philrace.bsky.social
@philrace.bsky.social
Interests include education, AI, classical music and science.
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A good time to buy The Lecturer's Toolkit; A Practical Guide to Assessment, Learning and Teaching 6th edn by @philrace.bsky.social and @profsallybrown.bsky.social

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The Lecturer's Toolkit: A Practical Guide to Assessment, Learning and Teaching
With a focus on practical, implementable strategies to enhance learning experiences, the extensively updated sixth edition of The Lecturer’s Toolkit is an essential guide for those new to teaching in ...
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October 21, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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What a marvellous way to spend 15 calm minutes in the garden with @philrace.bsky.social ! We saw lots of large white and some green vein white plus one brown we weren’t certain about but think was a fritillary How about you @kaysambell.bsky.social ?
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July 18, 2025 at 12:41 PM
June 25, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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I’ll be giving away at the very end of #aheconference25 a hardback copy of 6th edition of The Lecturer’s Toolkit by @philrace.bsky.social and me with help from brilliant friends inc @kaysambell.bsky.social @suebecks.bsky.social @profpeter1.bsky.social @it-se.bsky.social &more Discount Code below
June 19, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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Tickets selling out fast - get yours before they are gone! Discounts for TBLC members, FREE for BU staff. Look at the fantastic keynote speakers we have 👇 👇 👇 Plus lightning talks, workshops and more. See you soon! Find out more and register now! bit.ly/42nuhOx
June 13, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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That education is a public good is a long-forgotten reality in education policy.
June 7, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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#aheconference25 are you going to the assessment in higher education conference in Manchester?It’s 19th-20th of June and lots of dead good people are going including @kaysambell.bsky.social @suebecks.bsky.social @fabioarico.bsky.social &more. I will be using this hashtag on BlueSky& hope you do too!
June 3, 2025 at 7:44 AM
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And the good old @philrace.bsky.social triggers: what, why, so what, what else?
Absolutely - lots of reflections - lots of why did we do that - what did I get from it - what will I do next... Without reflection there is no learning, but some subjects only ask students to reflect on placement learning - it all needs to be made conscious... #LTHEchat
May 21, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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Cutting the cake at the book launch for the sixth edition of The Lecturer’s Toolkit by @philrace.bsky.social and me with help from @kaysambell.bsky.social @suebecks.bsky.social @profpeter1.bsky.social @it-se.bsky.social at the #sedaconf25
May 15, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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@profsallybrown.bsky.social holding the 1998 1st edition of the Lecturers Toolkit written with @philrace.bsky.social and the brand new 2025 6th edition #SEDAconf2025
May 15, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Closing Day 1 #SEDAConf25 #SEDAconf with a high energy @profsallybrown.bsky.social @kaysambell.bsky.social @suebecks.bsky.social et al. workshop.
Generous with sharing sector wise practice, including national pilot to launch @it-se.bsky.social Pre-arrival questionnaire wonkhe.com/blogs/the-po...
May 15, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Huge thanks to @jonnybranney.bsky.social for the great questions

See you next week - same time, same place! #LTHEchat
May 14, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Q6: Are the challenges going on in higher education right now an opportunity or barrier to small group learning? Please explain.
Reply with A6 #LTHEChat and your response
May 14, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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A4. I think more depth when same task, yes. Since I got into same task I have never returned to groups having different tasks. Maybe it depends on the intended learning outcome which we should choose? #LTHEchat
May 14, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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A2. It can be positive to respond positively to student teams too, especially if some of the students in the team got answers wrong when they attempted themselves #LTHEchat
May 14, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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Huge thanks to @dompates.bsky.social for the great questions.

See you next week - same time, same place! #LTHEchat
May 7, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Thanks Sally to you and @kaysambell.bsky.social for being one of the first guests on the Podcast, plus your episode for the ALT, Jisc and SEDA 30th anniversary mini series and your support for the podcast #LTHEChat 🙏
May 7, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Trying to give a presentation without 'hesitation...' that'd be quite an achievement for me! A great idea though :-D
#LTHEchat
May 7, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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#lthechat A5 @philrace.bsky.social and I do our morning exercises ( me on the floor doing yoga and him on the exercise bike) listening to informative podcasts from BBC radio 4 and learn so much. If I was teaching modern politics, literature or linguistics I would refer to them constantly
May 7, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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A5 - my parents used to play the radio when we were kids and I think I liked the familiarity of it. I wonder if there is a place for regular CPD via radio for HE in like a radio 4 style? I think the value could bring more communities together! #LTHEchat
May 7, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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I recall talking to one of my students pre start of class that I''d listened to this interesting R4 programme about tech. He looked at me quizzically and asked "So you actually own a radio?" #LTHEchat
May 7, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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We also did a presentation to the rules of Just a Minute once with animal sounding buzzers for the 4 of us. #LTHEchat
May 7, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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That would be wonderful!! And perhaps some with some instruments in - including yogurt pots and watercooler drums - where people could make some music together? #LTHEchat
May 7, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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Bird song is so uplifting #LTHEchat
May 7, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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#LTHEchat A4 Music as background would not work - but - we asked a colleague to run a low stakes music and 'composition' session for our UG students - with crazy instruments - for fun, blonding and belonging - and reflecting back that they could construct meaning together. It was Ace!
Q4 How do you feel about music being a component of continuing professional development (CPD) activities (e.g. conferences, workshops or webinars)?

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May 7, 2025 at 7:49 PM