TY - JOUR
T1 - Walking the tightrope
T2 - enabling mindset and practice transformation at scale through compassionate academic development
AU - Compton, Martin
AU - Gilmour, Alison
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - This reflection centres on how existing tensions in academic development work were magnified and challenged as competing imperatives sought to (re)define the roles of academic developers at a UK university during the pandemic in 2020. In a situation of heightened anxiety amongst all stakeholders, issues relating to professional agency, expertise, and pedagogic approaches surfaced. This resulted in a delicate ‘tightrope walk’ of fulfilling obligations as defined by senior leadership and academic colleagues whilst asserting an authentic and compassionate approach that was true to professional values, experience, and expertise.
AB - This reflection centres on how existing tensions in academic development work were magnified and challenged as competing imperatives sought to (re)define the roles of academic developers at a UK university during the pandemic in 2020. In a situation of heightened anxiety amongst all stakeholders, issues relating to professional agency, expertise, and pedagogic approaches surfaced. This resulted in a delicate ‘tightrope walk’ of fulfilling obligations as defined by senior leadership and academic colleagues whilst asserting an authentic and compassionate approach that was true to professional values, experience, and expertise.
KW - academic development
KW - agency
KW - blended learning
KW - compassion
KW - pedagogy of kindness
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85132114470&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/1360144X.2022.2066674
DO - 10.1080/1360144X.2022.2066674
M3 - Comment/debate
AN - SCOPUS:85132114470
SN - 1360-144X
VL - 27
SP - 203
EP - 206
JO - International Journal for Academic Development
JF - International Journal for Academic Development
IS - 2
ER -