Ioannis and I discuss a range of social media applications including Twitter and Facebook and particularly the use of Youtube as a media channel for flipped lectures.

For further information you can see the kinds of things Ioannis does on his Youtube channel here:

Sarah and I talk about sensory learning and in particular how our senses can affect learning and things we can do to be sensitive to different sensory learning needs.

Sarah is an academic developer based at Staffordshire University.

Sam and I discuss what authentic assessment means, how to make sure that assessment is decolonised and then stray in AI and its potential uses.

Sam is an Educational Developer based at the University of Liverpool.

Today I talk to Iwona about her work at the head of the Ministry of Creativity in Switzerland and about ow they help various organisations develop more creative outlooks.

"Iwona's passion for creativity is palpable, and she firmly believes that creativity is the key to success in any field. She often says, "Creativity is everything," and she strives to instill this belief in everyone she works with."

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fluda/

Online Creativity Boot Camp: https://creativeswitzerland.com/online-creativity-bootcamp-2023/

Gustavo and I discuss his work on universal design for learning and in particular the role of choice in assessment.

Dr. Gustavo Espinoza-Ramos is the module leader of Sustainable City Economies and Strategic Perspectives for Marketing modules, and the course

Find Gustavo on twitter @tavoer8  https://twitter.com/tavoer8 

Find Gustavo on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gustavoespinozaramos/

Find Gustavo's blogs and video presentations on Linktree: https://linktr.ee/gustavoespinozaramos

UDL 

About Universal Design for Learning

Here is a recent journal article about UDL 

Unluol Unal, N., Karal, M. A., & Tan, S. (2022). Developing accessible lesson plans with universal design for learning (UDL). International

Sami and I discuss decolonisation, what it is and how to address it. In particular looking at ways for staff to reflect on their own experiences and how to provide students with opportunities to discuss what it might mean to them.

Lee and I discuss various ways in which we can plan for more inclusive learning materials and stray onto the topic of chatGPT

Designing for Diverse Learners [4.0] National Teaching Repository: https://figshare.edgehill.ac.uk/articles/poster/Designing_for_Diverse_Learners_Poster_4_0_/20141498

Designing for Diverse Learners - Association for learning development (slides - great for introducing students to these concepts): https://aldinhe.ac.uk/teaching-learning/designing-for-diverse-learners/

Supporting inclusive learning resource design with designing for diverse learners (article):  https://journal.aldinhe.ac.uk/index.php/jldhe/article/view/924

Designing for diverse learners (article): https://journal.aldinhe.ac.uk/index.php/jldhe/article/view/973

Articles/Blogs on AI:

https://leefallin.co.uk/2023/02/how-has-higher-ed-slumbered-into-an-artificial-intelligence-crisis/

https://leefallin.co.uk/2023/02/can-a-blog-post-written-by-an-ai-trick-an-ai/

Social media: 

@LeeFallin [Twitter]

@[email protected]

Dr

Chris and I discuss the pointlessness of percentages as a means of marking work and explore some of the alternatives.

For more detail check out Chris' article:

Rust, Chris (2011) "The Unscholarly Use of Numbers in Our Assessment Practices: What Will Make Us Change?," International

Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: Vol. 5: No. 1, Article 4.

Available at: https://doi.org/10.20429/ijsotl.2011.050104

Steve and I chat about the potential impact of ChatGPT, some of the positives, negatives and he offers some advice for students and institutions.

Apologies that once more I (Roger) sound like a Dalek with a cold.

Kat explains how she uses music in teaching spaces including helping students to relax in order to be more receptive in class.

Here is a link for music to help reduce heartrate and lower blood pressure:

https://soundcloud.com/uwecfm/sets/cfms-deep-relaxation-mix?si=d048ffb177c34b66acf8e4f70329fc71&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Students have responded extremely positively to this, there are some interesting themes in the comments about the

Some further reading:

Blood, A.J., et al. (1999) Emotional responses to

Harper, G. et al. (2014) Sound and music in film and visual

Judd, M., & Pooley, J. A. (2014). The psychological benefits

Kane, B. (2014) Sound unseen : acousmatic sound in theory

McNamara, R. J., Epsley, C., Coren, E., & McKeough, Z. J.

Nilsson, Ulrica. (2008). The Anxiety- and Pain-Reducing Effects of

Wulff, V. et al. (2021) The effects of a music and singing

Apologies that I (Roger) still sound like I'm trapped inside a box