I'm reposting Malcolm Brown's announcement of a new issue of the "7 Things" EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI) series. I wrote a brief statement for this issue and thought you might be interested in the various perspectives here. --Joan Lippincott, CNI

The ELI is pleased to announce the latest issue of its 7 Things You Should Know About publication.

The topic is new, one we are calling “the evolution of teaching and learning professions” for this initial exploration. The higher ed teaching and learning mission is fulfilled by the work of professionals of diverse backgrounds and skill sets. Yet sometimes we don’t think of ourselves as a profession or think “metacognitively” about how that profession is evolving. So we thought it worthwhile to think about this evolution, incorporating a diverse set of perspectives.

So we asked seven thought leaders to contribute their thoughts as to how they see their profession evolving over the next 2-3 year. Our authors articulate the perspectives of faculty, instructional designer, the center for teaching and learning, the CIO, the librarian, accessibility expert, and a director of digital learning initiatives.

The issue can be accessed here: https://library.educause.edu/resources/2017/3/7-things-you-should-know-about-the-evolution-of-teaching-and-learning-professions

Many thanks to our contributors for this issue: Randy Bass, Georgetown University Christopher Bundy, University of Wisconsin Madison Sheryl Burgstahler, University of Washington Allan Chen, Muhlenberg College Joshua Kim, Dartmouth College Joan Lippincott, Coalition for Networked Information Mary Wright, Brown University

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Malcolm Brown Director, EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative

EDUCAUSE Uncommon Thinking for the Common Good 282 Century Place, Suite 5000, Louisville CO 80027 direct: 720-406-6745 mbrown@educause.edu