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Session Abstract:

In Episode #189 of Silver Lining for Learning, we will explore a special issue of the International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education. Edited by a team of experts in the US, Canada, UK, and Australia our guests ponder higher education futures at the intersection of hope, justice, and educational technology. Join us in this thought-intensive session and help us imagine bright and hopeful futures of higher education.

The definition is:

Educational technology is the ethical study and application of theory, research, and practices to advance knowledge, improve learning and performance, and empower learners through strategic design, management, implementation, and evaluation of learning experiences and environments using appropriate processes and resources.

This paper develops the conversation focused on what professional competencies and skills learning design professionals (LDs) have or need to develop to meet contemporary learning design professional demands in organisations and learning institutions. In this paper, we used the

lens of lifelong learning theory and skill analytics approach to develop a professional framework for learning design professionals. As people transition into thirdspace professional spaces like educational or learning design, a professional development framework can act as a reflective tool to support workplace learning and identity framing to look backward and forward to achieve personal and professional goals. A framework like this can potentially guide and support learning design team and individuals to reflect on what skills they possess and identify gaps to plan how to address skill gaps through professional development, workplace learning and networking opportunities.