I pen this blog in response to a request from the Association of Learning Technology on this topic to invite contributions and reflections on how the community is using social media following the changes that 2023 has witnessed in the use of social media. What social media platform(s) I am still using? Professionally, I use… Continue reading What does social media mean to me?
Author: Dr Teeroumanee Nadan
When UK HEIs detonate the bomb in their own camps
Blog also published on 6th Sep 2023 on The Higher Educationalist, as part of a three-way #HEBlogSwap. Please also check out: 👉A guest blog post “This is STILL a moonshot moment for higher education” for #HEBlogswap by Santanu Vasant - Head of Educational Development and Digital Education, London Metropolitan University, as part of #HEBlogSwap 2023.… Continue reading When UK HEIs detonate the bomb in their own camps
This is STILL a moonshot moment for higher education
👉A guest blog post for #HEBlogswap by Santanu Vasant, Head of Educational Development and Digital Education, London Metropolitan University as part of #HEBlogSwap 2023. Check out Santanu's blog post! At the height of the pandemic in 2020, I wrote an article for the SEDA Educational Developments Magazine entitled ‘A moonshot moment for higher education’ (Vasant, 2020) about… Continue reading This is STILL a moonshot moment for higher education
Behind the scenes of being a winner
7th Oct 2023 marked the start of a new journey for me. 40+ million people worldwide have been on the journey, with only 8500+ members actively pursuing their mastery, and one single winner - ME! Yes, I won the first prize in the Life Mastery Achiever programme, a grand prize worth $10,000 of coaching by… Continue reading Behind the scenes of being a winner
Being a humble student
Did you recently join a meeting or a training where you said one or both of these? I already know that Me too In the academic sector, it often seems like everyone knows better than everyone else; the "Professor" knows better than all academics and researchers, the "PFHEA" is the ultimate knower of everything -… Continue reading Being a humble student
Our engagement for change in the sector
How excited are you for #altc23? Check out the #altc23 registration, #altc23 scholarship applications, #altc23 programme, and #altc23 website for more information. By now you must be aware that ALT & JISC both turn 30 this year. In all the celebratory fanfare, if there is one thing that should stick with you, it is the… Continue reading Our engagement for change in the sector
Are international students the pawn to end to Civil Servants’ strikes in the UK?
Short blog on my initial thoughts on the recent communiqué on increase in visa fees and IHS to fund pay rise. Blog also includes snippets sent to PIE news to be published later today. Strikes have resounded across the UK for more than a year now: railway workers, teachers, doctors, postal workers; Civil Servants have… Continue reading Are international students the pawn to end to Civil Servants’ strikes in the UK?
How you do one thing is how you do everything
In the space of world-class achievers, we say that "How you do one thing is how you would do everything". Over the years, I have had the opportunity to be a volunteer for a number of organisations and endeavours in various roles: Organising Conference Committee, Conference Chair, Committee Chair, Panel Speaker, Journal Reviewers, Executive Committee,… Continue reading How you do one thing is how you do everything
Notes from ARLT SIG 7th June 2023 webinar – Achieving inclusive education using AI with Dr Olatunde Durowoju
I provide in this blog post a short summary of the Q&A session and additional links for you to read, including previous ARLT SIG events related to the topic. Sadly, there is no captioning embedded in the recording, and YouTube captioning is one of those technological features that will fail an inclusivity test. Summary of… Continue reading Notes from ARLT SIG 7th June 2023 webinar – Achieving inclusive education using AI with Dr Olatunde Durowoju
When Diversity & Inclusion is a key conference theme, it changes the whole game
In the recent years that I have got the time and opportunity to be more engaged in the Association for Learning Technology (ALT) conferences, my line of work has been categorised as "wildcard" or sometimes thrusted under a main theme to increase the odds of acceptance. This year, it has been with much relief that… Continue reading When Diversity & Inclusion is a key conference theme, it changes the whole game
Decolonising computing ~ reflections & observations
On 25th May, I attended the "Decolonising Computing" exploratory workshop held by the University of Leicester School of Computing & Mathematical Sciences, in collaboration with The Open University, The Council of Professors and Heads of Computing and eSTEeM (The OU centre for STEM pedagogy). I attended this event with the aim of observing attempts to… Continue reading Decolonising computing ~ reflections & observations
OER 2023 – my committee member contributions & reflections
For the third year in a row, I have been part of the OER conference committee. Read my OER21 commitee experience (http://bit.ly/3MvmJms) OER22 committee experience (http://bit.ly/3KmGx93) OER blogs (https://teeroumaneenadan.com/category/oer/) Source: https://altc.alt.ac.uk/oer23/ As a mentor, I regularly document my CPDs to encourage my mentees to engage in similar tasks, either for them to learn new skills… Continue reading OER 2023 – my committee member contributions & reflections
When the bird chirps at 8pm on Wednesdays
I cannot recall when was the first time I got involved in #LTHEchat, I had since then been among the chirping birds on Wednesday evenings, sometimes even playing catch up to join the chirping. Source: LTHEchat.com Recently, well more like 3 months back, I got involved as part of the #LTHEchat quarterly organising team (https://lthechat.com/organisinggroup/)… Continue reading When the bird chirps at 8pm on Wednesdays
Notes from ARLT SIG 9th March 2023 webinar – Anti-oppressive Pedagogies in Online Learning with María Miguéliz Valcarlos
The "Anti-oppressive pedagogies in online learning: a critical review" (https://bit.ly/3KwiAO9) paper had been the subject of discussion in a few previous ARLT SIG events and email exchanges in the past, and it was with much pleasure that I had the opportunity to invite María Miguéliz Valcarlos to join us to share her perceptions around anti-oppressive… Continue reading Notes from ARLT SIG 9th March 2023 webinar – Anti-oppressive Pedagogies in Online Learning with María Miguéliz Valcarlos
Professional self-care for 2023
Last year my post "My little astuce to professional happiness" (https://bit.ly/3CzgWGH) was beyond valuable to me (as a reflection), so much so that I have been compiling new self-care that I have adopted since then to share for the International Day of Happiness 2023. Before the pandemic started, it was clear to me that I… Continue reading Professional self-care for 2023
Impact Coaching & Mentoring (ICM) for Leaders 