On 11th Dec, members of the Antiracism & Learning Technologies Special Interest Group (ARLT SIG) (https://bit.ly/3zqImwT) community met around the theme of "Strategies for Change" - in direct response to the community's Have Your Say survey from the summer, where people-centric strategies were top suggestions from the community. I summarise in this blog the questions… Continue reading Notes from ARLT SIG 11th Dec 2023 discussion – Strategies for Change by Dr Teeroumanee Nadan
Category: HigherEd
What does social media mean to me?
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?
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
Soundharya Dharshini – Chemical Engineer from India
I am Soundharya Dharshini - as a little girl had a big dream, which I am now living while continually striving to be the best version of myself. I am currently a fully-funded scholar on the EU ChIR - MSc in Chemical Innovation & Regulation (2023-2024 Spain & 2024-2025 Italy). I come from a close-knit… Continue reading Soundharya Dharshini – Chemical Engineer from India
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
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
Notes from ARLT SIG 23rd Feb 2023 meeting – Creating visibility for PoC colleagues who work in junior roles by Dr Teeroumanee Nadan
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
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
Impact Coaching & Mentoring (ICM) for Leaders 