EDC: Our living plan

http://durhamcollege.ca/edcconference/program.html

Click on EDC 5-yr plan

The plan for our pro-d

• How did the 5-year plan came to be?• What is in the current plan?• Why do we want to change the style of the

plan?• Who makes the suggested activities in the

plan happen? YOU• Where might we use the plan in our work?

Background

• Started in February , 2005 at EDC mtg

• Continued work in June, 2005 at EDC mtg during STLHE

We identified:

• Topics

• Specific content

• Formats

….for our own professional development needs over the next several years (2005-2010)

Today’s Focus:

How/what have we done so far?

What can we do in the future?

• For existing theme, career stages

• What themes or career stages to add?

• What else to add or make note of?

Introducing….

EDC: Our living plan

We are nearing the end of the ‘5 years’.

We have done a lot, but not all of it!!

What are we changing?

1. We have shifted from a yearly chart to a more holistic (and realistic?) format

2. 2. We want the document to also be a resource to showcase your work

Themes• ED as a field of practice and

scholarship• EDs as academic administrators/

managers/leaders• Understanding academic/

disciplinary cultures and practices

• Building consulting relationship

Themes cont.• Organizational development/

Facilitating change• Program/ curriculum

development and assessment• Scholarship of Teaching and

Learning• Cross cultural issues

Themes cont.• ED for university administrators• A development perspective on

PD planning• Quality in Teaching, Learning

and Educational Development• Engagement and educational

development

What do you think?

• Four different colour-coded stages in an educational developer’s career:

(one per person)

NewEarly-mid careerMid-late careerAcross career span

Activity InstructionsFor the career stage you have on your

slip of paper, what is one activity/resource/event that:

• Has already happened within EDC

• Could happen in the future?

Think (+ write)-pair-share

1. We have shifted from a yearly chart to a more holistic

(and realistic?) format

Themes Stage in career Detail/example Achieved/ing (when/how)

ED as a field of practice and scholarship

Across career span

Structured opportunities for critical reflection (EDC)

EDC Grant Program, 2007 - present

2. We want the document to also be a resource to showcase your work

** On EDC website** You will be able add a link to your example** You can use it to identify people, topics, resources