Dr Aimee Merrydew
@playfulaims.bsky.social
Academic Skills Manager. Host of Study Matters Podcast 🎙️ PhD in American Literature.
Curious about collage poetry and pedagogy, playful learning, collaborative annotation, and all things academic literacies ✂️📚📝
🔗 https://linktr.ee/PlayfulAims
Curious about collage poetry and pedagogy, playful learning, collaborative annotation, and all things academic literacies ✂️📚📝
🔗 https://linktr.ee/PlayfulAims
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Last week on Wonkhe: How can institutions be confident the learning environment is fit for purpose to help diverse students succeed? Jess Power and Davina Whitnall emphasise the skills students bring with them
Creating learning environments that work for BTEC entrants to higher education
How can institutions be confident the learning environment is fit for purpose to help diverse students succeed? Jess Power and Davina Whitnall emphasise the skills students bring with them
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May 4, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Last week on Wonkhe: How can institutions be confident the learning environment is fit for purpose to help diverse students succeed? Jess Power and Davina Whitnall emphasise the skills students bring with them
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NEW on Wonkhe: Nikolai Elkins notes that gay men consistently outperform their peers – and urges policymakers to adopt more nuanced, intersectional approaches to attainment buff.ly/KTLNUJd
April 22, 2025 at 6:00 AM
NEW on Wonkhe: Nikolai Elkins notes that gay men consistently outperform their peers – and urges policymakers to adopt more nuanced, intersectional approaches to attainment buff.ly/KTLNUJd
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Inspired by a recent conversation, and by this article (onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...), I have been working on a one-pager to help researchers through the process of updating published datasets if errors are ever found. I'd love any feedback!
March 29, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Inspired by a recent conversation, and by this article (onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...), I have been working on a one-pager to help researchers through the process of updating published datasets if errors are ever found. I'd love any feedback!
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Last week on Wonkhe: Michelle Morgan and Jonathan Neves introduce a sector-wide pilot of a tool to find out more about students and their expectations before they arrive at university
The power of pre-arrival student questionnaires
Michelle Morgan and Jonathan Neves introduce a sector-wide pilot of a tool to find out more about students and their expectations before they arrive at university
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April 13, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Last week on Wonkhe: Michelle Morgan and Jonathan Neves introduce a sector-wide pilot of a tool to find out more about students and their expectations before they arrive at university
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Now listed on FindaPhD! The most exciting PhD opportunity you will see this week, if you like foods and history and libraries (and who doesn’t?)
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Beyond the Burger: USA Food Stories in the British Library’s Oral History and Food Industry Literature Collections An AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP) PhD Studentship. at Keele Univers...
PhD Project - Beyond the Burger: USA Food Stories in the British Library’s Oral History and Food Industry Literature Collections An AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP) PhD Studentsh...
www.findaphd.com
April 9, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Now listed on FindaPhD! The most exciting PhD opportunity you will see this week, if you like foods and history and libraries (and who doesn’t?)
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Making students feel they matter can dramatically improve lecture attendance, according to Celine Caquineau. Here are ways to do it: www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/not-a... #studentsuccess #teaching #highered #edusky
Not all students want to fit in, but every student wants to matter
Making students feel they matter can dramatically improve lecture attendance. Here are ways to do it
www.timeshighereducation.com
April 4, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Making students feel they matter can dramatically improve lecture attendance, according to Celine Caquineau. Here are ways to do it: www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/not-a... #studentsuccess #teaching #highered #edusky
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Join me talking about HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY @ucpress.bsky.social with BITE author @billschuttauthor.bsky.social on @peculiarbookclub.bsky.social live show! 1/n
💙📚 🧪🗃 #ancient #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #18thCentury #politics #HAMH
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgbG...
💙📚 🧪🗃 #ancient #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #18thCentury #politics #HAMH
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgbG...
MONSTERS with Surekha Davies
YouTube video by Brandy Schillace
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April 3, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Join me talking about HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY @ucpress.bsky.social with BITE author @billschuttauthor.bsky.social on @peculiarbookclub.bsky.social live show! 1/n
💙📚 🧪🗃 #ancient #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #18thCentury #politics #HAMH
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgbG...
💙📚 🧪🗃 #ancient #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #18thCentury #politics #HAMH
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgbG...
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The Wikimedia Foundation, which owns Wikipedia, says its bandwidth costs have gone up 50% since Jan 2024 — a rise they attribute to AI crawlers.
AI companies are killing the open web by stealing visitors from the sources of information and making them pay for the privilege
AI companies are killing the open web by stealing visitors from the sources of information and making them pay for the privilege
April 2, 2025 at 9:12 AM
The Wikimedia Foundation, which owns Wikipedia, says its bandwidth costs have gone up 50% since Jan 2024 — a rise they attribute to AI crawlers.
AI companies are killing the open web by stealing visitors from the sources of information and making them pay for the privilege
AI companies are killing the open web by stealing visitors from the sources of information and making them pay for the privilege
Can you help to save @vaginamuseum.bsky.social from closure?
Your donation will support the advancement of public education about women's and LGBT+ people's rights, reproductive rights, and arts and culture ⬇️
gofund.me/9f145b91
Your donation will support the advancement of public education about women's and LGBT+ people's rights, reproductive rights, and arts and culture ⬇️
gofund.me/9f145b91
Donate to Save The Vagina Museum, organised by Vagina Museum
The Vagina Museum is one month away from closing – forever
The Vagina Museum will be forced t… Vagina Museum needs your support for Save The Vagina Museum
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March 15, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Can you help to save @vaginamuseum.bsky.social from closure?
Your donation will support the advancement of public education about women's and LGBT+ people's rights, reproductive rights, and arts and culture ⬇️
gofund.me/9f145b91
Your donation will support the advancement of public education about women's and LGBT+ people's rights, reproductive rights, and arts and culture ⬇️
gofund.me/9f145b91
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AI chatbots are wrong 60% of the time www.cjr.org/tow_center/w...
AI Search Has A Citation Problem
We Compared Eight AI Search Engines. They’re All Bad at Citing News.
www.cjr.org
March 13, 2025 at 4:23 PM
AI chatbots are wrong 60% of the time www.cjr.org/tow_center/w...
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Great post by @cghlewis.bsky.social about how putting extra effort into survey design and planning at the beginning can make data cleaning & analysis easier cghlewis.com/blog/survey_... h/t @ksaylor.bsky.social
How to export analysis-ready survey data | Crystal Lewis
Tips for building a Qualtrics survey that exports quality, usable data.
cghlewis.com
March 3, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Great post by @cghlewis.bsky.social about how putting extra effort into survey design and planning at the beginning can make data cleaning & analysis easier cghlewis.com/blog/survey_... h/t @ksaylor.bsky.social
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Join us Wednesday at 8pm GMT for #LTHEchat to discuss the Hidden Curriculum led by Professor Pam Birtill @diervilla.bsky.social, Dr Richard Harris, and Dr Madeleine Pownall @maddipow.bsky.social lthechat.com/2025/02/03/l...
#LTHEchat 317: The Hidden Curriculum
Led by Professor Pam Birtill @diervilla.bsky.social, Dr Richard Harris, and Dr Madeleine Pownall @maddipow.bsky.social The Hidden Curriculum The hidden curriculum in higher education shapes student…
lthechat.com
February 4, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Join us Wednesday at 8pm GMT for #LTHEchat to discuss the Hidden Curriculum led by Professor Pam Birtill @diervilla.bsky.social, Dr Richard Harris, and Dr Madeleine Pownall @maddipow.bsky.social lthechat.com/2025/02/03/l...
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Join us for this week’s #LTHEchat which will explore Playful Learning with @kiusum.bsky.social and @sfaulknerpando.bsky.social on Wednesday, 8-9pm GMT. Read the blog post at:
lthechat.com
lthechat.com
January 20, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Join us for this week’s #LTHEchat which will explore Playful Learning with @kiusum.bsky.social and @sfaulknerpando.bsky.social on Wednesday, 8-9pm GMT. Read the blog post at:
lthechat.com
lthechat.com
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#LoveLD Need to argue that we must support students and help them thrive in HE? Try this: www.ctl.ox.ac.uk/academic-ski... - and join this: aldinhe.ac.uk and this www.jiscmail.ac.uk/ldhen You kow it makes sense!
Literature Review
The Impact of Academic Skills Development on Student Outcomes in Higher Education
www.ctl.ox.ac.uk
January 14, 2025 at 4:27 PM
#LoveLD Need to argue that we must support students and help them thrive in HE? Try this: www.ctl.ox.ac.uk/academic-ski... - and join this: aldinhe.ac.uk and this www.jiscmail.ac.uk/ldhen You kow it makes sense!
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Me and @playbrarian.uk are looking to expand our existing pool of amazing reviewers for the Journal of Play in Adulthood. Please drop us a line if you're interested or want to know more. We offer support, infinite gratitude, and AI-generated haikus on request.
www.journalofplayinadulthood.org.uk
www.journalofplayinadulthood.org.uk
The Journal of Play in Adulthood
www.journalofplayinadulthood.org.uk
January 13, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Me and @playbrarian.uk are looking to expand our existing pool of amazing reviewers for the Journal of Play in Adulthood. Please drop us a line if you're interested or want to know more. We offer support, infinite gratitude, and AI-generated haikus on request.
www.journalofplayinadulthood.org.uk
www.journalofplayinadulthood.org.uk
Looking for some easy listening as you wind down for Christmas?
Why not listen to our latest Study Matter Podcast episode on critical thinking? 🎧
on.soundcloud.com/Gy8BHboW9Luc...
Feel free to share it with your students as a valuable resource to kickstart their learning in the new year! ✨
Why not listen to our latest Study Matter Podcast episode on critical thinking? 🎧
on.soundcloud.com/Gy8BHboW9Luc...
Feel free to share it with your students as a valuable resource to kickstart their learning in the new year! ✨
Episode 16: Thinking Critically to Boost your Academic Success
Have you ever received feedback that your work isn’t ‘critical’ enough? Do you wonder how you can think and write more 'critically'? And what’s April Fools’ Day got to do with critical thinking skills
on.soundcloud.com
December 20, 2024 at 1:33 PM
Looking for some easy listening as you wind down for Christmas?
Why not listen to our latest Study Matter Podcast episode on critical thinking? 🎧
on.soundcloud.com/Gy8BHboW9Luc...
Feel free to share it with your students as a valuable resource to kickstart their learning in the new year! ✨
Why not listen to our latest Study Matter Podcast episode on critical thinking? 🎧
on.soundcloud.com/Gy8BHboW9Luc...
Feel free to share it with your students as a valuable resource to kickstart their learning in the new year! ✨
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LTHEChat 312: Supporting students through pre-arrival academic questionnaire lthechat.com/2024/12/13/l...
LTHEChat 312: Supporting students through pre-arrival academic questionnaire
Led by Michelle Morgan @it_se We need to look forward and not back The value of a pre-arrival academic questionnaire (PAQ) in understanding prior learning experiences, concerns and expectations on …
lthechat.com
December 17, 2024 at 7:22 PM
LTHEChat 312: Supporting students through pre-arrival academic questionnaire lthechat.com/2024/12/13/l...
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A manifesto for the essay in the age of AI via Times Higher Campus www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/renai...
The renaissance of the essay starts here
In the age of AI, has long-form writing in higher education reached a dead end? Martin Compton and Claire Gordon discuss the unique aspects of the essay and introduce a manifesto to revitalise it
www.timeshighereducation.com
December 10, 2024 at 2:35 PM
A manifesto for the essay in the age of AI via Times Higher Campus www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/renai...
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Current higher education approaches to feedback are insufficient, focusing too heavily on evaluative feedback & neglecting consequential feedback. New paper, out today (tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....) Not got time to read the full article? Try this audio file: notebooklm.google.com/notebook/fcc...
Evaluative feedback isn’t enough: harnessing the power of consequential feedback in higher education
Most research on feedback in higher education focuses on evaluative feedback and its recipience, uptake, and enactment. Evaluative feedback information includes judgments, critiques and suggestions...
tandfonline.com
December 3, 2024 at 11:30 AM
Current higher education approaches to feedback are insufficient, focusing too heavily on evaluative feedback & neglecting consequential feedback. New paper, out today (tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....) Not got time to read the full article? Try this audio file: notebooklm.google.com/notebook/fcc...
Today's the day I moved over to Bluesky AND finished my PhD thesis 🫣
I feel lots of emotions, but mostly gratitude to my supervisors, colleagues, and family for their kindness and generosity every step of the way.
Next up: viva prep but first it's time to explore the world of Bluesky 🥳
I feel lots of emotions, but mostly gratitude to my supervisors, colleagues, and family for their kindness and generosity every step of the way.
Next up: viva prep but first it's time to explore the world of Bluesky 🥳
November 9, 2024 at 9:06 PM
Today's the day I moved over to Bluesky AND finished my PhD thesis 🫣
I feel lots of emotions, but mostly gratitude to my supervisors, colleagues, and family for their kindness and generosity every step of the way.
Next up: viva prep but first it's time to explore the world of Bluesky 🥳
I feel lots of emotions, but mostly gratitude to my supervisors, colleagues, and family for their kindness and generosity every step of the way.
Next up: viva prep but first it's time to explore the world of Bluesky 🥳