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A previous career in Marketing has proven useful in helping Sonia advocate for Learning Development in her institution, and in doing so for the students who benefit from it. When we learn to speak the language of strategy, and to align what we do with our colleagues’ institutional priorities, it becomes easier to integrate LD provision by presenting it as a means for achieving goals and solving problems. Similarly, building connections with colleagues and articulating our expertise can boost our confidence by helping us shape the professional identity of LD, a skill that will be increasingly important in the future, along with agility and the flexibility to embrace new developments such as AI.
Sonia’s EdD explored the self-efficacy of students when faced with a writing task, so we asked her advice on conquering the fear of writing, particularly that of the blank page. The answer, for her, is to switch from a blank Word document to a blank paper document, and break down the tasks involved into a mindmap, as messy as you like because the process is just as important as the product - if not more so!
The resources we mentioned
Bandura, A. (1997) Self-efficacy: The exercise of control. Worth Publishers
Elbow, P. (1998) Writing without teachers. 2nd Edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
The Pomodoro technique: https://www.pomodorotechnique.com/what-is-the-pomodoro-technique.php
Syska, A. and Buckley, C. (2022) Writing as liberatory practice: unlocking knowledge to locate an academic field. Teaching in Higher Education, DOI: 10.1080/13562517.2022.2114337
And the chapter we talked about
Hood, S. (2023) Succeeding in Learning Development. In Syska, A. and Buckley, C. (eds.) How to Be a Learning Developer in Higher Education: Critical Perspectives, Community and Practice. Routledge.
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A previous career in Marketing has proven useful in helping Sonia advocate for Learning Development in her institution, and in doing so for the students who benefit from it. When we learn to speak the language of strategy, and to align what we do with our colleagues’ institutional priorities, it becomes easier to integrate LD provision by presenting it as a means for achieving goals and solving problems. Similarly, building connections with colleagues and articulating our expertise can boost our confidence by helping us shape the professional identity of LD, a skill that will be increasingly important in the future, along with agility and the flexibility to embrace new developments such as AI.
Sonia’s EdD explored the self-efficacy of students when faced with a writing task, so we asked her advice on conquering the fear of writing, particularly that of the blank page. The answer, for her, is to switch from a blank Word document to a blank paper document, and break down the tasks involved into a mindmap, as messy as you like because the process is just as important as the product - if not more so!
The resources we mentioned
Bandura, A. (1997) Self-efficacy: The exercise of control. Worth Publishers
Elbow, P. (1998) Writing without teachers. 2nd Edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
The Pomodoro technique: https://www.pomodorotechnique.com/what-is-the-pomodoro-technique.php
Syska, A. and Buckley, C. (2022) Writing as liberatory practice: unlocking knowledge to locate an academic field. Teaching in Higher Education, DOI: 10.1080/13562517.2022.2114337
And the chapter we talked about
Hood, S. (2023) Succeeding in Learning Development. In Syska, A. and Buckley, C. (eds.) How to Be a Learning Developer in Higher Education: Critical Perspectives, Community and Practice. Routledge.