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I must admit that the request from the CHANGE division took me off
guard as well when first reported.  Here's our CHANGE division
resisting change!  It doesn't seem to fit within the cluster concept
promoted in Houston.  The clusters seem to center around more specific
job responsibilities and activities, so that if your job includes a
certain responsibility/activity you would want to be a part of that
cluster.  More diverse careers would lead to joining more clusters.
The clusters seem to define "what we do" as opposed to "who we are".
(I'm still not sold on the actual word 'cluster'!)

We all experience, manage and create change in our careers.  The only
reason, though, to maintain a separate CHANGE cluster or division
would be for folks whose only job responsibility is to change things.
I don't think we have many members who deal with change but not media
management, instructional technology, multimedia, distance learning,
etc., etc.  Form a Special Interest Group across cluster lines for
everyone interested in change, and include everyone, regardless of
specific career paths.

That's my opinion, for what it's worth.

GW

George Wilson
Director, Multimedia Access & Production
Tyler Junior College
PO Box 9020
Tyler, TX  75711-9020
(903) 510-2303
FAX 510-2339