Open Access“Once a Scientist…”: Disciplinary Approaches and Intellectual Dexterity in Educational Development
Author(s) -
Kearns Katherine,
Hatcher Molly,
Bollard Mara,
DiPietro Michele,
DonohueBergeler Devon,
Drane Leslie E.,
Luoma Elizabeth,
Phuong Andrew E.,
Thain Laura,
Wright Mary
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
to improve the academy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-4822
DOI - 10.1002/tia2.20072
Subject(s) - discipline , clarity , engineering ethics , sociology , pedagogy , psychology , mathematics education , engineering , social science , biochemistry , chemistry
The authors claim that disciplinary epistemologies—disciplinary habits of mind and ways of thinking—offer productive lenses for observing teaching practices. Furthermore, they argue that educational developers who draw from multiple epistemologies in combination provide rich evidence with regard to teaching and learning and can speak to academic colleagues from an array of disciplines. Clarity is provided for career paths in educational development for colleagues from academic disciplines who are contemplating part‐ or full‐time work in a teaching center. The authors hope that this opening collection develops into a toolkit and area of inquiry about disciplinary approaches to the practice of educational development.