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Kolomitro, Klodiana – Journal of Faculty Development, 2016
The role of educational developers has transitioned from the periphery to the centre of the higher education landscape as these practitioners are working to build capacity in teaching and learning. Yet, little is understood about educational developers themselves, and in particular, how learning theories inform their practice. In a qualitative…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Educational Theories, Educational Practices, Higher Education
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McAlpine, Lynn – International Journal for Academic Development, 2006
The field of academic development emerged in the 1960s and 1970s as a result of student concern and unrest about poor teaching. This led to the creation of the first development units and a focus on course ratings which contributed to a thirty-plus year history of research emerging from a psychological perspective. In this article, the author…
Descriptors: Intellectual History, Instructional Improvement, Improvement Programs, Trend Analysis
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1998
Canada's provincial programs of study are legal documents that state what students are expected to learn and expected to do in all subjects and grades. In Alberta, programs of study exist for elementary, junior high school, and senior high school students. These programs contain two types of information: a philosophy of learning, which includes…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Educational Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Wilcox, Susan – 1997
This paper examines the evolution over three decades of the educational development (ED) movement in Canada. An informal history of ED was constructed, using published documents about ED and personal interviews with 8 educational developers who played key roles in programs and ED centers; e-mail responses were received from ten other developers.…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Development, Educational History, Educational Improvement