Alexandra Mihai
@anda19.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Innovation in HE at Maastricht University. Educational developer at heart, passionate about helping faculty to thrive. Join the Educationalist community: http://educationalist.substack.com.
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Alexandra Mihai
@anda19.bsky.social
· Feb 4
Understanding the complexity of centers for teaching and learning: introducing a four-dimensional model
link.springer.com
So happy to finally see this paper out in the world!
I thoroughly enjoyed the conversations with many enthusiastic CTL Directors in the US and I hope our model can help untangle the complex position CTLs are in, especially in this stormy HE landscape.
💡 link.springer.com/epdf/10.1007...
I thoroughly enjoyed the conversations with many enthusiastic CTL Directors in the US and I hope our model can help untangle the complex position CTLs are in, especially in this stormy HE landscape.
💡 link.springer.com/epdf/10.1007...
Merging waters
(The Duoro meets the Atlantic)
The ocean
embracing the river
Hungry for it;
Absorbing its softness
with untamed power.
The river
forever flowing
Towards the ocean;
Nor fearing it will be lost
but longing to be bigger
Different.
(The Duoro meets the Atlantic)
The ocean
embracing the river
Hungry for it;
Absorbing its softness
with untamed power.
The river
forever flowing
Towards the ocean;
Nor fearing it will be lost
but longing to be bigger
Different.
January 16, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Merging waters
(The Duoro meets the Atlantic)
The ocean
embracing the river
Hungry for it;
Absorbing its softness
with untamed power.
The river
forever flowing
Towards the ocean;
Nor fearing it will be lost
but longing to be bigger
Different.
(The Duoro meets the Atlantic)
The ocean
embracing the river
Hungry for it;
Absorbing its softness
with untamed power.
The river
forever flowing
Towards the ocean;
Nor fearing it will be lost
but longing to be bigger
Different.
Time flies when you have fun- and important conversations!- with inspiring colleagues!
Thanks a million @dresdeb.bsky.social @niyamirandabond.bsky.social @flowerdarby.bsky.social and everyone who joined us!
Thanks a million @dresdeb.bsky.social @niyamirandabond.bsky.social @flowerdarby.bsky.social and everyone who joined us!
Well that was the fastest, most frantic (in a good way) hour of my life! A pleasure and a privilege to share the virtual stage with @anda19.bsky.social @flowerdarby.bsky.social and @niyamirandabond.bsky.social to discuss the many facets of asynchronous learning ☺️
January 15, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Time flies when you have fun- and important conversations!- with inspiring colleagues!
Thanks a million @dresdeb.bsky.social @niyamirandabond.bsky.social @flowerdarby.bsky.social and everyone who joined us!
Thanks a million @dresdeb.bsky.social @niyamirandabond.bsky.social @flowerdarby.bsky.social and everyone who joined us!
Hello, beautiful Porto!
January 14, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Hello, beautiful Porto!
"Loneliness and snow became the same thing in her mind, lighter than air, made of nothing; only upon tackling the stuff did you realise it had piled to heavy to yield."
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"The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny", by Kiran Desai
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"The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny", by Kiran Desai
January 11, 2026 at 12:01 PM
"Loneliness and snow became the same thing in her mind, lighter than air, made of nothing; only upon tackling the stuff did you realise it had piled to heavy to yield."
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"The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny", by Kiran Desai
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"The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny", by Kiran Desai
Reposted by Alexandra Mihai
Interested in asynchronous learning? Want to find out more about how the people who design and teach it strive to make it meaningful for both educator and learner? Join @anda19.bsky.social @flowerdarby.bsky.social @niyamirandabond.bsky.social and I on Thurs 15 Jan, 1–2pm (UK). Link in Lawrie's post!
this looks like a really good webinar around the intentional application of using asynchronous learning - with
@dresdeb.bsky.social
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#Pedagogy
@dresdeb.bsky.social
www.london.ac.uk/centre-onlin...
#Pedagogy
The power of Asynchronous learning
www.london.ac.uk
January 9, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Interested in asynchronous learning? Want to find out more about how the people who design and teach it strive to make it meaningful for both educator and learner? Join @anda19.bsky.social @flowerdarby.bsky.social @niyamirandabond.bsky.social and I on Thurs 15 Jan, 1–2pm (UK). Link in Lawrie's post!
Winter magic ❄️❄️❄️
Seeing my hometown Brașov dressed in a fresh white blanket is such a delight.
Seeing my hometown Brașov dressed in a fresh white blanket is such a delight.
January 9, 2026 at 8:38 AM
Winter magic ❄️❄️❄️
Seeing my hometown Brașov dressed in a fresh white blanket is such a delight.
Seeing my hometown Brașov dressed in a fresh white blanket is such a delight.
Today's snowfall was a real throwback to my childhood. Waking up to the sight of a white blanket and falling snow. Feeling & hearing the fresh snow under my feet. This, for me, is magic.
January 3, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Today's snowfall was a real throwback to my childhood. Waking up to the sight of a white blanket and falling snow. Feeling & hearing the fresh snow under my feet. This, for me, is magic.
In 2025 I was lucky to spend time in some amazing places:
Hiking & enjoying la dolce vita in Italy;
Soaking up the sun in Malta in spring & in France in summer;
Exploring London on my annual visit;
Eating my way around South Korea on a food tour in the best autumn weather.
Bring it on, 2026!
Hiking & enjoying la dolce vita in Italy;
Soaking up the sun in Malta in spring & in France in summer;
Exploring London on my annual visit;
Eating my way around South Korea on a food tour in the best autumn weather.
Bring it on, 2026!
December 31, 2025 at 3:35 PM
In 2025 I was lucky to spend time in some amazing places:
Hiking & enjoying la dolce vita in Italy;
Soaking up the sun in Malta in spring & in France in summer;
Exploring London on my annual visit;
Eating my way around South Korea on a food tour in the best autumn weather.
Bring it on, 2026!
Hiking & enjoying la dolce vita in Italy;
Soaking up the sun in Malta in spring & in France in summer;
Exploring London on my annual visit;
Eating my way around South Korea on a food tour in the best autumn weather.
Bring it on, 2026!
Learning does not *only* happen in the classroom. I chatted with @niyamirandabond.bsky.social about how we can scaffold & support students' learning before (and after) class. Watch our chat to get some inspiration from this free @onehe.bsky.social resource: onehe.org/resources/wh...
What is a flipped classroom? – OneHE
onehe.org
December 9, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Learning does not *only* happen in the classroom. I chatted with @niyamirandabond.bsky.social about how we can scaffold & support students' learning before (and after) class. Watch our chat to get some inspiration from this free @onehe.bsky.social resource: onehe.org/resources/wh...
I belive education is about *people*.
In my latest newsletter I argue that we should be intentional in nurturing human interaction in education and resist the false promise of convenience exerted by the sadly ubiquitous GenAI.
educationalist.substack.com/p/hello-worl...
In my latest newsletter I argue that we should be intentional in nurturing human interaction in education and resist the false promise of convenience exerted by the sadly ubiquitous GenAI.
educationalist.substack.com/p/hello-worl...
"Hello, World!"... revisited
The Educationalist. By Alexandra Mihai
educationalist.substack.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:53 PM
I belive education is about *people*.
In my latest newsletter I argue that we should be intentional in nurturing human interaction in education and resist the false promise of convenience exerted by the sadly ubiquitous GenAI.
educationalist.substack.com/p/hello-worl...
In my latest newsletter I argue that we should be intentional in nurturing human interaction in education and resist the false promise of convenience exerted by the sadly ubiquitous GenAI.
educationalist.substack.com/p/hello-worl...
"Survival often depends on a specific focus: A relationship, a belief, or a hope balanced on the edge of possibility. Or something more ephemeral: the way the sun passes through the hard seemingly impenetrable glass of a window."
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Elisabeth Tova Bailey, The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating
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Elisabeth Tova Bailey, The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating
November 30, 2025 at 2:39 PM
"Survival often depends on a specific focus: A relationship, a belief, or a hope balanced on the edge of possibility. Or something more ephemeral: the way the sun passes through the hard seemingly impenetrable glass of a window."
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Elisabeth Tova Bailey, The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating
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Elisabeth Tova Bailey, The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating
"It is a serious thing
Just to be alive
On this fresh morning
In this broken world."
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Mary Oliver, "Invitation"
Just to be alive
On this fresh morning
In this broken world."
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Mary Oliver, "Invitation"
November 27, 2025 at 8:41 AM
"It is a serious thing
Just to be alive
On this fresh morning
In this broken world."
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Mary Oliver, "Invitation"
Just to be alive
On this fresh morning
In this broken world."
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Mary Oliver, "Invitation"
"What helps is that we are not all crazy and hopeless on the same day. One of us remembers and reminds the rest of us thay when it is really dark you can see the stars."
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"Almost everything", Anne Lamott
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"Almost everything", Anne Lamott
November 24, 2025 at 7:44 PM
"What helps is that we are not all crazy and hopeless on the same day. One of us remembers and reminds the rest of us thay when it is really dark you can see the stars."
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"Almost everything", Anne Lamott
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"Almost everything", Anne Lamott
Coziness is the smell of freshly baked brioche on a cold rainy Sunday.
November 23, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Coziness is the smell of freshly baked brioche on a cold rainy Sunday.
"The truth is, we know so little about life, we don’t really know what the good news is and what the bad news is.”
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Kurt Vonnegut, "A man without a country"
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Kurt Vonnegut, "A man without a country"
November 22, 2025 at 5:23 PM
"The truth is, we know so little about life, we don’t really know what the good news is and what the bad news is.”
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Kurt Vonnegut, "A man without a country"
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Kurt Vonnegut, "A man without a country"
When using shortcuts, let's consider not only the things we can do, but also the things we can't do anymore. The skills we are missing. The things we stop practicing for convenience. Harder to grasp, yet important.
November 20, 2025 at 7:42 PM
When using shortcuts, let's consider not only the things we can do, but also the things we can't do anymore. The skills we are missing. The things we stop practicing for convenience. Harder to grasp, yet important.
Walk into the classroom.
Give students pens & papers (no, they won't have pens).
Ask them to work individually on a reflection task for 10 min.
Count until they get bored and start fidgeting.
If you're lucky, you reach 5 min.
Sad but true.
Education became so transactional.
#BringThinkingBack
Give students pens & papers (no, they won't have pens).
Ask them to work individually on a reflection task for 10 min.
Count until they get bored and start fidgeting.
If you're lucky, you reach 5 min.
Sad but true.
Education became so transactional.
#BringThinkingBack
November 18, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Walk into the classroom.
Give students pens & papers (no, they won't have pens).
Ask them to work individually on a reflection task for 10 min.
Count until they get bored and start fidgeting.
If you're lucky, you reach 5 min.
Sad but true.
Education became so transactional.
#BringThinkingBack
Give students pens & papers (no, they won't have pens).
Ask them to work individually on a reflection task for 10 min.
Count until they get bored and start fidgeting.
If you're lucky, you reach 5 min.
Sad but true.
Education became so transactional.
#BringThinkingBack
This made my day, after 8 hours of teaching.
Reflection from one of my BA students in a skills/ professional development course: "I really liked that this course is *about us*. That's not the case with most of our courses... which is sad."
#FocusOnWhatMatters #ReflectivePractice
Reflection from one of my BA students in a skills/ professional development course: "I really liked that this course is *about us*. That's not the case with most of our courses... which is sad."
#FocusOnWhatMatters #ReflectivePractice
November 17, 2025 at 7:20 PM
This made my day, after 8 hours of teaching.
Reflection from one of my BA students in a skills/ professional development course: "I really liked that this course is *about us*. That's not the case with most of our courses... which is sad."
#FocusOnWhatMatters #ReflectivePractice
Reflection from one of my BA students in a skills/ professional development course: "I really liked that this course is *about us*. That's not the case with most of our courses... which is sad."
#FocusOnWhatMatters #ReflectivePractice
The wet air bearing
earthy undertones;
Colours fading away.
Bare-bones.
A shadow of what used to be.
Or maybe
The essence of everything.
A beginning.
Step slowly
In silence:
The earth is resting.
Breathe in.
Breathe out.
Time to pause
Recharge
So we can be again.
earthy undertones;
Colours fading away.
Bare-bones.
A shadow of what used to be.
Or maybe
The essence of everything.
A beginning.
Step slowly
In silence:
The earth is resting.
Breathe in.
Breathe out.
Time to pause
Recharge
So we can be again.
November 16, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The wet air bearing
earthy undertones;
Colours fading away.
Bare-bones.
A shadow of what used to be.
Or maybe
The essence of everything.
A beginning.
Step slowly
In silence:
The earth is resting.
Breathe in.
Breathe out.
Time to pause
Recharge
So we can be again.
earthy undertones;
Colours fading away.
Bare-bones.
A shadow of what used to be.
Or maybe
The essence of everything.
A beginning.
Step slowly
In silence:
The earth is resting.
Breathe in.
Breathe out.
Time to pause
Recharge
So we can be again.
"Hope is an embrace of the unknown and the unknowable, an alternative to the certainty of both optimists and pessimists."
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Rebecca Solnit
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Rebecca Solnit
November 14, 2025 at 5:42 PM
"Hope is an embrace of the unknown and the unknowable, an alternative to the certainty of both optimists and pessimists."
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Rebecca Solnit
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Rebecca Solnit
"What do we have to hold on to? Only the certainty that nothing will go according to design; our hopes are newly built wooden houses, sturdy until someone drops a cigarette or match."
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Pico Iyer, "Autumn Light: Season of Fire and Farewells"
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Pico Iyer, "Autumn Light: Season of Fire and Farewells"
November 13, 2025 at 4:19 PM
"What do we have to hold on to? Only the certainty that nothing will go according to design; our hopes are newly built wooden houses, sturdy until someone drops a cigarette or match."
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Pico Iyer, "Autumn Light: Season of Fire and Farewells"
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Pico Iyer, "Autumn Light: Season of Fire and Farewells"
Colourful autumn ikebana in my new Korean mini vases.
November 9, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Colourful autumn ikebana in my new Korean mini vases.
10 beautiful days exploring South Korea 🇰🇷
🏞 Walked 130 km through the beautiful landscape.
🍲 Discovered the culture and tasted delicious food.
📸 Took over 1000 pictures.
🍁 Enjoyed the most vibrant autumn weather.
Will be back!
🏞 Walked 130 km through the beautiful landscape.
🍲 Discovered the culture and tasted delicious food.
📸 Took over 1000 pictures.
🍁 Enjoyed the most vibrant autumn weather.
Will be back!
November 8, 2025 at 6:29 PM
10 beautiful days exploring South Korea 🇰🇷
🏞 Walked 130 km through the beautiful landscape.
🍲 Discovered the culture and tasted delicious food.
📸 Took over 1000 pictures.
🍁 Enjoyed the most vibrant autumn weather.
Will be back!
🏞 Walked 130 km through the beautiful landscape.
🍲 Discovered the culture and tasted delicious food.
📸 Took over 1000 pictures.
🍁 Enjoyed the most vibrant autumn weather.
Will be back!
