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Dr Alison Purvis
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Associate Dean Teaching & Learning | College of Health, Wellbeing & Life Sciences | SheffHallamUni | Senior Ed. JUTLP | Director OAPA | Disability Advocate | Pedagogy, digital, physiology, inclusion & equality.
Nearly time for #LTHEchat !
November 5, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Me too! It’s been a few months since I last posted, so looking forward to tonight’s #LTHEchat!
November 5, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Reposted by Dr Alison Purvis
LTHE Chat 342: Digital Leadership for Inclusive and Strategic Change

Join us on Bluesky with guest Alison Purvis (@dralison.bsky.social) and Beth Fielding-Lloyd (@bethflloyd.bsky.social) on Wednesday, 5th November 2025 at 20:00 GMT Digital leadership in higher education is evolving rapidly. It’s…
LTHE Chat 342: Digital Leadership for Inclusive and Strategic Change
Join us on Bluesky with guest Alison Purvis (@dralison.bsky.social) and Beth Fielding-Lloyd (@bethflloyd.bsky.social) on Wednesday, 5th November 2025 at 20:00 GMT Digital leadership in higher education is evolving rapidly. It’s no longer just about managing technology; it’s about shaping culture, taking a human-centred approach, and ensuring inclusive practice. In our work, we’ve explored the perceptions and characteristics of digital leadership in higher education.
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November 3, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Reposted by Dr Alison Purvis
Team @sheffieldhallamuni.bsky.social
We each presented at SEDA conference.
@dralison.bsky.social, Elizabeth Freeman and Melike Bulut

#sedaconf2025
May 16, 2025 at 5:33 AM
We've been exploring the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in learning. A key challenge is transparency of how AI is used. The Artificial Intelligence Transparency Scale is a tool to talk about how we use AI in learning, teaching, and more generally. Find out more at doi.org/10.25416/NTR...
Artificial Intelligence Transparency Scale (AITS)
The communication of transparency is a key aspect of sharing how AI has been used in created materials or activities. The Artificial Intelligence Transparency Scale (AITS) is a communication tool whic...
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April 25, 2025 at 3:05 PM
It was such a pleasure to record a podcast on digital learning with @pjmella.bsky.social recently! All Series 1 episodes are available at lta.shu.ac.uk/scholarship/...
April 16, 2025 at 8:01 AM
The Maturity Model workshop cards based on the @jisc.bsky.social Digital Transformation Framework Maturity Model, are now available from the National Teaching Repository doi.org/10.25416/NTR... I hope colleagues find these useful,and please do get in touch with your feedback if you use them!
Maturity Model Cards
The resource is a set of cards that should be printed doubled-sided onto A6 card.The cards use abridged text from the Jisc Maturity Model (adaptation made with permission from Jisc). Users are encoura...
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March 18, 2025 at 9:21 AM
I’ve been looking forward to today - Jisc Digifest! I’m excited to share how we used the Maturity Model @sheffieldhallamuni.bsky.social for our Digital Learning Transformation Project, & first time sharing Maturity Model workshop cards 🤩 15:00 in Hall 8 #digifest #jiscdigifest @jisc.bsky.social
March 11, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Reposted by Dr Alison Purvis
Join us for this week’s #LTHEchat which will explore hidden curriculum with Dr. Pam Birtill @diervilla.bsky.social, Dr. Richard Harris and Dr. Madeleine Pownall @Maddipow.bsky.social on Wednesday 8-9pm GMT. Blog post to follow soon!
February 2, 2025 at 10:37 AM
OAPA webinar: events.humanitix.com/writing-and-... A distinguished panel of experts in #EdTech give their insights into how to design impactful studies, navigating publishing, and how to align to current trends. Members access all seminars for A$75/yr see open-publishing.org/membership.
Writing and Publishing Good Educational Technology Research
Get tickets on Humanitix - Writing and Publishing Good Educational Technology Research hosted by Open Access Publishing Association. Online. Wednesday 5th February 2025. Find event information.
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January 20, 2025 at 11:38 AM
A couple of days on from #SocMedHE24 I've reflected on what I learnt. Thank you again to Liz Mossop for her welcome address, @amltaylor66.bsky.social for her thought provoking keynote, and to @suebecks.bsky.social for being such a wonderful co-organiser! www.linkedin.com/pulse/reflec...
Reflections on SocMedHE24: Fragmentation and the Role of Social Media in Higher Education
The 10th Social Media for Learning in Higher Education Conference #SocMedHE24 took place at Sheffield Hallam University on Thursday 19 December 2024. The conference began in 2015, led by Alison Purvis...
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December 21, 2024 at 10:05 AM
What a day yesterday @ #SocMedHE24! I'm still cogitating on what I learnt. Thank you again to all the presenters, with particular mention to @sheffieldhallamuni.bsky.social VC Liz Mossop, fabulous keynote @amltaylor66.bsky.social, and conference co-host @suebecks.bsky.social. Here's to #SocMedHE25!
December 20, 2024 at 11:01 AM
The last session of the day was the ‘Gasta’ Lightning session hosted by @gasta.me The perfect high energy way to end the conference! #SocMedHE24
December 19, 2024 at 7:41 PM
Really pleased to see conference colleagues enjoying the #SocMedHE24 frame that I made! A key part of the #SocMedHE conference is that element of fun 🤩
December 19, 2024 at 1:28 PM
It’s already afternoon and it’s been a fabulous morning at #SocMedHE24. @amltaylor66.bsky.social really set the thinking for the day with her insightful keynote! Thank you to Amanda for her wonderful contribution to the conference 🤓
December 19, 2024 at 1:21 PM
Today is a special day for @suebecks.bsky.social & I. We started #SocMedHE in 2015 w/ Helen Rodger, and with the support of many colleagues from @sheffieldhallamuni.bsky.social. #SocMedHE24 allows us to look back & see how our collaborative work has made impact & contributed to the SocMed community.
December 19, 2024 at 10:34 AM
I’m really looking forward to the 10th #SocMedHE Conference tomorrow. @suebecks.bsky.social and I have been planning and preparing for the last few months and I’m excited to see our wonderful keynote @amltaylor66.bsky.social and all the presenters. Perfect celebration before the Christmas break! 🎄
December 18, 2024 at 8:40 PM
Reposted by Dr Alison Purvis
It’s #SocMedHE24 eve!
Cannot wait for tomorrow!
December 18, 2024 at 6:41 PM
Over the last year we @sheffieldhallamuni.bsky.social have been working with Jisc as a partner for their Digital Transformation project & we were delighted to be selected to share our story: www.jisc.ac.uk/member-stori... #DX #DTX #DigitalTransformation #DigitalLearning
Start with people: Sheffield Hallam University’s digital learning transformation project - Jisc
www.jisc.ac.uk
December 13, 2024 at 5:14 PM
It was time to leave.
November 15, 2024 at 10:41 PM
An exciting day ahead today! We’re co-hosting a digital transformation event with @jisc.bsky.social today 🥳 #DXHE #digitaltransformationHE
November 12, 2024 at 9:01 AM
I feel very sad today. A feeling of grief and bereftness similar to that which I felt in 2016. The consequences of the US election will have global ramifications. I’m on my way to a very positive event though, so I need to park my political emotions until later!
November 6, 2024 at 9:12 AM
I'm really excited to share our editorial, published today in the Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, on writing effective research questions. You can download the full paper and the infographic illustrating our IDEA-ARC writing model at doi.org/10.53761/j64... @drjot.bsky.social
November 5, 2024 at 9:20 AM
So pleased to join the audience here in Lancaster at the University of Cumbria for the inaugural professorial lecture of @amltaylor66.bsky.social 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
September 25, 2024 at 4:09 PM