Q6 - Pick any of these to answer, or add your own: notes as reflection, notes as art, notes as therapy--how do you think this manifests? Reply with A6 #LTHEChat and your response @drntasler.bsky.social

Q5 - Imagine we had ethical AI; how would it help educators or learners with their note-taking or note-making? Reply with A5 #LTHEChat and your response @drntasler.bsky.social

Q4 - Let's talk about aesthetics and note-making/note-taking. What role does the aesthetic of your tools play? Reply with A4 #LTHEChat and your response @drntasler.bsky.social

Q3 - What are your top tips for making or taking notes? Reply with A3 #LTHEChat and your response @drntasler.bsky.social

Q2 - How could multi-media notes, digital and analogue, be useful for both educators and learners as we enter the new academic year? Reply with A2 #LTHEChat and your response @drntasler.bsky.social

Q1 - Warm-up question: what are your personal note-making conventions? For instance (but not exclusive to) systems you might use, quirks, structures, processes, abbreviations? Reply with A1 #LTHEChat and your response @drntasler.bsky.social

Delighted to welcome the incoming #LTHEchat organising team members: Charlotte Marshall @charlottemarshall.bsky.social, Dr Gustavo Espanoza-Ramos @tavoer8.bsky.social and mentor Dr Adam Tate @dradamtate.bsky.social lthechat.com/organisinggr...

Universities face tight budgets, tool confusion and capacity questions when adopting #GenAI. This guide breaks it down into six practical, scalable steps that build on your institution’s existing strengths. 📖 Read more: www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/how-e... #HigherEd #AI #Academicsky

2 days to go before the #LTHEchat this week! This week we will feature @louiserees.bsky.social who will consider “Exploring the use of Gen AI to visualise reflective accounts” Check out the blog for more details:

📣 Programme Launch We are delighted to announce the launch of the Graduate School Festival 2025, running across 23 – 25 June. See the full programme and reserve your space here: blog.westminster.ac.uk/graduatescho...

#LTHEchat A6 We need to value ongoing playful action research as the right of all lecturers. If we value experimentation and #SoTL - then staff can have agency and voice. But if this aspect of our work is devalued, not given time and often treated hostilely - it is being banned - not encouraged.

A6 There should be a person/team dedicated to curating these tools. When using a #simulation game, we had a training every year (other times we watch the video recording, but we have a meeting to clarify parts of the video), there were guidelines, and shadowing schemes (for new colleagues) #LTHEChat

Q6: What types of support or training would academic staff need to confidently adopt immersive approaches? Reply with A6 #LTHEChat and your response

A5 I think you should have UDL principles in mind. Have a range of students/learners involved in the design. #lthechat

A5 To be more #accessible and #inclusive in immersive learning, we can offer different learning environments (a video on a screen or VR), alternative assessment, can give options to students to engage in that learning experience following different ways / paths #LTHEChat

Q5 How do we ensure accessibility and inclusivity in immersive learning environments, both digital and physical? Reply with A5 #LTHEChat and your response

A4 Learning Designers and Learning Technologists are the tailors who may guide when curating #immersive learning content. Then, having student and employer feedback may help us to improve it further (like in Formula 1) #LTHEChat

Q4 What role should Learning Designers and Learning Technologists play in co-creating or curating immersive learning content and how can learners be involved as co-designers? Reply with A4 #LTHEChat and your response

A3 There should be a partnership between the person designing the immersive learning and any "tech" adviser. And presumably that "what do you want the learners to know/apply or be able to do at the end of the experience?" Shapes what is developed? #lthechat

A3 I wouldn't let either 'drive' education, it's more complicated than that. Tim Fawns writes about entangled pedagogy and that's a better way of thinking about it link.springer.com/article/10.1... #LTHEChat

A3 I think not only the pedagogy but the logistics, creativity and added value should be taken into consideration when deciding to use immersive #learning. We can have a clear alignment with the social #constructivism approach of learning and #authentic learning/assessment #LTHEChat

Q3 How do we avoid ‘tech-first’ thinking and ensure pedagogy drives the design of immersive learning? Reply with A3 #LTHEChat and your response

A2 Depending on the level of immersion, it can be a formative and summative #assessment. I have used a simulation game for 330 students. They are assessed based on the final results of the game, but also by submitting a report. It can be through role play. Similar to VR #LTHEChat

Q2 What kinds of assessment strategies align best with immersive or simulation-based learning experiences? Reply with A2 #LTHEChat and your response

A1 I suppose it will depend on its #purpose, the level of #immersion, and other restrictions such as financial, human and time. I have used a simulation game in a module for 330 students, but using #VR is challenging (number of headsets) #LTHEChat

Q1 How can immersive learning be meaningfully scaled, or is it inherently suited to small-group contexts? Reply with A1 #LTHEChat and your response

A project that hired students as co-researchers to explore #inclusion and #connection resulted in higher levels of agency and #belonging. Here, the @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social academics behind the scheme share what they learnt: ow.ly/nyQu50VZpjK #highered #studentsuccess #edusky

Webinar invite: Phylise Banner (USA): Be disruptive and playful; ... A Poetry Rollercoaster: Academic Jargon Remix Slam A @livunicie.bsky.social hosted webinar Date: Wed 18 June 2025 Time: 14.0-15.00 (BST, UTC+1) Venue: online (platform to be confirmed) Register via forms.office.com/e/Tu5dREiQ28

Don’t forget to join us tomorrow, Wednesday 8-9pm BST, for #LTHEchat, which will explore Immersive Learning with @pauldriver.bsky.social Read the blog post at: lthechat.com?p=7196

2 days to go before the #LTHEchat this week! This week we will feature @pauldriver.bsky.social who will discuss Immersive Learning Check out the blogpost for more details: lthechat.com?p=7196

Save the date! ANTF Symposium 2026 12-13 May 2026 at Newcastle University ntf-association.com/annual-sympo... See you in Newcastle!

New publication alert! 🚨 Accessibility and universal design in higher education curricula: implications for inclusion/exclusion By Katerina Mavrou et al. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #HigherEducation #UniversalDesign

21-05-25 The #ANTF2025 gave me the chance to reflect and improve my #teaching practice during #challenging times. Great to see so many inspirational colleagues, including @profwgarnham.bsky.social‬, Haleh Moravej, Alison Bailey, @profdawne.bsky.social‬, @suebecks.bsky.social Richard Beggs, etc

21-05-25 Social #media can enhance the dissemination of teaching and #learning practice. This workshop encouraged colleagues to reflect on our #digital presence and issues of digital #identity and academic #branding. Session led by @suebecks.bsky.social #ANTF2025

21-05-25 Increasing student #wellbeing by building student #belonging through an academic #skills intervention programme. Session led by Fran Henshaw #ANTF2025

21-05-25 an insightful paper on how industrial #placement year programmes can reduce institutional awarding gaps. The co-creation project recommends three creative #approaches to support students from #diverse backgrounds. Session led by Kerry Traynor #ANTF2025

21-05-25 An inspirational project that aims to develop and facilitate a cross-institutional #career student group for healthcare #students to enhance the sense of #belonging Session led by @profdawne.bsky.social #ANTF2025

Save the date! The Graduate School Festival returns 23 - 25 June, showcasing the research, creativity, and ambition of our community of doctoral researchers. We'll be announcing the full programme next week 👀

Patricia, just back from #ANTF2025. It was brilliant - I'm not an NTF but felt completely at home. A really welcoming and inspiring couple of days. Really recommend to anyone in #LTHEchat, next year in Newcastle

The UK government has been urged to expand a national fund that supports academics to launch businesses based on their innovations, if it wants to follow through on its ambition to create a “boom” in spin-outs #AcademicSky #EduSky

20/05/25 - Day 1 #ANTF2025: HE is facing new challenges that have an impact on access to training opportunities, but yesterday's session brought so much inspiration. Before going to #Hereford, a very kind student gave me a letter that gave me a sign that I may be on a nice path #ANTF2025

20/05/25 Dr Heidi Singleton, Prof Debbie Holley showcased a creative application of 360˚ cameras and high-fidelity simulations to create immersive, first-person and third-person perspectives of patient interactions #ANTF2025

Allison Bailey and students Ben Foreman, Monica Deakin and Emily Johnston shared their experiences when working in #partnership with the Business School @sussex.ac.uk‬ and Rewired Earth in the design of a module on which students develop sustainable solutions #ANTF2025

A very interesting framework when rethinking and designing #assessment that includes the ethical use of AI tools. Session led by Andy Clegg. This is a process that we as educators are trying to improve and apply according to our disciplines and context. Many things to reflect on #ANTF2025

An insightful reflection on the transition from science to #education to improve teaching practices. A session led by Laurel Chaproniere. This presentation resonates with me when thinking about my teaching and learning identity, which is still evolving #ANTF2025

A creative way using #LEGO to reflect on the barriers and enablers that minoritised groups have when applying for #NTF #CATE awards. Session led by Julia Reeve. The #T&L #superhero that I am creating has many attributes that I gathered from so many inspiring colleagues #ANTF2025

Shining the Spotlight #SOS will enhance the scholarship of educators. Congrats to all colleagues involved, including Earle Abrahamson, @suebecks.bsky.social @archaeocobb.bsky.social @rosegann.bsky.social @juliehulme-psyc.bsky.social Dawne Irving-Bell, @egillaspy.bsky.social Susan Smith #ANTF2025

What a thoroughly awesome community to be part of @ntfellows.bsky.social. Despite the financial crisis in the sector hitting hard, it is wonderful to be amongst so many incredible people inspiring us all with ideas and innovations and supporting and encouraging each other to strive for excellence.

Great to be at @advancehe.bsky.social #antf2025 presenting on our Spotlight on scholarship website scholarshipspotlight.uk with wonderful colleagues @suebecks.bsky.social @juliehulme-psyc.bsky.social Dawne Irving-bell, Earle Abrahamson, Iain Wilson and Hannah Cobb.

Super proud to present our NTF funded cross institutional project and website shining the spotlight on scholarship scholarshipspotlight.uk #ANTF2025