After a rollercoaster year, it’s wonderful to spend some time just decompressing. Lulworth is N coast Tasmania, on the Bass Straight. Lots of wallabies, a couple good friends, huge stretches of beach and not a lot of people. Perfect!

UniSA’s C3L and Higher Education Network are hosting visiting scholar Dr. Mel Bond from UCL this week. In her opening talk, Mel walks us through Navigating student engagement in the age of AI.’ Mel’s draws on her significant work in systematic reviews to offer a deeply informed perspective.

It's the end of the year. This is peak, appropriate use of genAI.

One small change that I wish people who do research with international students would make is to stop saying "the international student experience" and use something like "international students' experiences" instead. They aren't singular or definitive.

#ASCILITE2024 was fun. Kudos for mostly very mindful Zoom hosting too and the asynchronous element of the SlowPosium (@gamerlearner.bsky.social @wentale.bsky.social) Nice to see moves towards more inclusive educational spaces. Lovely chatting with those I chatted with.

@czernie.bsky.social is 100% right. You want to make a difference? Get involved in your uni's procurement process of ed tech softwares (including GenAI). Push back - ask thorny questions. Don't let them cut out the academic voice, especially the voice fighting for greater equity. #ascilite2024

We’re about to have the Roy Kent of AI in higher education give the final keynote of #ascilite2024 @jasonmlodge.bsky.social

Camp ASCILITE! Our outfits come Complete with sashes and merit badges, courtesy of @lindacorrin.bsky.social #ascilite2024

(Re)defining Mobile Learning in the Post COVID-19 and GenAI Era. @vnarayan.bsky.social, @mehrasa-a.bsky.social, me and @thomcochrane.bsky.social talk us through the framework we’ve developed. TY @macowling.bsky.social and others for insightful, critical questions. #ascilite2024

Lisa Marie Blaschke’s keynote offers a deep and thorough view of heutagogy. My big take away is that heutagogy ties together several key, desirable intentions: student agency, self-regulated learning, reflective practice and accurate self-evaluation. #ascilite2024

Congratulations to the AJET Distinguished Reviewer Award recipients, Stephen Marshall & Thomas K. F. Chiu! @ascilite.bsky.social @ajeteds.bsky.social #ascilite2024

AJET dinner at Copperwood! @ascilite.bsky.social @ajeteds.bsky.social #ascilite2024

Mehrasa Alizadeh compares Zoom vs virtual reality as learning platforms. No substantial differences in student engagement or outcomes, but the two platforms held very different appeal to participants. #ascilite2024 @ascilite.bsky.social

Margaret Bearman with a fundamental truth for AI and anything else we are attempting to collaboratively understand or implement: we have to come to some degree of mutual, definitional understandings. #ascilite2024 @ascilite.bsky.social

Susan McKenney presents an excellent overview of necessary conditions for successful interventions. These apply well beyond higher ed tech. #ascilite2024 @ascilite.bsky.social

Two great opening talks at ASCILITE 2024 from Gregor Kennedy and Susan McKenney. @ascilite.bsky.social

Over a year later, I'm (finally) starting up on BS. I'll be shooting for a couple posts a week at first, mostly on educational issues of special interest to me: assessment, higher education, research methods, ed tech and the dynamic spaces in which they meet.

My first post! Thank you to @drflogabriel.bsky.social for the invite. I look forward to exploring what looks like a great new platform.