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Sandra Sinfield
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Associate Teaching Professor #studychat #LoveLD #creativeHE. For playful pedagogy; creativity as liberatory practice; making, drawing & animation for learning.
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The article that I cowrote & linked in the thread tackles this. But all of my work on the topic emerges from frustration that most commentary on education limits discussion to the tech (a losing battle) & not the political &economic project of the AI industry. I get at this here tinyurl.com/yarmcjes
MACHINE YEARNING
Sonja Drimmer critically examines art historians’ recent embrace of generative AI as a tool for humanities research.
www.artforum.com
December 26, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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Love @LondonMetUni Preparing for Study course for our international students - starting 5th Jan 2026: preparingforstudy.blogs.londonmet.ac.uk/2025/12/19/o...
Online “Preparing to Study” Sessions in January 2026 – Preparing for Study
preparingforstudy.blogs.londonmet.ac.uk
December 23, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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The transitions from Academic twitter to other social media platforms by academics and HE institutions. How can we make it better? A keynote at the #SocMedHE25 by @andytattersall.bsky.social
December 16, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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December 16, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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Summing up academic social media - how institutions stayed on board a sinking ship - in late 2022, in one image - from my #SocMedHE25 keynote
December 16, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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The changes in the attention span makes educators find different spaces to develop learning. A presentation by Emily Conyard #SocMedHE25
December 16, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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Things have been shitty, making it hard to write, but I managed this post and I'm pretty happy with it thesiswhisperer.com/2025/12/11/m...
Machines are talking about you behind your back
For many years, this postcard was taped to my office door: It’s funny because it’s true. The machines really do talk about us behind our backs. Machines talking to machines helped me pa…
thesiswhisperer.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:51 AM
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A simple 8 word headline to remind us all that, yes, The Spectator really is as bad as you might expect for a periodical once edited by Boris Johnson and now under the stewardship of a certain Michael Gove.
December 10, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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A postscript of sorts to yesterday's #LTHEchat about loneliness. I had a conversation once about what it would be like to attend a conference where nobody talked to you. For me it wouldn't be a big deal, perhaps comparable to going to the theatre & really not liking the play 1/2
December 11, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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Over at our YouTube Channel we've put up 11 poetry workshops to help people of any age write poems. So far they've had in total 355 thousand views.
www.youtube.com/c/MichaelRos...
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
Official Michael Rosen Channel Every video and playlist here is approved by Michael himself. If it’s on this channel, it’s the real deal and safe for children. You may see “YTP” or “poop” remixes on...
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December 11, 2025 at 7:29 AM
#LTHEchat Finding a new tribe - feeling connected with some great new people (new to me!) - and holding a space to think and talk about my passion with other passionate people! #edchat #studychat #LoveLD #creativeHE
@lthechat.bsky.social friends & fans, please let me know what’s been the biggest gain for being part of this cool community that the amazing @suebecks.bsky.social started! ❤️❤️❤️ I’ll go first - learning about very different but all connected educational topics & friendship with many of you! #LTHEchat
December 11, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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📣 Calling my BlueSky followers - would you like to join the #LTHEchat organising committee? To express your interest, please complete this very brief form in @suebecks.bsky.social post below ⬇️ @buxiduan.bsky.social @kathrynsidaway.bsky.social
December 10, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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A big thank you to all the hosts & everyone who has participated this term, & thanks to the #LTHEchat organising team for Sept-Dec 2025 @tavoer8.bsky.social & @charlottemarshall.bsky.social,& mentor @dradamtate.bsky.social. The baton passes over to the new team in 2026

We’ll be back on 7th Jan 2026
December 10, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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Thanks, Bianca, for this interesting topic that I feel is related to. It was a great topic for the last LTHEchat of the term. Thanks to all participants for sharing ideas and thoughts and realise that we are the same boat (but maybe in different seats) #LTHEChat
December 10, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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Are you interested in becoming a member of a future #LTHEchat organising team?

We are looking for open practitioners, educators and students, who would be interested in joining a future organising team. If this is you, please complete this expression of interest.
docs.google.com/forms/d/17DA...
Expression of interest to become a member of a future #LTHEchat organising group or mentor a future team
Hello dear #LTHEchat friends, If you would like to support the #LTHEchat as an organising team member, please complete this short form and we will be in touch. Each organising group consists of 2 to ...
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December 10, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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A big thank you to the amazing #LTHEchat organising team @charlottemarshall.bsky.social, bsky.app/profile/tavo... and mentor bsky.app/profile/drad....

In January please welcome back @drchrism.bsky.social who will mentor the new incoming team.
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December 10, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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I'm not sure if this will help, but I share an office with four more colleagues, and from time to time we try to practice the 'We Listen and Don't Judge' approach. At the beginning, we were kidding about it, but then the conversations had more meaning to all of us and we understood others #LTHEChat
December 10, 2025 at 9:01 PM
#LTHEchat A very big thank you to @bianca-f-o-x.bsky.social and everybody for tonight's chat. I realise that you are highlighting what I fear will be an emerging and growing problem in HE - #loneliness #isolation - unless some of your excellent suggestions are enacted.
Thank you to @bianca-f-o-x.bsky.social and to everyone who participated this week. #LTHEchat
December 11, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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Thank you to @bianca-f-o-x.bsky.social and to everyone who participated this week. #LTHEchat
December 10, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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A6 Ideally provide each a mentor. Schedule group meetings to meet others that are new. #LTHEchat
December 10, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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A6 A buddy scheme that can guide them during that transition, a network of colleagues who are on the same journey, a community of practice, and training. Offering different spaces for people to engage, face-to-face, online (synchronous and asynchronous) #LTHEChat
a group of penguins holding the word team
ALT: a group of penguins holding the word team
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December 10, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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A6 Have a mandatory mentoring system and a network for early and transitioning staff. Staff belonging is important, hiring staff is expensive. #LTHEChat @bianca-f-o-x.bsky.social
December 10, 2025 at 8:53 PM
#LTHEchat A6 Mentoring, supportive PGCert that builds cross-disciplinary bridges and highlights things like this chat... introducing new staff to research groups within and outwith the uni - reminding people of the jiscmails - more organisations offering mentoring as with @aldinhe.bsky.social ?
Q6 - How can we best support Early career academics or practitioners transitioning into HE?

Reply with A6 #LTHEChat and your response @bianca-f-o-x.bsky.social @lthechat.bsky.social
December 11, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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My biggest concern with staff as with students is that we can't offer support if we don't know there's a problem and somebody is suffering in silence #LTHEchat 2/2
December 10, 2025 at 8:45 PM