Alicia Owen
@owenmarie.bsky.social
Senior Digital Education Specialist. Former TEFL/EAP teacher. #SFHEA #CATE2021. Music fan. North Wales 'rockie'. She/her. Views my own.
Love being based next to All Saints Park and getting to see this on my way into the office this morning. Good to see campus busy again and reminding us of why we do what we do. 😀
September 22, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Love being based next to All Saints Park and getting to see this on my way into the office this morning. Good to see campus busy again and reminding us of why we do what we do. 😀
Chaired a #McrMetL&TConf25 session on 'Enhancing student-student and student-staff relational pedagogy through simulation games': Emma Stringfellow, Ashley McCoy & Christopher Mitchell shared how simulation blends digital and in-person groupwork, facilitates authentic assessment & develops skills.
June 18, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Chaired a #McrMetL&TConf25 session on 'Enhancing student-student and student-staff relational pedagogy through simulation games': Emma Stringfellow, Ashley McCoy & Christopher Mitchell shared how simulation blends digital and in-person groupwork, facilitates authentic assessment & develops skills.
Reflections on relational pedagogy from Innovation Scholars at #McrMetL&TConf25. Rod Cullen argues for empathising with students (many caring, working, commuting, digital poverty, disabilities), & need to support through accessibility, flexibility and authentic assessment (key to our DELTA strategy)
June 18, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Reflections on relational pedagogy from Innovation Scholars at #McrMetL&TConf25. Rod Cullen argues for empathising with students (many caring, working, commuting, digital poverty, disabilities), & need to support through accessibility, flexibility and authentic assessment (key to our DELTA strategy)
Stacey Gillespie and Emma Holt presented on embedding opportunities for immersive learning and transforming employability, equity and student success (clear evidence of impact). Student Mahnoor Mahmood Shaheen also reflected on how CPD opportunities had transformed her own journey. #McrMetL&TConf25
June 18, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Stacey Gillespie and Emma Holt presented on embedding opportunities for immersive learning and transforming employability, equity and student success (clear evidence of impact). Student Mahnoor Mahmood Shaheen also reflected on how CPD opportunities had transformed her own journey. #McrMetL&TConf25
Next at #McrMetL&TConf25 David Yarwood presented rationale for embedding Adobe Express for portfolio development (industry-standard, supports visual storytelling, enables personalised outputs). Students Katherine Hornsey & Abigail Tait articulated benefits of Express for developing digital skills.
June 18, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Next at #McrMetL&TConf25 David Yarwood presented rationale for embedding Adobe Express for portfolio development (industry-standard, supports visual storytelling, enables personalised outputs). Students Katherine Hornsey & Abigail Tait articulated benefits of Express for developing digital skills.
Great interactive presentation at #McrMetL&TConf25 from Anne Everett and Mark Burgess about their partnership approach to supporting students' AI and Information Literacy skills (academic and library colleagues co-delivering, which led to great engagement and positive feedback from the students.
June 18, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Great interactive presentation at #McrMetL&TConf25 from Anne Everett and Mark Burgess about their partnership approach to supporting students' AI and Information Literacy skills (academic and library colleagues co-delivering, which led to great engagement and positive feedback from the students.
Day 1 of the Manchester Met Learning and Teaching Conference 2025, with theme of building an excellent student experience through relational education. Inspirational keynote from Prof. Jason Arday starting us off, arguing for purpose and kindness being at the heart of all we do. #McrMetL&TConf25
June 18, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Day 1 of the Manchester Met Learning and Teaching Conference 2025, with theme of building an excellent student experience through relational education. Inspirational keynote from Prof. Jason Arday starting us off, arguing for purpose and kindness being at the heart of all we do. #McrMetL&TConf25
Very funny evening watching Mark Steel's In Town: Wrexham. Will be broadcast in October apparently. 😀
June 6, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Very funny evening watching Mark Steel's In Town: Wrexham. Will be broadcast in October apparently. 😀
First train so late a few of us missed our connection by about 30 seconds. Luckily there is a country park next to the station. There are worse places to eat breakfast. 😁
May 14, 2025 at 7:05 AM
First train so late a few of us missed our connection by about 30 seconds. Luckily there is a country park next to the station. There are worse places to eat breakfast. 😁
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Off to @focuswales.bsky.social this weekend? Here is our Tracks of the Week #FocusWales Special - #thefamilybattenberg #Diarysounds #annaerhard #gulpworld #teethin #jessikakay #Shale #wehateyoupleasedie #focuswales and more! www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2025/05/06/t...
Tracks Of The Week Focus Wales Special - God Is In The TV
That's right, it's Focus Wales time. From this Thursday (Wednesday if you're lucky) the best bands and artists you may not have heard of (but we'll do our
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May 7, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Off to @focuswales.bsky.social this weekend? Here is our Tracks of the Week #FocusWales Special - #thefamilybattenberg #Diarysounds #annaerhard #gulpworld #teethin #jessikakay #Shale #wehateyoupleasedie #focuswales and more! www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2025/05/06/t...
Interesting talk #udigcap from Rob Howe (Northampton) on their 'whole institution approach to embracing and enhancing digital capabilities in a world of AI'. Really helpful to see their work aligned to Kotter's 8-stage model, in particular building the right coalition and developing a shared vision.
April 29, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Interesting talk #udigcap from Rob Howe (Northampton) on their 'whole institution approach to embracing and enhancing digital capabilities in a world of AI'. Really helpful to see their work aligned to Kotter's 8-stage model, in particular building the right coalition and developing a shared vision.
Thanks Chris! Looking forward to presenting with you, Steven and Jack this morning.
Looking forward to sharing our work embracing GenAI responsibly today with @manmetdigied.bsky.social and
@manmetuta.bsky.social at the #udigcap event. Fab line up, should be a great day. Thanks to @owenmarie.bsky.social for leading our group of presenters!
@manmetuta.bsky.social at the #udigcap event. Fab line up, should be a great day. Thanks to @owenmarie.bsky.social for leading our group of presenters!
Today's the big day - the DCG-DEG Virtual Spotlight conference starts at 10am - join us for a day of interesting sessions presented by colleagues from all across the UK HE sector. There's also an exciting announcement coming up in the introduction to the day - www.ucisa.ac.uk/Events/2025/...
April 29, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Thanks Chris! Looking forward to presenting with you, Steven and Jack this morning.
Brilliant!
April 26, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Brilliant!
Crows chasing off a buzzard at our local country park last weekend. 😬
April 16, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Crows chasing off a buzzard at our local country park last weekend. 😬
Signs of Spring in Manchester earlier this week. 😃
April 2, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Signs of Spring in Manchester earlier this week. 😃
At the Adobe Jisc Transforming Together panel discussion #Digifest25 - listening to Man Met's own @profjanetlord.bsky.social and colleagues from across the sector @cbthomson.bsky.social, Mark Andrews, Adam Levi, Nigel Hayes, Jen Gainsford. Shoutout for the DELTA strategy @manmetdigied.bsky.social
March 11, 2025 at 2:18 PM
At the Adobe Jisc Transforming Together panel discussion #Digifest25 - listening to Man Met's own @profjanetlord.bsky.social and colleagues from across the sector @cbthomson.bsky.social, Mark Andrews, Adam Levi, Nigel Hayes, Jen Gainsford. Shoutout for the DELTA strategy @manmetdigied.bsky.social
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The plan v. the reality. I think we’re all familiar with this landscape! But too often, when talking about projects and innovations, we focus on the start and the end, or the high points along the way, and obfuscate or leave out the troughs. But that’s where most of the learning happens! #Digifest25
March 11, 2025 at 10:37 AM
The plan v. the reality. I think we’re all familiar with this landscape! But too often, when talking about projects and innovations, we focus on the start and the end, or the high points along the way, and obfuscate or leave out the troughs. But that’s where most of the learning happens! #Digifest25
This morning, blue skies, daffodils and blossom on the way to the train. 😃 Off to that there #Digifest25. Looking forward to learning lots and catching up with colleagues from across the sector.
March 11, 2025 at 8:14 AM
This morning, blue skies, daffodils and blossom on the way to the train. 😃 Off to that there #Digifest25. Looking forward to learning lots and catching up with colleagues from across the sector.
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NEW on Wonkhe: Moving the conversation on from hype and worry, Sue Attewell details the current range of use cases for AI in HE bit.ly/4ig1LF8
March 10, 2025 at 6:10 AM
NEW on Wonkhe: Moving the conversation on from hype and worry, Sue Attewell details the current range of use cases for AI in HE bit.ly/4ig1LF8
Perfect timing this morning waiting for my train to see the sun rising and hear greenfinch and goldfinch singing. #LittleThings
March 10, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Perfect timing this morning waiting for my train to see the sun rising and hear greenfinch and goldfinch singing. #LittleThings
Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus!
March 1, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus!
Useful thread of tips on getting your alt text right.
I’m glad so many people have found my “capybara method” for how to write alt text and image descriptions helpful! However, I know conflicting access needs exist and not everyone can write their own #AltText, so here’s an ongoing thread of tools that can help. Inclusion in thread ≠ endorsement
February 19, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Useful thread of tips on getting your alt text right.
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Trends in assessment in HE www.jisc.ac.uk/reports/tren...
Good to see programme level assessment so prominent
Good to see programme level assessment so prominent
Trends in assessment in higher education: considerations for policy and practice - Jisc
www.jisc.ac.uk
February 4, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Trends in assessment in HE www.jisc.ac.uk/reports/tren...
Good to see programme level assessment so prominent
Good to see programme level assessment so prominent
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Yesterday saw the second session of the Jisc Adobe transforming together: leading and learning programme. With HE members sharing exciting developments how they had used learnings to raise awareness and interest of Adobe Express across their organisations 🎨
January 31, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Yesterday saw the second session of the Jisc Adobe transforming together: leading and learning programme. With HE members sharing exciting developments how they had used learnings to raise awareness and interest of Adobe Express across their organisations 🎨