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What I miss and what I don't

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Lecturing at a university can appear glamorous. Standing in front of large groups of undergraduates to give a lecture, or running a seminar for a small group of students looks fun, and usually it is. But behind the scenes, there are a thousand and one other jobs lecturers must do just to keep their heads above water.

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Learners as producers

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For the longest time teachers and lecturers have held the monopoly on the production of academic content. As teachers switch from directors to co-producers, from pedagogues to co-learners, they begin to realise the power of peer production, and the deeper engagement students can achieve when they research and learn for themselves.

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What the flip?

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The Khan Academy videos have been hailed as a departure from 'boring old lectures', and I suppose the same could be said for the TED series of videos. I used to jump all over lecturers who, when they had nothing better to speak about, decided to 'put on a video.' Shouldn't we instead be concentrating on replacing bad lecturers?

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Deep learning

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The director and production team consulted with researchers who showed them the possibilities. Photo by Richard Greenhill and Hugo Elias on Wikimedia Commons Deep learning by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

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I want to be an astronaut

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I eventually, through a long and convoluted set of career pathways, went from being a graphic designer and photographer, through technical work with videos and computers, to being a psychologist, part-time musician, a lecturer in education, and eventually a researcher. It had to really, because as it stood it was neither use nor ornament.

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Interview with Terry Anderson

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I later was the first director of Contact North, a multi-institutional delivery network in Northern Ontario. Photo courtesy of Terry Anderson/ Athabasca University Interview with Terry Anderson by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

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10Q: David White

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David White is Honourary Director General at the European Commission, and is a passionate believer in lifelong learning. SW: According to your LinkedIn profile, your current role is Honorary Director General of the European Commission. Image source 10Q: David White by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0