A blog post I wrote for the SoTL@SHU Blog is now live! It's about Using Interactive Map Activities to Build Rapport with Students, something I often do during a first session with a new class to get to know them. blog.shu.ac.uk/sotl/using-i... #highereducation #Padlet #digitallearning

A couple of days at Chapelgarth Estate has made all the difference to my research progress. Being in beautiful surroundings, having nothing to think about but writing, and spending lots of time in nature made me so productive and has re-energised me for a busy semester ahead! #writingretreat

Starting the new year as Senior Lecturer! When I began my academic journey, I set a goal to become a Lecturer by 30, so reaching Senior Lecturer by 29 is a milestone I’m incredibly proud of. I’m deeply grateful to everyone who has supported me along the way and am excited for this next career stage!

Do not cite an academic paper unless you’ve read it

Semester 1 is complete ✅ It’s been another hectic one but I don’t think I’ve loved my job more than I do right now. I’ve been lucky to work with so many wonderful students, be supported with my different research projects, and on top of all that receive a promotion! #academic #university

Had a great time presenting at #SocMedHE2025 on Tuesday! Such a friendly, welcoming conference. Came away with lots to think about and embed into my own research and practice, as well as some collaboration opportunities for the future 👏🏼

Brilliant presentation from Nikita @nbridgeman.bsky.social 'From TikTok to Teaching: Social Media for Inclusive Guided Independent Study'. #SocMedHE25

Applying #UDL principles when developing learning environments for independent study to enhance agency by @nbridgeman.bsky.social #SocMedHE25

Make this the month you write a blog post for #ALDinHE . It can be on any subject related to #LearningDevelopment. Please email over to [email protected] & the #Take5 Editorial Team will work with you to publish your work. #LoveLD https://aldinhe.ac.uk/blog.Useful#ALDinHE#LearningDevelopment#Take5#LoveLDdence for fellowship

This has been a game changer for someone like me who wanted to be SoTL focused, but didn’t have the support to be prior to this network 👏🏼 #LTHEchat

A6 📣 For @lthechat.bsky.social #LTHEChat folks tonight - @seda-ed-dev.bsky.social #EdDev Magazine and blog and #Take5 @aldinhe.bsky.social blog are all great places to begin #SoTL journeys, read, contribute, share, implement, change practice. Many other groups and subgroups.

Today the kitchen next to the one I was teaching in was doing a chocolate making workshop. As you can imagine, my class and I were thrilled when they said ‘you can try whatever you want’ 🍫

Session abstracts are now available online - do take a look to find out more about the range of topics we'll be discussing on Dec 16th :-) There is still time to register if you would like to join us in Lancaster - closes 5th Dec. See website at: socmedhe25.wordpress.com/2025/07/16/p...

A6 #LTHEchat build bridges, not barriers

#LTHEchat A6 To staff: Really help students bond, get to know & trust each other, then set more group tasks - inclg P2P teaching and multimodal assignments. To students: make friends/study partners/groups - share the workload and spend a lot of time talking about it in the canteen.

A6 Give students a choice in how they learn a topic and how they show you they have. This is a favourite cartoon cite #LTHEChat

A6 #LTHEchat if it's a single tip then persevere & support students who appear to be struggling with independent study & recognise that for some it can be very challenging indeed

A5 developing intrinsic motivation through choice helps. I've never quantified it, but the difference between assigning a topic and asking them to find their own often seems to always result in the own-choice options being more emotive and detailed, and less workload, more interest for me #LTHEchat

#LTHEchat A4 given how horrid academic reading is (!) - I think choice is essential! Offering a video or blog or podcast ... seeded with judicious essential reading helps students realise they CAN learn! Just as making a video/podcast helps them realise they can make meaning & show what they know...

A3 Knowing how, when and where to start. We do need to scaffold independent study and learning to learn for our students, especially at Level 4, setting them up for learning independently for life. #LTHEChat

Looking forward to being tonight's guest for the #LTHEchat 😀

My current commute read 📖 I don’t teach food politics/history specifically, but like to read around different topics as the knowledge often comes in handy (plus I love anything food related) #foodpolitics #foodhistory #currentread

Join us for this week’s #LTHEchat, which will explore ‘Meeting students where they are: Making independent study work for every learner’ with Nikita-Marie Bridgeman ( @nbridgeman.bsky.social ) on Wednesday, 8-9 pm GMT. Read the blog post at: shorturl.at/jzhWE

"Higher education generated £24bn in export earnings for the UK in 2022-23, far above aircraft manufacturing with £12bn, legal services with £9.5bn and telecoms with £8.8bn." #HigherEd www.theguardian.com/education/20...

LTHEChat 345: Meeting Students Where They Are – Making Independent Study Work for Every Learner Join us on Bluesky with guest Nikita-Marie Bridgeman (@nbridgeman.bsky.social) on Wednesday, 26th November 2025 at 20:00 GMT Independent study is a core element of academic courses and often forms a…

Super helpful tips from the amazing @drkatharinejewitt.bsky.social

Joined for the first time tonight and it was a lovely experience! Looking forward to being on the other side of it all next week ☺️ #LTHEchat

Excited to be presenting at #SocMedHE2025

All dressed up for my first post on here! Spent the morning at graduation for our Food and Supply Chain courses. Such a lovely way to start the week 🎓 #graduation #celebration #shu @sheffieldhallamuni.bsky.social