Tag Archives: Higher Education

Happy new (academic) year! Something old and something new.

Posted on September 10, 2023 by rachelleeobrien

We hope you have had a restful summer and are raring and ready to go for the academic year ahead. We have a really exciting programme coming up this term and are looking forward to connecting with old friends and … Continue reading →

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#LTHEChat 267: Making Assessment Briefs More Inclusive: Enhancing Tasks, Design, and Delivery with Virna Rossi @VirnaRossi, Alice S. N. Kim @AliceSNKim, Nokuthula Vilakati @NokuthulaVila16, Charles Wachira @charlestwachira, Rebecca C Thomas @rcthomasUEA

Posted on June 12, 2023 by Claire Tupling

Inclusive learning design to meet the diverse needs of all learners concerns all aspects of learning, from the set-up of the physical and digital space(s) to the module/course ‘content’, ‘delivery’, feedback and assessment.  When it comes to assessments, creating inclusive … Continue reading →

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#LTHEChat 263 Escape Rooms for Challenge-based learning led by Clare Thomson @slowtech2000, Deb Baff @debbaff, Coral Condeco-Dunachie @CDunachie and Rosemarie McIlwhan @RMc_LT

Posted on May 8, 2023 by Claire Tupling

Escaping the ordinary; Escape Rooms for Challenge-based Learning  Popular television shows in the UK in the 1980s and 1990s, such as The Adventure Game and The Crystal Maze, saw participants locked in futuristic locations where they were required to solve … Continue reading →

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#LTHEchat 260: Wellbeing, academic kindness, and social cure: paying it forward, led by Professor Julie Hulme @JulieH_Psyc

Posted on March 17, 2023 by purkisch

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#LTHEchat 257: Student led use of social media for professional networking and more in a higher education setting. Led by @neilwithnell and @karolinaviolet

Posted on February 26, 2023 by purkisch

Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay The use of social media by higher education students has been found to improve communication resulting in increased involvement and engagement (Lacka et al., 2021). Some of the reasons for students engaging in social … Continue reading →

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#LTHEchat 256: LGBTQ+ Inclusion in Higher Education. Led by @j_glazzard

Posted on February 15, 2023 by kiusum

Attempts to queer the higher education curriculum have not been universal, and literature suggests that courses continue to be strongly heterosexual (Formby, 2015). Although some universities celebrate annual events such as Pride and include a commitment to LGBTQ+ equality in … Continue reading →

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#LTHEchat 255: Potential of Podcasting Practice as a Learning Space in Higher Education. Led by @santanuvasant

Posted on February 5, 2023 by Dr Teeroumanee Nadan

For this week’s #LTHEChat 255, we will be exploring the potential of podcasting practice as a learning space in higher education.  It was during a LTHEChat tweetchat session in January 2020 that I had the idea for a Higher Education … Continue reading →

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#LTHEchat 251: Working in the third space to support learning and teaching. Led by @dixxyd and @emilythemac 8pm UK.

Posted on December 18, 2022 by teresamac

What is the ‘third space’? Third space is a term used in a HE context primarily to describe activity taking place between academic and professional settings (Whitchurch, 2008 and 2013) – in contemporary HE more and more roles have been … Continue reading →

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#LTHEchat 249 Supporting disabled students to fulfil their potential in H.E – transforming attitudes, processes and provision. Led by @DrEllieDavison, @jocopson_ and disabled students from the University of Lincoln. Wednesday 7th December 2022 at 20:00 UK.

Posted on December 5, 2022 by teresamac

Almost one in five Higher Education students is disabled (Office for Students, 2022a) and disabled students are statistically less likely than non-disabled students to complete their course or to graduate with first or upper second class degrees (Office for Students, … Continue reading →

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#LTHEchat 248: Digital capabilities. Led by @sumingkhoo Wed 23rd November 8pm UK.

Posted on November 20, 2022 by teresamac

It’s been a bit of a rush to get this blog out this week as it’s that busy time of the semester, when teaching duties run up against administrative and research deadlines. Thanks to Tim Fawns for kindly swapping with … Continue reading →

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