Kate Gilliver
@penarthkate.bsky.social
University Dean for Portfolio, Curriculum and Learning Innovation @ Cardiff Uni; SFHEA; Roman military historian; Mountain Rescuer; long-suffering Cardiff Rugby supporter; Durotrigan.
Hoorah for snowy buffeting!!
November 13, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Hoorah for snowy buffeting!!
'I'm too sexy for my chamfron'?
November 12, 2025 at 10:27 PM
'I'm too sexy for my chamfron'?
There's so much about him that strongly mirrors aspects of Gaius (Caligula), Nero, Domitian and other Roman emperors who come under heavy criticism from the literary sources. They all suffered damnatio memoriae (formal condemnation of their memory).
November 11, 2025 at 9:52 PM
There's so much about him that strongly mirrors aspects of Gaius (Caligula), Nero, Domitian and other Roman emperors who come under heavy criticism from the literary sources. They all suffered damnatio memoriae (formal condemnation of their memory).
If you want feedback on your media posts... stop posting so many black & white postcards on Jigsaw Friday, they're SO much harder than the colour ones!! ;-)
November 11, 2025 at 4:03 PM
If you want feedback on your media posts... stop posting so many black & white postcards on Jigsaw Friday, they're SO much harder than the colour ones!! ;-)
Evacuating ahead of the impending deluge?
November 11, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Evacuating ahead of the impending deluge?
Dych chi'n hoffi nofio?
November 10, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Dych chi'n hoffi nofio?
How do they know there were 111,000 of them, and not 110,000, or 111,001? Did they count them all? 🕷️
November 8, 2025 at 3:59 PM
How do they know there were 111,000 of them, and not 110,000, or 111,001? Did they count them all? 🕷️
Can't believe people are still asking that, despite the information boards! We were disabusing visitors 50 years ago with 'you're standing on it' 🤣
November 1, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Can't believe people are still asking that, despite the information boards! We were disabusing visitors 50 years ago with 'you're standing on it' 🤣
Nice one, and who doesn't love the Rudston Venus coming up on #MosaicMonday?
October 27, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Nice one, and who doesn't love the Rudston Venus coming up on #MosaicMonday?
A more realistic question might be 'do you want me to work out the odds of Cardiff being in the top 4 at the end of the season'.
But I fear I know the answer to that one too!!
But I fear I know the answer to that one too!!
October 26, 2025 at 10:24 AM
A more realistic question might be 'do you want me to work out the odds of Cardiff being in the top 4 at the end of the season'.
But I fear I know the answer to that one too!!
But I fear I know the answer to that one too!!
I've attended the memorial service previously as a member of my Mountain Rescue Team which was involved in the search immediately after the disaster. It is still such a painful memory, and the rows of graves of small children devastating to see.
October 21, 2025 at 12:33 PM
I've attended the memorial service previously as a member of my Mountain Rescue Team which was involved in the search immediately after the disaster. It is still such a painful memory, and the rows of graves of small children devastating to see.
Those shield covers are so cool!
October 10, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Those shield covers are so cool!
Have been absolutely loving the women's sport this summer - England brilliant in both the footie and the rugby, and the Hundred women's games were live on YouTube whilst the men's were paywalled!
September 27, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Have been absolutely loving the women's sport this summer - England brilliant in both the footie and the rugby, and the Hundred women's games were live on YouTube whilst the men's were paywalled!
A6 Notes as a trail of my thought processes and development.
Or Notes as part of the increasingly middle-aged survival kit? ;-)
#LTHEChat
Or Notes as part of the increasingly middle-aged survival kit? ;-)
#LTHEChat
September 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
A6 Notes as a trail of my thought processes and development.
Or Notes as part of the increasingly middle-aged survival kit? ;-)
#LTHEChat
Or Notes as part of the increasingly middle-aged survival kit? ;-)
#LTHEChat
I'm going to survey the students; I wonder if the podcast style will become wearying or they get fed up with the hyper-enthusiasm, but 'everything is awesome'!
#LTHEChat
#LTHEChat
September 24, 2025 at 7:53 PM
I'm going to survey the students; I wonder if the podcast style will become wearying or they get fed up with the hyper-enthusiasm, but 'everything is awesome'!
#LTHEChat
#LTHEChat
A5 I'm experimenting with Google's LLM Notebook to turn my lecture notes into an 'emergency podcast' for students who've not managed to review all the pre-class materials for my flipped learning modules. A 10-12 minute AI generated podcast which covers the essentials surprisingly well.
#LTHEChat
#LTHEChat
September 24, 2025 at 7:48 PM
A5 I'm experimenting with Google's LLM Notebook to turn my lecture notes into an 'emergency podcast' for students who've not managed to review all the pre-class materials for my flipped learning modules. A 10-12 minute AI generated podcast which covers the essentials surprisingly well.
#LTHEChat
#LTHEChat
Yes; I used to type out my notes during my undergrad degree. The typing (real old-fashioned typewriter) helped me process the notes and so the typed version reflected my understanding and thoughts as well as the lecturer's.
September 24, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Yes; I used to type out my notes during my undergrad degree. The typing (real old-fashioned typewriter) helped me process the notes and so the typed version reflected my understanding and thoughts as well as the lecturer's.
A4 Smooth interface between pen and paper or stylus and screen is essential; I hate it when it's scratchy!
Writing implement that's just the right circumference for me.
A non-chewable writing implement (or I'll chew it)
#LTHEchat
Writing implement that's just the right circumference for me.
A non-chewable writing implement (or I'll chew it)
#LTHEchat
September 24, 2025 at 7:37 PM
A4 Smooth interface between pen and paper or stylus and screen is essential; I hate it when it's scratchy!
Writing implement that's just the right circumference for me.
A non-chewable writing implement (or I'll chew it)
#LTHEchat
Writing implement that's just the right circumference for me.
A non-chewable writing implement (or I'll chew it)
#LTHEchat