Andrew wrote
> This is a tiny bit simplistic: unfair to both administrators and
> academics, some of the former may have the 'expertise', whilst the
> academics may have a very good grasp of practicalities as well as the
> administrators.
I agree it is a simplistic generalisation in which I did not intend to be
unfair to either group. There are of course experts on both sides who
cross the proverbial boundaries.
> The key point is do either really have the inclination to
> grapple with the implications of engendering a 'LO culture'.
I think this is a very good point. It takes more than one or two "experts"
to grapple with such implications, and I think that in part, this is part
of the problem. I know it was a simplistic statement, but I do still think
that it is a case of the experts not being in the right place. Influencing
academics and administrators to consider different ways of doing things is
not easy - this is not restricted to the university sector - and one lone
voice in a department is not going to change the culture of the whole
organisation. Maybe the problem is that we don't facilitate the
enthusiasts from different disciplines/departments/faculties in the
bringing together of like minds.
>Whose reality is it anyway? - whoever takes the initiative.
Jo
Jo Hamill
jo.hamill@ed.ac.uk
Faculty of Medicine, Edinburgh.
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