Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education

 

Date of this Version

2018

Document Type

Article

Citation

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development (2018) 37(2)

doi: 10.3998/tia.17063888.0037.204

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License: CC BY-NC-ND

Abstract

In this article we present 4 dimensions of transformative facilitation, each conceptualized using the “wisdom of practice” (Weimer, 2006, p. 54) gathered through our experience facilitating educational development and through the experiences posted by participants in a POD Network conference session. Composed of theoretical underpinnings we drew from several bodies of literature and practical applications generated by us and participants during the session, these dimensions include: (a) liminality (context); (b) organization (structures); (c) attitudinal stance (tone); and (d) process. Through their multidirectional interactions with one another, these dimensions aim to transform facilitation as enacted across educational development contexts.

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