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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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#LTHEChat 277: Using Creative Approaches to Reflect

[Image credit: https://pixabay.com/photos/giraffe-drink-dislocate-yoga-1641933/%5D Led by Louise Rees @LJ_Rees Introduction This #LTHEchat post and associated tweetchat aims to explore how you might use non-written ‘creative’ approaches to support reflection on learning and/or as pieces of formative or summative assessment. In particular … Continue reading

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#LTHEChat 276: The LMS/VLE: The Cornerstone of 21st Century Learning or is it starting to crumble and crack?

Led by guests Tom Farrelly @TomFarrelly The Learning Management System (LMS) or Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) has been a fundamental part of the Higher Education landscape for well over two decades. These platforms have provided educators with powerful tools to … Continue reading

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#LTHEChat 275: Neurodiversity in university students – recognising and supporting achievement.

Led by guests Dr Emma Whewell @UoNPEemma & Helen Tiplady @helen_tiplady Neurodiversity is a catch-all term for a range of learners’ experiences. It is a term used to encompass the variety seen in how human brains operate. It is associated with … Continue reading

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#LTHEchat 274: Mind the (awarding) gap!

Photo credit: Bruno Figueiredo on Unsplash By Adesewa Adebisi, Amara Anyogu, Nick Freestone, Gillian Knight, Aranee Manoharan, James McEvoy, Prachi Stafford (on behalf of The Bioscience Awarding Gap (BAG) Network Steering Group) The awarding gap, previously referred to as the … Continue reading

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#LTHEChat 272: Integrating compassion, contemplation, coaching and community into academic development.

Led by guest Sarah Wolfenden @SarahWolfenden After presenting at the SEDA conference in May 2023, I was asked to widen the conversation to include the LTHE Community via the Wednesday Twitter Chat.  I am honoured to do so; while I … Continue reading

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