Smita Odedra
drodedra.bsky.social
Smita Odedra
@drodedra.bsky.social
SoTL & ChemEd / Deputy Director of Teaching, School of Chemistry, University of Glasgow. Badger enthusiast.
November 13, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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This looks great for embedding wellbeing in our higher education teaching! Even if you can't participate live, the blog post has loads of useful ideas and resources. #AberPGCTHE #AcademicSky #EduSky
Join me, and the amazing @lthechat.bsky.social team, on Wednesday 8th October 2025 at 20:00 BST to explore 'Embedding Mental Wellbeing' #LTHEchat

More details at: lthechat.com/2025/10/03/l...
October 3, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Curious about how rural students experience the transition into Higher Education? Check our some findings from our recent study, a staff-student collaboration between Josh Hylands, @drlinneasoler.bsky.social and I, in this podcast by @raise-network.bsky.social 🎧
Episode 2 - What can we learn from the experiences of rural students in HE chemistry at the University of Glasgow
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September 25, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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We are back for the new academic year. Join us for this week’s #LTHEchat, which will explore Effective Note Making Systems from Paper to AI with @drntasler.bsky.social on Wednesday (tomorrow), 8-9pm BST. Read the blog post at: lthechat.com/2025/09/19/l...
LTHEchat 336 Effective Note Making Systems from Paper to AI
Join us on Bluesky on Wednesday 24th September 2025 at 20:00 BST At the University of Glasgow we are in our first teaching week, the topic of note making, and its related systems see…
lthechat.com
September 23, 2025 at 6:19 PM
This year's induction outfits by Vivienne Westwood 💅🏻 Double whammy welcoming in both first year and final year!
September 23, 2025 at 6:55 PM
#RAISE25 is in Glasgow and our podcast has been recorded for the occasion! This might be the cutest conference sponsor merch I've ever seen #chippo @raise-network.bsky.social @drlinneasoler.bsky.social
September 4, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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On Thursday Sofia Olendraru from PERIODically presented at the Variety in Chemistry/Physics Higher Education Conference 2025!

Sofia presented her poster titled ‘Towards Period Dignity: Increasing and Improving Accessible Provision of Free Period Products’.

❤️🩸🧪

#ViCEPHEC2025
August 30, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Really inspiring keynote from @jacquieosborne.bsky.social at #vicephec25 yesterday, time to mull over her padlet of collective career wisdom now!
August 30, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Had a wonderful few days in Bristol - thank you @learnsci.com for choosing @drlinneasoler.bsky.social and I as award finalists! 🏆 #LSTeachingInnovationAwards #eduSky @uofgchem.bsky.social
April 16, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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Exactly! What damage is this doing to emerging writers? I look at the people pushing AI onto us - while they stand at the side of authoritarians and resist any minimal protections for users. Why? If we don't think, we don’t resist oppression.

scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/01/28/g...
Guest Post:  Finding Your Voice in a Ventriloquist’s World – AI and Writing - The Scholarly Kitchen
What are prompts in our writing tools asking us if we want to "rewrite with AI" really telling us? And what would broad adoption of those tools mean for creativity and scholarly research communication...
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March 5, 2025 at 2:29 PM
March 13, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Ready for the awards ceremony!
March 13, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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Finalist spotlight 🔦

@drodedra.bsky.social and
@drlinneasoler.bsky.social at @uofgchem.bsky.social won a Teaching Innovation Award in 2023 for their work supporting students transitioning into labs. They’ve since been awarded funding to extend the project!

Read more→ ow.ly/j9i850Vht7f
March 13, 2025 at 4:50 PM
We're in Londoooon! @drlinneasoler.bsky.social
March 13, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Don’t forget to join us tomorrow for #LTHEchat, which will explore postplagiarism: academic integrity in an age of AI with @saraheaton.bsky.social on Wednesday 8-9pm GMT/BST. Read the blog post at: lthechat.com/2025/03/10/l...
#LTHEchat 322: Postplagiarism: Teaching and Learning in an Age of Artificial Intelligence
Led by Prof. Sarah Elaine Eaton @saraheaton.bsky.social In higher education, we find ourselves at a fascinating inflection point. The emergence of powerful artificial intelligence tools has forever…
lthechat.com
March 11, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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The ACS Inclusivity Style Guide used to include sections on “Gender and Sexuality” and on “Race, Ethnicity, and Sexuality”.

Both are now gone.

www.acs.org/about/inclus...
Inclusivity Style Guide - American Chemical Society
The ACS Inclusivity Style Guide aims to help American Chemical Society staff and members communicate in ways that recognize and respect diversity in all its forms.
www.acs.org
March 11, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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Final reminder. #LTHEchat is happening TODAY at 20:00 GMT/ BST. We will be joined by @nomadwarmachine.bsky.social and @emmadw.bsky.social and will be talking about #edtech

Read the blog for more: lthechat.com/2025/02/24/l...
February 26, 2025 at 2:07 PM
@drlinneasoler.bsky.social & I have had such joy working with our students! Josh has been exploring experiences of rural students in HE, while Francesca has been investigating what influences lecturers' teaching. Fascinating work from these two projects! @edusky.bsky.social @uofgchem.bsky.social
February 26, 2025 at 7:48 AM
I hate these stairs so much, why did someone design them like this?? 😬
February 21, 2025 at 11:01 PM
It's that time of year again - our BSc Hons @uofgchem.bsky.social students are presenting their work! Lots of exciting projects being shared. Very proud of all the class!
February 21, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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Don't forget to join us for tomorrow's #LTHEchat which will explore designing for diverse learners with Lee Fallin
@leefallin.bsky.social, Tom Tomlinson @tomtomlinson.bsky.social and Gemma Spencer
@gemmaspencer.bsky.social. Wednesday 8-9pm GMT. Read the blog post at: lthechat.com/2025/02/09/l...
February 11, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Thank you so much @learnsci.com for selecting us as finalists in this award!! Over the moon 🎉
💡Dr Smita Odedra @drodedra.bsky.social & Dr Linnea Soler @drlinneasoler.bsky.social, @uofgchem.bsky.social

Their online resource designed to reduce student anxiety and improve confidence before labs is yielding impactful results, and is therefore expanding to cover all undergraduate labs.
February 6, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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**New Blog** What is #ViCEPHEC25 and why should you go?

A short description of the Variety in Chemistry/Physics Higher Education Conference, aimed particularly at people who haven't been before.

#iTeachChem #iTeachPhys www.michaeloneill.org/blog-1/2025/2/2/what-is-vicephec-and-why-should-you-go
What is ViCEPHEC and why should you go? — Michael O'Neill
A short description of the Variety in Chemistry Education/Physics Higher Education Conference (ViCEPHEC), aimed particularly at people who have never been before.
www.michaeloneill.org
February 2, 2025 at 11:56 AM
So much stuff happened just in first month of the year - taking a moment to reflect on achievements and plan ahead for some exciting projects with a wonderful set of people 💜
February 1, 2025 at 9:11 AM