This was a varied day with some great speakers. The day started with Liz Beatty and Helen King discussing how we can influence the sector as education developers and changes agents and provided examples of their activities. We then a pictorial history lesson of teaching through the ages from James Wisdom and except for the most recent all pictures from the 14th century onwards depict teaching in lecture theatre type settings. David Baume then discussed the major changes in teaching with the use of technology and how this has changed our practice.
Julie Hall then provided a session with two students one from the NUS and we focused on the SEDA values and if these need review today in light of changes to practice. The current values are:
* an understanding of how people learn
* Scholarship, professionalism and ethical practice
* working in and developing learning communities
* working effectively with diversity and promoting inclusivity
* continuing reflection on professional practice
* developing people and processes
There was a lot of discussion around these and how perhaps some should be reviewed such as how peole learn there should be more of a focus on learning as a partnership and should the diversity and inclusivity now be focused on equity of opportunity. The SEDA executive will start some work around this.
Ranald Macdonald then took us on a review of the theory that had influenced us such as John Holt, Boyer, Brookfield etc and this was a good opporunity for people to share favouriate texts.
Lastly Sally Brown and Phil Race debated how fit assessment was for todays' purpose.
The whole day was very engaging and enabled lots of sharing of practice and experience.
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