Dr Nicola Grayson
nicolagrayson.bsky.social
Dr Nicola Grayson
@nicolagrayson.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer Academic Development at Mcr Met. Research: WP, Inclusion, Skills support, Third Space, SoTL, Leadership. PhD: Philosophy, SFHEA. ND. She/her. Views are my own. Ally.
Online Book Launch tomorrow! We recorded our authors talking about their chapters in Transformative Practice in Higher Education by Routledge Books. You can listen to the podcast here: lnkd.in/e2mG3_bf

You are also invited to a live book launch tomorrow 2-3.30, register here: lnkd.in/e2z-tkrC
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September 9, 2025 at 9:16 AM
New book on Transformative Practice in HE, what a great way to celebrate spring in the air... don't mind if I do 💐
March 24, 2025 at 2:29 PM
The webpages & workshop I developed for EPC colleagues are live: www.mmu.ac.uk/about-us/pro... Thanks to all who supported🌷. Next steps: a focused area on under-represented voices, where to share, ethics & autoethnography 😀. Take an authentic approach that works for you 💐💐💐 @manmetuta.bsky.social
Sharing your practice
This resource will support colleagues on the Education, Practice and Citizenship pathway to share their practice in a way that is authentic to their values, principles and strengths.
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March 10, 2025 at 1:26 PM
I worked with the Dept Ed Lead from Manchester Fashion Institute & pals from @manmetdigied.bsky.social to provide guidance around constructive alignment & effective rubrics this week! Both can be a challenge in creative disciplines so it's vital that context insights shape our conversations💐
February 14, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The book I've been working on with my JLDHE pals is due to be released soon!!! It builds on the Compendium of Innovative Practice and documents the lasting impact the changes we made during COVID 19 had on teaching and learning across the HE sector. So excited to be part of this shorturl.at/zA1dh
Transformative Practice in Higher Education: Innovative Approaches to Teaching and Learning
This insightful book transforms crisis reflections into longer term guidance for a responsive, engaged pedagogy within contemporary higher education (HE). In recent years, HE institutions worldwide ha...
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February 7, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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Man Met colleagues - we have a Miro for Active Learning Masterclass taking place this week on Wednesday, 12 to 1 in person and on campus with Dee and Emily from the Digital Education team. Register for the event: mmuintranet.mmu.ac.uk/Interact/Pag...
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February 3, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Exciting new issue
Of the Journal of Learning Development (JLDHE) focused on the #thirdspace in HE - 55 articles (yes, 55!) - lots of interesting discussion &practice ‘across the boundary lines’ in #highered #integratedpractice #edusky #sotlsky #teachlearnsky
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Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education
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January 30, 2025 at 2:14 PM
The opinion piece I wrote with my good pal Craig Morley has been published today in the Journal of Learning Development in HE. We call upon respective professional associations to do more in community with one another to support third space staff to progress: journal.aldinhe.ac.uk/index.php/jl...
Harnessing the power of professional associations to unite the third-space community | Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education
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January 30, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Had fun teaching our core module with Gladson Chikwa today on the PGCert. I love how Gladson merges warmth & professionalism to support our learners. Also, the 'PSF pegs' activity we borrowed from @mairbull.bsky.social's creative leadership session really got people to open up about their values 🌼
January 28, 2025 at 3:06 PM
I am the new Programme Leader for the PGCert in Learning, Teaching and Assessment at Man Met. This means a lot to me. The way the Man Met teachers supported me as a student had a lasting impact on my life and my social mobility. It's not an easy task but I'll do my best, any advice greatly welcome 🌼
January 27, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Really enjoyed Bernard Lesiwski's talk: Educational Scholarship and Publication. He used the definitions of SoTL the Future Education Leaders generated together in my session and wove the disparate nature of our support and perspectives together with great insight and sensitivity 🌼
January 23, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Looking forward to this 🌼 I have an opinion piece written with Craig Morley being published as part of this special issue. We argue that professional associations could play a more active role in supporting the progression of Third Space professionals across the bounds of their disparate fields 💐
January 21, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Today I am so proud to be supporting colleagues in Arts & Hums as part of their EPC development. Here I am with the Faculty Director of Education Helen McCormick at the start of the event. My workshop is on sharing your practice to develop esteem. If anyone has any tips for attendees please share 💐
January 17, 2025 at 10:38 AM
I really enjoyed supporting the Future Education Leaders with Sharing their Practice through SoTL last week 🙂 Together they generated a concept of SoTL that acknowledged its cyclical nature as a reflective process and granted space for educators' own experiences and authenticity. Magic 💐
December 17, 2024 at 1:17 PM
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Get your #creativeHE hats on! The CfP for Playful Learning 25 is now open! Taking place 2-4 July 2025, U of Sussex, theme 🥸 Surprise and Disguise. Ethos is to break the traditional conference mould, and offer a range of different types of talks and activities playfullearningassoc.co.uk/conference/
PL25 Homepage – Playful Learning Association
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December 13, 2024 at 8:40 AM
I spoke to Roger about using my favourite rocks to teach a PGCAP session 'Pedagogy on the Rocks'. It was great fun and I would recommend getting in touch if you want to share your practice in a fun and engaging way 💐
#LoveLD On today's L&T Chat Show podcast episode Jane Secker talks about the two games she was involved in creating to teach copyright and publishing.

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If you have something you'd like to share in February 2025, contsct: roger.saunders@dmu.ac.uk
S5E15 - Jane Secker on the development of games for Copyright and Publishing
L&T Chat Show · Episode
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December 13, 2024 at 1:48 PM
Really enjoyed delivering my 'Sharing your Practice through SoTL' workshop to the Innovation Scholars and Assoc. Scholars this week💐 Loved hearing about your creative approaches to sharing & seeing your SoTL pledges. Always looking to refine my support if anyone has tips or resources to recommend 🌼
December 13, 2024 at 1:45 PM
My first Bsky post! Very excited to be delivering support on sharing your practice and SoTL for our Mcr Met Innovation scholars and our Future Education Leaders this week. Will let you know how it goes. Nice to see some familiar faces on here 🙂🌼
December 9, 2024 at 3:54 PM