{"id":1561,"date":"2016-04-03T18:31:53","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T02:31:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/iiqbal\/?p=1561"},"modified":"2017-01-25T15:01:23","modified_gmt":"2017-01-25T23:01:23","slug":"educational-developer-skills-knowledge-and-competencies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/iiqbal\/2016\/04\/03\/educational-developer-skills-knowledge-and-competencies\/","title":{"rendered":"Educational developer skills, knowledge and competencies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Lavender Field (Beauty of Simplicity)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/haileyartjourney\/8453880392\/in\/photolist-dT3m7u-5AAGZf-6XvSp5-omwnJF-87XMFc-qmiDzR-9qu5uN-4qGRGq-5HYozd-8FXtw8-oWUVVz-8rnai9-qe2Dtn-9sc96H-EnMML5-pTtuvp-8fmebY-nSEDmU-5rHHw9-ynm2L-o8ma2j-aNadzR-6dSy4j-gbQKqp-9PwPNV-rwri5s-2Wet9g-5UqAvG-9PwPZ4-jsyKgS-9PwQae-9rpSn1-9pWfE-8dfWHj-DJKzEp-9bBdFG-sbp8GZ-7TZGHN-cRjfUh-oUNP3P-aaAhuv-jrvSre-dD7Wyn-iBn5zY-2qmoMB-9h4BDb-nSEDej-ehf886-cRjg61-mHXYrK\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8105\/8453880392_68b396f04c.jpg\" alt=\"Lavender Field (Beauty of Simplicity)\" width=\"374\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nOver the past few days, I have re-read a few texts that address\u00a0the skills, knowledge and competencies of educational developers. (The texts are listed at the bottom of this page).<\/p>\n<p>Rather than re-hash the details here (and because I can&#8217;t reproduce the useful [copyrighted]\u00a0visuals), I want to point you to specific sections of these\u00a0resources as\u00a0they\u00a0are useful\u00a0for helping educational developers articulate, assess and reflect on the skills, knowledge and competencies that we\u00a0bring to our\u00a0work.<\/p>\n<p>To see figures that visually depict competencies of <strong>entry-level, senior and director-level<\/strong> educational developers, go to pages 19, 20 and 21 of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/hx2yqikavazpwp7\/ED%20Guide%20No1_The%20Educational%20Developers%20Portfolio_Final.pdf?dl=0\">McDonald, Kenny, Kustra, Dawson,\u00a0Iqbal, Borin, &amp; Chan<\/a>\u00a0(2016)\u00a0publication (similar visuals are in the Dawson et al. paper).<\/p>\n<p>For example, a\u00a0look at Figure 3.2 on p.20 of the Educational Developer&#8217;s Portfolio Guide (McDonald et al., 2016) shows:<\/p>\n<h4>Senior Educational Developer: Competencies<\/h4>\n<p>Educator, Course Design, Instructional Strategies, Program Development Strategies, Educational Strategies<\/p>\n<h4>Senior Educational Developer: Skills, Abilities and Knowledge<\/h4>\n<p>Interpersonal skills,\u00a0Conflict Resolution,\u00a0Mediation, Diplomacy, Trust, Listening, Empathy, Educational Leadership, Self Reflection, Peer Mentor\/Coach, Model, Consultation, Formal Education in Pedagogy, Organizational Behaviour, Literacy<\/p>\n<p>(I am highlighting the senior level because this is where I position myself)<\/p>\n<h4>Want to rate\/assess your own skills, knowledge and attributes? &#8211;&gt;\u00a0Go to Appendix C (pages 67 and 68) of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/hx2yqikavazpwp7\/ED%20Guide%20No1_The%20Educational%20Developers%20Portfolio_Final.pdf?dl=0\">Educational Developer&#8217;s Portfolio<\/a>.<\/h4>\n<p>To read\u00a0more about skills, knowledge, competencies and threshold concepts in educational development, see:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dawson, Debra &amp; Britnell, Judy (2013).\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.stlhe.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Final-MS-To-Improve-the-Academy.doc\">Developing Competency Models of Faculty Developers: Using World Caf\u00e9 to Foster Dialogue.<\/a>\u00a0<em>To Improve the Academy,<\/em>\u00a0Vol. 28 (3-24).<\/li>\n<li>McDonald, J., Kenny, N., Kustra, E., Dawson, D., Iqbal, I., Borin, P., &amp; Chan, J. (2016).\u00a0E<em>ducational Development Guide Series: No. 1.\u00a0<\/em>The Educational Developer\u2019s Portfolio. Ottawa, Canada: Educational Developers Caucus. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/hx2yqikavazpwp7\/ED%20Guide%20No1_The%20Educational%20Developers%20Portfolio_Final.pdf?dl=0\">Download here.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And though I haven&#8217;t written directly about Dr. Julie Timmerman&#8217;s work\u00a0in this post, her paper is excellent and well worth the read:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Timmermans, J. (2014).\u00a0 Identifying threshold concepts in the careers of educational developers.\u00a0 <em>International Journal for Academic Development, 19, 305-371<\/em>. doi:10.1080\/1360144X.2014.895731<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the past few days, I have re-read a few texts that address\u00a0the skills, knowledge and competencies of educational developers. (The texts are listed at the bottom of this page). 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