Sharon Altena
sharonaltena.bsky.social
Sharon Altena
@sharonaltena.bsky.social
Senior Curriculum and Learning Designer at QUT, PhD Candidate, ODLAA Executive member and ASCILITE TelEdvisor convenor. Undertaking research relating to Sense of Belonging, Learning Designers, and HE learning and teaching. The views expressed are my own.
Delighted that our paper "Who are learning designers in post-pandemic Australasian universities?" is published in HERD. Great to collaborate with Lye Ee (Rebecca) Ng & @mmhinze.bsky.social on this article.

Thanks to LDs who participated in this research.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Who are learning designers in post-pandemic Australasian universities?
Australasian learning designers have been instrumental in supporting learning, teaching and the digital transformation of universities for over 50 years. Still, little is known about these chameleo...
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May 18, 2025 at 5:30 AM
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Congratulations to Danny Liu and his team from University of Sydney on winning this years ACODE Australasia TEL Award for developing Cogniti. Congrats again Danny TEL Award #2!!! 👏👏👏 Being accepted on Danny’s behalf by Tim Fawns at #ascilite2024
December 2, 2024 at 10:35 PM
Hearing about the diversity of disciplinary backgrounds of the learning designer in HE that adds to the diversity of the field and diverse ways of work. #ASCILITE2024
December 2, 2024 at 3:27 AM
What a fantastic day at the #ThirdSpaceSymposium #3SS. Such inspiring and uplifting speakers.
December 1, 2024 at 7:19 AM
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#3SS Emerging framework for recognising 3rd space work from Boreland, Henry and Sharp
December 1, 2024 at 3:56 AM
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12 days of AI launches next week. Always interesting from Chris and colleagues at UAL. totallyrewired.wordpress.com/2024/11/22/1...
12 Days of AI 2024 – new version out NOW!
The 12 Days of AI is a series of asynchronous activities and discussion prompts designed to help you consider ethics and uses of AI, explore a range of AI tools, and connect with other participants…
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November 23, 2024 at 9:24 AM
Tick Tok ... Tick Tock Time is running out to nominate someone who is making a substantial contribution to advancing Open and Distance Learning. Nominations close 18 November. Nominate today: odlaa.org/odlaa_awards/
November 17, 2024 at 10:49 AM
Do you know someone in K-12, VE, or HE that is making a substantial contribution to open and distance learning?

Why not consider nominating them of yourself for the Open Distance Learning Association of Australia Award?

See: odlaa.org/odlaa_awards/

Nominate by: 18 November 2024
November 12, 2024 at 10:01 AM
Join us for this Free Event! To find out more and to register for either online or in-person attendance visit our website. odlaa.org/odlaas-annua...
November 12, 2024 at 9:53 AM
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I'm not posting a lot on Bluesky bit got around to doing this.

Settings --> Accessibility and turn on "Require alt text before posting"!

Though I wonder:

should it not be on by default?
October 24, 2024 at 7:27 AM
Are you a TELedvisor working in Brisbane, SE QLD or Northern NSW?

A TELedvisor Meet-Up in Brisbane on Thursday 14 November from 12 pm – 4 pm as a networking opportunity and where we will explore Enhancing assessment by leveraging AI. Register today! shorturl.at/Q6jRi
October 11, 2024 at 8:48 AM
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As I work through the submission list for the Slowposium I am super excited with the range of topics and different formats that are coming up. Submissions are open and so is registration to this global interactive educator event. #thirdspace
September 20, 2024 at 9:49 PM
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⏳ SUBMISSIONS CLOSING THIS WEEK!

A gentle reminder that submissions are due this week for the Third Space Symposia. Share your world 🌏

Submissions due 25 Sept 👉 bit.ly/3SS-2024
Slowposium 15-30 Nov
Symposium 1 Dec

@TELedvisors #ThirdSpaceSymposium #ThirdSpace
Third Space Symposium
Sign up for mailing list The term ‘Third Space’1 describes people working across and between the boundaries of traditional academic and professional roles in tertiary education. The Third Space Sym…
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September 22, 2024 at 10:00 PM
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Register now for the next @teledvisors.bsky.social webinar! I'll be sharing how we went about evaluating ECU's recent LMS transition, and the benefits and challenges. But that's not all, you'll get to hear from two other great speakers too. See you on Thursday!
What happens when an institution makes a big change in the learning & teaching space - like introducing a new LMS? Believe it or not, a lot of thought goes into these complex initiatives - join us this week - Thurs 26th Sept 12 noon AEST - to find out more ascilite.org/events/...
September 23, 2024 at 3:11 AM
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Should we be trusting #AI to do our reading for us? AI summaries are not always as accurate as they first appear. I explore this issue and why it matters in my latest post. open.substack.com/pu...
September 13, 2024 at 12:18 AM
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⏳ WELCOMING PROPOSALS!

Join online for global participation in minimal time.
Register👉 bit.ly/3SS-2024

Submissions 25 Sept
Slowposium 8-30 Nov
Symposium 1 Dec

🚀 Add your location & institution bit.ly/3SS-2024-loca...
@TELedvisors #ThirdSpaceSymposium #ThirdSpace
Third Space Symposium
Sign up for mailing list The term ‘Third Space’1 describes people working across and between the boundaries of traditional academic and professional roles in tertiary education. Who works in the Th…
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September 8, 2024 at 10:00 PM
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⏳ SUBMIT YOUR PROPOSAL!
Join the Third Space Symposium & Slowposium to elevate our roles in tertiary education.

Online Nov 15-30
UniMelb Dec 1
Submissions 25 Sept 👉 bit-ly/3SS-2024

🚀 Add your job title: bit.ly/3SS-2024-titles
@TELedvisors #ThirdSpaceSymposium #ThirdSpace
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September 4, 2024 at 10:00 PM
I am really loving JBI Samuri tool for undertaking a Scoping Review. I cannot believe how much time it saves in screening articles, keeps track of the decisions of each researcher, generates the PRISMA diagram and exports Endnote references in one file. An amazing tool. sumari.jbi.global
October 18, 2023 at 11:44 AM