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#LTHEchat 319: Winning the Learning Game with Game-based Learning

Posted on February 17, 2025 by lthechatteam

Led by Liz Cable @lizcable.bsky.social There are a lot of terms associated with the use of games in learning, teaching and assessment. We’ve had previous #LTHEchats tagged game-based learning, gamification, ludic pedagogy, playful learning, serious games and role-playing. I believe … Continue reading →

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#LTHEchat 318: Designing for diverse learners

Posted on February 9, 2025 by lthechatteam

Led by Lee Fallin @leefallin.bsky.social, Tom Tomlinson @tomtomlinson.bsky.social  and Gemma Spencer @gemmaspencer.bsky.social We are all designers – so how can we get learning resource ‘design’ right? The role of learning design is often overlooked in Higher Education (HE), but to … Continue reading →

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#LTHEchat 317: The Hidden Curriculum

Posted on February 3, 2025 by lthechatteam

Led by Professor Pam Birtill @diervilla.bsky.social, Dr Richard Harris @richharrisleeds.bsky.social, and Dr Madeleine Pownall @maddipow.bsky.social The Hidden Curriculum The hidden curriculum in higher education shapes student experiences in ways that are themselves hidden. Unwritten rules, implicit expectations, and cultural nuances … Continue reading →

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#LTHEchat 316: Closing the Race Award Gap: A New Approach to Inclusive Assessment in Higher Education 

Posted on January 27, 2025 by lthechatteam

Dr Paul Ian Campbell @drpauliancampbell.bsky.social The Race Award Gap There currently exists a difference in degree outcomes between domicile students of colour and their White peers across UK Higher Education Providers (HEPs). This means that a student’s likelihood of achieving … Continue reading →

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#LTHE chat 315: Playful learning

Posted on January 20, 2025 by lthechatteam

Led by Suzanne Faulkner (SFHEA), teaching fellow in Prosthetics and Orthotics, within the department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, and  Dr Kiu Sum, lecturer in Nutrition in the Department of Sport and Health at Southampton … Continue reading →

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#LTHE chat 314: Generative AI (GenAI)

Posted on January 13, 2025 by lthechatteam

Led by Dr. James Bedford, Education Specialist, Artificial Intelligence (AI), UNSW College, @jamesbedford.bsky.social 2025: The Year for Evidence-Based Generative AI in Higher Education The past two years have seen an explosion of discourse on Generative AI (GenAI) in education—from speculative … Continue reading →

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#LTHE chat 313: Meeting the Challenges of Implementing Feedback: Moving Towards Active, Dialogic Practices in Higher Education

Posted on January 6, 2025 by lthechatteam

Led by Prof. Kay Sambell @kaysambell.bsky.social and Prof. Sally Brown @profsallybrown.bsky.social, Independent consultants We’ve been thinking a lot about feedback recently, preparing some new workshop materials and especially trying to unpack how we can make feedback a more interactive dialogic … Continue reading →

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LTHEChat 312: Supporting students through pre-arrival academic questionnaire

Posted on December 13, 2024 by susan89706

Led by Michelle Morgan @it_se We need to look forward and not back The value of a pre-arrival academic questionnaire (PAQ) in understanding prior learning experiences, concerns and expectations on entry in providing support guidance and advice for our increasingly … Continue reading →

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LTHEChat 311: Anxiety, Neurodiversity and Learning

Posted on December 8, 2024 by susan89706

Led by Cora Beth Fraser @drcorabeth We all know that anxiety is a problem for students in higher education – and it probably won’t surprise anyone to hear that it’s getting worse. A 2023 survey by The Tab found that … Continue reading →

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LTHEChat 310: Exploring Learner Psychology in Higher Education

Posted on November 29, 2024 by Gustavo Espinoza

Led by Chris Martin @Linguist1980  The landscape of higher education in the UK is as diverse as its student population. As many students come from varied cultural, socioeconomic, and educational backgrounds, understanding what makes them tick and their psychology as … Continue reading →

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