Author Archives: Stephen Powell

About Stephen Powell

Academic Developer, Manchester Metropolitan University

#LTHEchat No 47 02 March Dr. Sam Illingworth (@samillingworth ): Interdisciplinarity in HE learning and teaching

Posted on February 29, 2016 by Stephen Powell

Interdisciplinarity is a an important construct in terms of advancing research and knowledge. Working with multidisciplinary teams allows for a sharing of expertise in a natural and meaningful way, but do we always do this in our teaching? Do our … Continue reading →

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#LTHEchat and #HEAchat with Dr Kate Cuthbert. @cuthbert_kate. The rearview mirror: Embedding conference learning in your teaching practice

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Stephen Powell

Its back on the 24th February – the HEA #HEAchat and the #LTHEchat combo! Both hashtags will be used during this discussion. We have all been there. Sat in a conference room hearing the great ideas streaming from the presenters; ideas that … Continue reading →

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#LTHEchat No 46 Sue Watling (@suewatling): Digital inclusion and accessibility

Posted on February 15, 2016 by Stephen Powell

I’m an Academic Technology Enhanced Learning Advisor in the Learning, Enhancement and Academic Practice (LEAP) Directorate at the University of Hull. Prior to this, I was Senior Lecturer in Education Development at the University of Lincoln. My current research is … Continue reading →

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#LTHEchat No 45 Julie Tardy @jtardy81: Integrating complexity in curriculum designs – Intégrer la notion de complexité dans le curriculum

Posted on February 8, 2016 by Stephen Powell

Julie Tardy (@jtardy81) is a Learning Technologist at Université de Technologie de Compiègne in France where she manages digital projects as well as a community manager for Unisciel , one of the 7 French Digital Thematic Universities. After several years … Continue reading →

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#LTHEchat No 44 with Chris Wiley @Chris_Wiley: Using music creatively to enhance non-music teaching

Posted on February 1, 2016 by Stephen Powell

From the alphabet song to ‘The Elements”, music has the power to facilitate learning at all levels of study. It introduces an experiential, interactive component to a teaching environment that may otherwise be transmissive and unstimulating. This #LTHEchat will explore … Continue reading →

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#LTHEchat and #HEAchat with Prof. Simon Lancaster and Sue Beckingham

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Stephen Powell

We are delighted to collaborate with the HEA chat for the first time this Wednesday on the topic of  ‘The four dimensional conference: using social media at conferences’. Taking us through the evening will be Professor Simon Lancaster and Sue Beckingham. Whether it … Continue reading →

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We are back #LTHEchat No 42 with #BYOD4Lchat

Posted on January 9, 2016 by Stephen Powell

Hello everybody and welcome back to the #LTHEchat, We  hope you enjoyed your first week back to work and are getting ready for our first tweetchat of the year with Stephen and Ian, the new organising team until March 2016:^) Every last … Continue reading →

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