Happy 2026!!!!

Exploring downtown Abu Dhabi for the first time

A very different vibe to christmas this year!! #edusky #academicsky

There is still time to register for tomorrow's webinar about our fully online part-time PhD programme in higher education.

The use of GenAI is widespread in every facet of life. In education, im starting to get similar generic answers to questions or assessments from a great proportion on my students. Could a lack of creativity, imagination, critical thinking make GenAI stagnate at some point? 1/2

#educationalresearch #edusky #academicsky @ecer-eera.bsky.social #ECER26 www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Back from Dubai where i delivered a workshop on Educational simulations. Small but engaged crowd. The Dubai campus is in an interesting part of town. I will return soon as a tourist!

Coffee with a view! #dubai

Arrived in Dubai for the first time. Just here to do a workshop on educational simulations at our Dubai campus and had time for a short stroll and encountered huge bunnies!!! #adademicsky #edusky

Happy UAE day #uaeday

𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗮𝗹𝘀 for #𝗘𝗖𝗘𝗥𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗧𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗲 "𝘒𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩". 17 - 21 August 2026. Submission deadline: 31 January 2026 https://eera-ecer.de/conferences/ecer-2026-tampere/ecer-2026-call-for-proposals-network-calls

How can grad educators embed culturally responsive values in assessment? A new guide from @DigitalPromise & CRA Collaborative (incl. CREA) offers a modular, practical framework with tools & strategies. Download: doi.org/10.51388/20.... #CulturallyResponsiveAssessment #educationalresearch

Our main building looked particularly good today in the morning light.

Im getting fed up with student requests to assess their research "instrument" for validity that must be GenAI generated areas of interest instead of questions, They're leading too. 3 master's students in 10 days! The "instruments" are so similar #edusky #academicsky #educationalresearch

One of the sortesr jokes, but a good one. www.facebook.com/share/r/1HAB...

Happy weekend. A joke to kick off. www.facebook.com/share/r/17Lx...

Humour time!!! www.youtube.com/shorts/6HhEC... #foilarmsandhog

We will be talking about this match for years to come, what a come back!!! youtube.com/shorts/kN-td...

what a striker he is. Up to 4 days ago i was not aware of him... i am now!!!

Parrott has been a revelation as of lately!!!!

Where has this Parrott lad come from? What a couple of results this week!!!!! #cybig

It took just 18 years to reach 500 citations. Having a coffee🍵 to celebrate 🤭 Hoping to achieve the next 500 before i retire 😂

Return of the Mack 🤣 @irfu.bsky.social #IrevsAus

I'd like to reinstate the 'follow friday' tradition from the other space where on a friday you suggest people or organisations to follow. My recommendations this week are @seda-ed-dev.bsky.social, @ntfellows.bsky.social, @aldinhe.bsky.social, @advancehe.bsky.social and @altuk.bsky.social

ESAI Emerging Researchers’ Network – Call for Members The Educational Studies Association of Ireland is establishing a new Emerging Researchers’ Network (ERN). For all details around eligibility, please visit the ESAI website: esai.ie/esai-emergin...

What a great opportunity this is for Early Career Researchers to shine ✨

Calling Early Career Researchers, the ESAI ECR Award details for #esai2026 are now live. Applicants should submit a 4,000-5,000 word paper by the 6th of March 2026. Applicants must have an abstract accepted for an ECR slot at the conference. All details available here: esai.ie/esai-early-c...

Two proposals submitted to the @esai-irl.bsky.social 50th anniversary conference @uniofgalway.bsky.social #academicsky #edusky #educationalresearch

An evening swim under a full moon!

A really weird game. An early red card'; technological issues; too many mistakes. Let's hope the 2nd half is better.

The book Digital Resilience of ePortfolios During and Beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons for the Future, is now open access drive.google.com/file/d/1COt8... Our work on ePortfolios for PhD students professional development in teaching and learning is in chapter 18 #edusky #academicsky #phdchat

Last night our @weraedresearch.bsky.social International Research network had its kick off meeting The team consists of in no particular order of Bettina Schwenger Sanne Rovers Mari Van Wyk @drntasler.bsky.social Terence Govender & Irene Lubbe #academicsky @edusky.bsky.social lnkd.in/dpVs_ZDR

Delighted to be at the opening session of the @weraedresearch.bsky.social / ANPED focal meeting in João Pessoa , Brazil . Greatly looking forward to 5 days of engagement, discussion & a little fun! #educationalresearch

A well earned brunch at the end of a busy week

I am struggling to see the logic of online students going into breakout rooms with an activity to do, and they decide to get an answer (sometimes wrong) from GenAI!! That is of no benefit to them. Any suggestions on a possible work around for this issue? #edusky #academicsky

Spending the day on the lovely campus of @nyuad-oaa.bsky.social at the Research Forum #academicsky #educationalresearch #edusky

A drink with a view from the 36th floor!

Male bias in science and ways to counter it: gender imbalance of images in a science textbook in Irish secondary education Open Access: www.researchgate.net/publication/... #edusky #academicsky #educationalresearch #iteachphysics #womeninSTEM

Male bias in science and ways to counter it: gender imbalance of images in a science textbook in Irish secondary education Open Access: www.researchgate.net/publication/... #edusky #academicsky #educationalresearch #iteachphysics

A big performance is a must by #leinsterrugby #unitedrugbychampionship #URC

Publications are like the 46A, you wait for ages and then 2 come in quick succession. [FYI, the 46A reference may be out of date now, because i believe that route number may not exist anymore 😕 ] #educationalresearch #edusky #academicsky

"Digital ePortfolios for Aspiring Educators: Fostering Reflective Practice and Creativity in PhD Students" is a chapter by Irene Lubbe's and myself, that can be found Open Access here: pressbooks.openeducationalberta.ca/digital-resi... #academicsky #edusky #educationalresearch

#educationaresearch #edusky #academicsky

Another month, a new academic year so time for another share. Please get in contact if you would like to join go.bsky.app/8FJAkMG

We present a Certificate to be delivered to phd students with no formal pedagogical skills, and describes the Teaching Observation process devised for them, in order to equip them with those skills for an academic career. #educationalresearch #academicsky #edusky journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/je...

Teaching Observation for phd students through a Cert of Teaching in HigherEd & Thematic analysis of reflections on the process categorized under Process, Product and Praxis #educationalresearch #academicsky #edusky Full paper:https://journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/jexed/article/view/3726/2447

Call for papers #esai2026 is out now Call closes on 29th November

www.facebook.com/share/17Gf6Y... I follow closely a numbee of sports, golf is not one of them, but every 2 years i sometimes get caught up with the #RyderCup. The drama early in the morning here waa fantastic!!!!! Ole, ole, ole ole ole ole!! #TeamEurope

Welcome to SEDA's new Bluesky account, please share far and wide with your fellow educational developers.

This is my Abu Dhabi University official mugshot. Don't i have the mona lisa smile? #edusky #academicsky