Learning developers as third space academics: a personal view by Peter C Samuels

“…I make eight claims relating to my experience, especially as an unofficial embedded learning developer. I then conclude that, firstly, third space professionals is a more useful concept for explaining the professional identity of unofficial learning developers; secondly, that learning development cannot yet be considered a fully-fledged academic discipline because there is no specific qualification or career path relating to its practice; and thirdly, that universities are still struggling to decide where best to position learning developers. …”
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