On 23rd Feb, members of the Antiracism & Learning Technologies Special Interest Group (ARLT SIG) (https://bit.ly/3zqImwT) community met around the theme of "Creating visibility for POC in junior roles". This emanated from a different ARLT SIG meeting earlier in 2022-23 academic year, during which a comment was made about representation during the 2022 ALT conferences.… Continue reading Notes from ARLT SIG 23rd Feb 2023 meeting – Creating visibility for PoC colleagues who work in junior roles by Dr Teeroumanee Nadan
Author: Dr Teeroumanee Nadan
OER as a tool to educate against discrimination
As an #OER23 committee member, I volunteered to write a blog post ahead of the conference, but there I was with no clue on what theme to write about. It has been a bit chilly for me here, so why not wear two hats, #OER23 committee member, and Chair of ALT Antiracism & Learning Technology… Continue reading OER as a tool to educate against discrimination
Protected: Bullying in the sector of learning technologies
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Reflections on celebrating small steps in HE video series
It has been an eventful year for me, both professionally and in my private life. Although I had aimed to complete ten videos, I only managed to release five, while three are still in edits. The Celebrating small steps in HE video series had been so far a very illuminating project for me. I got to… Continue reading Reflections on celebrating small steps in HE video series
Notes from ARLT SIG 3rd Nov 2022 webinar – Anti-racist Approaches in Technology with Liza Layne
Following the Black History month meeting and what this means for Learning Technologists (https://bit.ly/3U0JGPx), the ARLT SIG community met in November for something closer to the day-to-day job: anti-racist approaches in technology. I provide in this blog post a short summary of the session supplemented with some examples, along with a summary of the Q&A… Continue reading Notes from ARLT SIG 3rd Nov 2022 webinar – Anti-racist Approaches in Technology with Liza Layne
Notes from ARLT SIG 20th Oct 2022 meeting – Black History Month and what it means for Learning Technologists by Dr Teeroumanee Nadan
On 20th October, members of the Antiracism & Learning Technologies Special Interest Group (ARLT SIG) (https://bit.ly/3zqImwT) community met for the first event of the academic year 2022-23. The meeting was themed around "Black History Month" (BHM) in the UK, and most particularly: What BHM means for Learning Technologists (LTs) in the UK? How LTs can… Continue reading Notes from ARLT SIG 20th Oct 2022 meeting – Black History Month and what it means for Learning Technologists by Dr Teeroumanee Nadan
Antiracism & Inclusion Virtual Coffee Ideas Room
Welcome to my new initiative - ideas room with a coffee in your hand! Virtual Coffee Ideas Room - image with a laptop, phone, diary, coffee and chocolate For the past few years, I have found myself restrained by institutional policies which limit a free and safe space for People of Colour to speak of… Continue reading Antiracism & Inclusion Virtual Coffee Ideas Room
Protected: ALT conference 2022 – my committee member contributions & reflections
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Recording of my #atlc22 Open Mic
An event organised as part of the #altc22 socials by PipMcDonald. I am really grateful for the opportunity. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoBDJqKa_l8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoBDJqKa_l8
Skip your sleep, it is 23:59 – an ALT 2022 presentation follow up
"Skip your sleep, it is 23:59", this is the presentation my collaborator, Dr Jim Turner, and I presented at the recent #altc22. This is a rather big and uncomfortable topic, as we are so used to following the status quo set eons ago, mostly by staff who are long retired and/or who do not understand… Continue reading Skip your sleep, it is 23:59 – an ALT 2022 presentation follow up
YOU are forgetting me! Open Mic
This is a poem of mine that I am reading for the first-ever #altc22 open mic event today. I hope this blog and poem will inspire attendees to the #altc22 conference to look into diversity and beg us all to question the status quo. For reference, please visit my blog post on 'Changing mindsets to… Continue reading YOU are forgetting me! Open Mic
ARLT SIG – ALTc 2022 pre-conference session – my notes
Thought of writing some notes on my blog space about the presentation, as it was not recorded. So this blog covers the Q&A and has some more information from me. ARLT SIG "What we do, who we are & how you can get involved" slides (https://bit.ly/3hsWSOD) Q1 from an attendee - Just out of interest,… Continue reading ARLT SIG – ALTc 2022 pre-conference session – my notes
Protected: Tier 4 visas – improving the support for visa nationals students – ft. Dr Olayinka Lewis
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Why I blog?
Recently, someone asked me this question, and I realised that there were more to the obvious reasons why I blog. In fact, a longer post today, compared to my usual keeping it short and simple to three-four points. 1 I have found (A) penning down the little voice in my head, especially frustrations really helps… Continue reading Why I blog?
My name means sacred bells and music
Today is World Day of Music and also Int'l Day of Yoga. I am sure that it will benefit me to harness some internal peace and there is no better way than to pen down a racist trigger that has been setting me off the last few weeks - my identity - which has got… Continue reading My name means sacred bells and music
Impact Coaching & Mentoring (ICM) for Leaders 