarise the conversations that each question gives
>rise to, and post the results back to #EmpDevChat.
>
>Looking forward to it! Ruth Lawton, Birmingham City University Jeff
>Waldock and Sue Backingham, Sheffield Hallam University
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