You Said, We Did! We’d like to say a sincere thank you to all who completed our survey in Dec '24. From toilets to digitising texts, we’ve tried to action as much of your feedback as possible over the vacation. Read all about it on our response page: birmingham.ac.uk/libraries/abou…

A timely cartoon. Originally for New Scientist

Academia: reading an article, only to realise you need to read 10 more articles.

Important update for #HigherEd institutions: From August 1, 2025, Office for Students #OfS will require #higherEd providers in the UK to address and prevent harassment & sexual misconduct effectively. Know more on how to meet the compliance: social.advance-he.ac.uk/iG1sOw

It was fantastic to celebrate with Professor Professor Celia Greenway 💙 tonight as she presented her inaugural lecture with flare and compassion tonight.

As leaders, we create value not just from solving problems, but solving the right problems, in ways that others do not expect, to arrive at even better outcomes. These kinds of solutions don’t typically come from our everyday ways of leadership thinking. We need to apply

#Bookshelf Renn, K.A. and Smith, B.R., (2023) #Ecological models in higher education research: Overview and synthesis. New Directions for Higher Education, 2023(204), pp.11-22. #Bronfenbrenner #Process #Person #Context #Time #LTHEchat onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/he…

In new issue #OpenAccess practice report Darryl Cochrane Massey University the application of scenario-based learning to improve awareness of interpersonal skills in sport and exercise students #AlliedHealth #InquiryBasedLearning #HigherEducation doi.org/10.5204/ssj.35…

#Bookmark to read, thanks Lydia Arnold for spotting and sharing. #ConstructiveAlignment #Critique

How cool is it that UoB Library Services has the exact ebook you want to read on a Saturday morning? I adore learning about learning. The Instructional Design Trainer's Guide: Authentic Practices and Considerations for Mentoring ID and Ed Tech Professionals - Stefaniak & Reese

Massive thank you to Dr Sharon Hunter of Strathclyde Institute of Education for another fabulous Saturday #StrathEdD session! Todays focus was on ethics and the ethics application process. It’s always great to catch up with my fellow Strath EdD buddies too. Here’s my #Sketchnote of the session below:

How do students actually engage in self-assessment? In this study, we examine the metacognitive processes behind it using think-aloud protocols. By Nathan Rickey Chris DeLuca, PhD and yours truly. link.springer.com/article/10.100… DCU Institute of Education Assessment Matters ERLA Group Universidad Deusto - Deustuko Unibertsitatea Deusto Research

Work time 😆

My favourite technique…

👾 POOR PROXIES FOR LEARNING! Just because students are busy, engaged, or writing lots, doesn’t mean they’re learning. Learning happens when students have to think hard! This guide explores poor proxies for learning highlighted by Robert Coe and what to do instead. ⚗️ Read more

Teaching some vs teaching all. This is where the action for improvement lies. teacherhead.com/2023/05/07/tea… > In most schools I visit, nailing this agenda could be THE agenda - nothing more needed. In fact anything more is a distraction from this.