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#LTHEChat 304: Exploring and integrating Education for Sustainable Development into your context

Led by Ros Beaumont (@RosBeaumont), Emma McColloch (@EmmaMcC86075031) and Michelle Black (@black_sfhea) In this week’s #LTHEChat we’d like to delve into the world of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). Specifically, we are keen to hear what everyone’s already doing in … Continue reading

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#LTHEChat 303: Generative AI in HE – Beyond the Hype and the Fear: Some Provocations to Challenge Your Assumptions (or Alleviate Your Concerns)

Led by Gerhard Kristandl (@drkristandl) When I open this blog post by stating “generative AI has taken the world by storm”, then I’m sure that you have heard (or read) that before. A whirlwind of hype, hope, and fear has … Continue reading

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#LTHEChat 302: Let’s teach and learn about power! Exploring Powergogy

Led by Pablo Dalby (@PabloDalby) We need to talk about power. Not just the kind of power that charges a television. I’m talking about the kinds of power relations, systems and structures that shape our world and our diverse experiences … Continue reading

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#LTHEChat 301:How can we successfully embed retrieval practice in our teaching to improve student learning?

Led by Katy Burgess (@DrKatyBurgess) There is a vast literature demonstrating that the best way to learn and retain information is by retrieving that information from memory (Yang, Luo, Vadillo, Yu, & Shanks, 2021). I like to think of memory … Continue reading

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LTHEChat 300: Life-wide Learning and Academic Practice

Led by Claire Stocks (@DrClaireStocks) In this week’s #LTHEChat I’d like to explore how aspects of life-wide learning impact our practice as HE professionals – in particular, I’m interested in how our hobbies, leisure activities and/or exercise preferences might help … Continue reading

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#LTHEChat 299: Poetry and pedagogy

Led by Sam Illingworth (@samillingworth) and Kirsten Jack (@Heijinxs)  In the fast-paced world of higher education, where efficiency and measurable outcomes often take centre stage, there is a quieter, yet equally powerful, tool available to educators: poetry. This might seem … Continue reading

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#LTHEChat Summer Term 2024 Retrospective Blog Post

Overview This term we have had the pleasure of being the organising team for #LTHEChat. As we sign off from our tenure, we have composed some reflections on our individual and collective learning, gleaned from across the programme this term. … Continue reading

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#LTHEChat 298: “What does good HE look like?” 

With Catherine Cronin (@catherinecronin) and Laura Czerniewizc (@Czernie)  Higher Education For Good is an Open Access Book and can be accessed free online here.  Overview  Faced with the breakdown of HE sectors in so many countries, educators all over the world … Continue reading

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#LTHEChat 297: Collaborating with others to enhance practice – a universal benefit? 

Led by Louise Rees (@LJ_Rees) and Ellen Spender (@EStudentviews)  Image credit: Gerd Alltman on Pixabay.com Introduction  This #LTHEchat post and associated tweetchat aims to explore the new professional value in the revised Professional Standards Framework 2023: V5 “Collaborate with others … Continue reading

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#LTHEChat 296: Synthesised Model of Reflection (SMOR)

With Iain Wilson @Dr_Iain_Wilson The teaching, learning and assessment of reflection – is it time for change? Over the last 18 months, I have been developing, applying and evaluating work around the learning, teaching and assessment of reflection. Specifically, I … Continue reading

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