#altc25 The perennial question of how to communicate with students is posed to the student panel and the perennial response not email, use social media. Yet not all students are on social media and in the world of work you have to navigate email, Teams and multiple information channels.

Getting people to understand how LLMs work is a safety and health emergency

Learning technologists - what's the most annoying thing about working with academics/what don't we understand about your job that you wish we did? I am writing a blog for #ALTC25, be as honest as you like 😅

We are looking for a Learning Technologist to join the Academic Development and Student Learning (ADSL) team at Glasgow Caledonian University on a 12-month contract. myjobscotland.gov.uk/education/gl...

Skates on, Scotland and NI! We're looking for speakers for Jisc's next Connect More (2-3 Dec) to showcase what they're doing/what they've learned in learning and teaching technology. Themes and the speaker suggestion form are at www.jisc.ac.uk/forms/submit... - by the end of THIS FRIDAY (10 Oct).

Will Netflix be showing North Tonight?

This morning we held our second Glasgow Caledonian University Festival of Education, an online event focusing on preparing for the upcoming academic year. It was great to facilitate a couple of the breakout sessions and see some of the ideas colleagues were sharing.

Ahead of the new academic year it’s more important than ever to consider what students think & feel about their learning. Our latest resource explores '7 Top Tips' students told us can impact on how they feel about the workload associated to their #LearningJourney. #StudentVoice #LearningDesign

Captain Pike and the crew of the Enterprise. I like my chances.

Filtering out the AI generated slop when sourcing images to decorate resources or training material related to generative AI is a massive pain now. I might just start adding images from 1970s science fiction.

The Ballot Box Scotland Holyrood Hub page for the 2026 Scottish Election is now live; with all you need to know about stuff like boundary changes and MSPs standing down/deselected. As the big day approaches, check back regularly for the latest polling and analysis. ballotbox.scot/scottish-par...

Glad to be getting our Blackboard Ultra drop-in sessions up and running for volunteer testers and to include a little Gàidhlig on one of our posters. I might not have much Gàidhlig, but I will use the little bits I have at work.

I’m a football fan, but considering men’s football already dominates media coverage of sport I don’t think it needs the additional exposure. There are plenty of other sports that would benefit from high quality coverage on free-to-air television, but sadly very few get that at the moment.

Someone on a mailing list is complaining about the number of emails they get because people react to emails sent to the list. They have asked everyone to refrain from reacting in the future. Completely unrelated, but I am now very tempted to put a wee thumbs up reaction on that email.

Regarding the collapse of our publisher, Unbound, the authors involved (myself included) offer this statement to you. This comment aims to provide insight into the events. We encourage you to read and share it far and wide. Thank you 🙏🏽 www.thebookseller.com/comment/the-...

His performance as Marritza was outstanding. youtu.be/rVHR0UPHERQ?...

That story prompted a few interesting questions for me about how my local council is using Generative AI tools. I am sure the FoI officer will love the questions I have now sent in.

A very wet trip to Argyll yesterday to see Inveraray progress to the next round of the Tulloch Homes Camanachd Cup after defeating Glasgow Mid Argyll 3:0 at the Winterton. Full album: flic.kr/s/aHBqjCgifP #Shinty #Iomain #Camanachd #SportPhotography #ScottishSport

Absolutely surreal to have lived through the Napster days and watched as the titans of industry moved hell and high water to lock down any possible chance that someone's song might get swapped online without giving the studios a cut and now those same people are just like "well we gotta steal music"

The list of associated people exclaiming "I can't imagine how this could possibly have happened" is very

An effective way to implement GenAI into assessment: https://thoughtshrapnel.com/2025/05/09/an-effective-way-to-implement.html

Hope my mechanic likes Planet Rock and 5 Live.

#LTHEChat A3 Ease of use, logical user experience and meeting their needs. Price could be a consideration, and I would probably try and include open source/free options that are user friendly.

#LTHEChat A1 Wimba Create/Course Genie. This shaped how I use Word/Google Docs for collaborative storyboarding in learning design.

Really enjoyed James Dean Bradfield's interview with That Pedal Show. These long form interviews are great for musicians. youtu.be/bfhymGooYOw?...

Glasgow Mid Argyll and Kyles Athletic continued their preperation for the 2025 season this afternoon. It finished 2-2 at Peterson Park earlier in a chilly pre-season friendly between the two. flic.kr/s/aHBqjC2yk6 #shinty #iomain #camanachd

Catching up on some photos from the Jack Ashers Sixes tournament a couple of weeks ago. A really enjoyable day of shinty with more than 200 players and 35 teams competing on the day. flickr.com/photos/jmacm... #shinty #iomain #camanachd

Either one particular MSP has just discovered Anon Opin, or one of the two people who signed their petition has.

Looking forward to photographing the Jack Asher Sixes tournament organisesd by Glasgow University Shinty Club tomorrow. I really enjoyed the tournament last year. #shinty #camanachd #iomain

Here's my hot take. AI will be here whether we like it or not. I am in favour of a Government which is proactively thinking about potential benefits. I hope they are also planning mitigations when it comes to security, cloud availability and environmental impact, never mind jobs.

I'm reading Ursula Le Guin's Steering the Craft and it's full of gems, even for nonfiction #AcademicSky writing. "A skill is something you know how to do. Skill in writing frees you to write what you want to write. It may also show you what you want to write. Craft enables art."

🥁 Announcing the Public Domain Image Archive! 🥁 We are v excited to share our new sister-project, the Public Domain Image Archive (PDIA), a curated collection of 10k+ out-of-copyright historical images, all free to explore and reuse: pdimagearchive.org @pdimagearchive

Seeing a minor spike in very obviously "AI" generated submissions so far this year. One didn't even hide and tried to claim in a cover letter that it was "there right" to do so. When certain (like this one), bans were issued.

This Wednesday 8pm GMT #LTHEchat will take place in both Bluesky and the other place! Do follow @lthechat.bsky.social and take a look at the blog here: lthechat.com/2024/11/14/l...

An unexpected sight while checking the room before a workshop today. Thankfully not a bad omen. Tom Cunningham and I had an enjoyable workshop with colleagues in the GCU School of Health and Life Sciences. Excellent turnout and some interesting discussions about learning, teaching and AI.

Back to work tomorrow after two weeks off. Getting the chance to watch Travis the bearded collie at one of his regular sheep herding classes was a highlight of the time off, but it is back to normal tomorrow. Hopefully the flurry of emails tomorrow morning will be kind.