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#LTHEChat 285 – Ludic Pedagogy: Making Learning Fun

Led by Dr Gustavo Espinoza-Ramos @tavoer8 Introduction In recent years, higher education institutions have faced increasing pressure to enhance student progression, satisfaction and engagement. This situation and a very competitive environment have encouraged more universities to move away from teacher-centred … Continue reading

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#LTHEChat 284 “The antiracism agenda in Higher Education – is it a showpiece or is there real impact?”

Led by guest Dr Teeroumanee Nadan @Tee_Nadan with Amin Neghavati @neghavati, Rachel Branham @ARLT_SIG & Dr Olatunde Durowoju @OADurowoju This session is being led by members of the Antiracism & Learning Technology Special Interest Group (ARLT SIG). Check out our … Continue reading

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#LTHEChat 283: Reflecting on a year of Generative AI in Higher Education

Led by guest Hazel Farrell @renshigirl Having started my career in higher education over 30 years ago emulating the old-style lecture model of my own undergraduate studies, I quickly reached a point where I wasn’t enjoying my job and my … Continue reading

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#LTHEchat 282: Quirky Teaching in Higher Education

Led by guest Dr Helen Tidy @ForensicHelenT and Joanne Irving-Walton @Joirv If you think about your own experiences of learning there are probably moments that stand out, experiences that stay with you and improbable links that helped concepts fall into place. … Continue reading

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#LTHEChat 281: Universal Design for Learning- Travelling to a common destination

Led by guest Kevin Merry @kevinudlmerry  Whenever I’m delivering a workshop or giving a talk on Universal Design for Learning (UDL), I always begin by asking the audience three questions; 1) How did you get here today? 2) How long … Continue reading

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New year, new organising team

Welcome back to #LTHEchat and welcome to Sue and Adam who are taking on the challenge of organising the forthcoming chats between now and the end of March 2024. The schedule is looking really healthy, plenty to keep us tweeting … Continue reading

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Open, digital badges at #LTHEchat.

About this initiative. An open digital badge can provide evidence of engagement in professional development activity.  Image by @bryanMMathers Although #LTHEchat have been issuing open digital badges since 2014, we have now undertaken a project to redevelop a suite of open … Continue reading

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#LTHEChat 280: Creative pedagogies by the fireside

Led by guest Rachelle O’Brien @rachelleeobrien on behalf of Durham University Creative Pedagogies Research Group  What does creativity mean to you? This week’s chat is led by the newly formed Durham University Creative Pedagogies Research Group. We warmly invite you … Continue reading

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#LTHEChat 279: Digital Nudging for Learning in Higher Education

Led by guests Adam Tate @Adam_Tate1  Building on my recent article on digital nudging, I call for a need for the Learning Designers and Educational Developers to have a more nuanced discussion on digital nudging (Tate, 2023).  As a starting … Continue reading

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#LTHEChat 278: Landscapes of Learning for Unknown Futures: Prospects for Space in Higher Education

Led by guests Dr Jill Dickinson @Jill_Dickinson1 and Professor Sam Elkington @sd_elkington Over the course of 2023, we co-convened a new, international Symposia Series that was hosted by the Society for Research into Higher Education. Entitled Landscapes of Learning for … Continue reading

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