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Are we giving lecturers enough?

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Derek Bruff -  http://flic.kr/p/dfYsNB I've noticed something here at work, witness to an imbalance of available resources. We provide a lot here at our institution for students, student inductions talking about all types of technology, inside and outside of the institution to help their learning. We provide drop-ins for students in a dedicated area within the library, a large support network and the introduction of more effective informal learning spaces. Now don't get me wrong, we provide staff with a lot of resources, hub and spoke, which is used with varying success where we are placed in specific divisions or schools. Staff, and students for that matter can access our blogs which detail projects and pilots. We also get a lot of traffic through word of mouth. We have had some great progress with 'some' staff who walk away and run with what they have learnt, dedicate the time and succeed.  The rest... 'I don't have time", the complaint I&#