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
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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
Exploring #HEBlogSwap. A Bridge over Digital Water
(Vasant, 2022) Dr. Teeroumanee Nadan, an independent higher education researcher Lisa Mustoe, Learning Technologist at the Royal Agricultural University (RAU), and Pip McDonald, Senior Learning Technology Project Officer at Royal Agricultural University (RAU) took part in #HEBlogSwap 2022. (Presenter Media Inc, 2021) What is #HEBlogSwap is an opportunity created by Santanu Vasant and Emma Kennedy.… Continue reading Exploring #HEBlogSwap. A Bridge over Digital Water
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
Navigating racism with pseudo-antiracists
Working around diversity and inclusion is usually a considerable hustle, however, navigating around pseudo-antiracists is perhaps the most difficult. Yet it is very common and least easily identifiable. In the British culture, with the never-ending "thank you", "please" and "sorry", identifying and calling out pseudo-antiracists is taxing. In this blog, I provide key information on:… Continue reading Navigating racism with pseudo-antiracists
Protected: Contributions to the UCU Research in Equality Conference
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Reflections & contributions CIE Islands of Innovation 2022
It has been my first Islands of Innovation participation and I got assigned to Group 18, with Island Guide Tunde Varga Atkins. I include in this blog my contributions to the event and share further reflections that participants might find useful. Committment to Reflective Practices & Disruptive Practices The first activity was quite provocative and… Continue reading Reflections & contributions CIE Islands of Innovation 2022
Protected: OER22 committee experience in images
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Recording of my creativeHe inaugural Open Mic
An event organised under creativeHE by PipMcDonald & Tom Burns. I am really grateful for the opportunity. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ed7tdjBgAP0 A recording of the full event, with other participants, is available too. https://youtu.be/2z7Vezcph20
Contributing to OER22 serendipity – true stories series by CogDog
When I contributed to the OER22 blog series, Alan Levine invited me to join his true stories series. (https://stories.cogdogblog.com/category/collections/oer22/ and https://stories.cogdogblog.com/category/serendipity/) So here is my recorded contribution to his little project and the story behind. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dvodr2ejjMg My current open project is an idea that came all from the serendipity of an email from a mailing… Continue reading Contributing to OER22 serendipity – true stories series by CogDog
Impact Coaching & Mentoring (ICM) for Leaders 