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Sandra Sinfield @danceswithcloud.bsky.social · 1d

THANK YOU!! @zoe-a-z.bsky.social - and to all of you!! Cool things to think about together! #LTHEchat

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LTHEchat @lthechat.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you to @zoe-a-z.bsky.social and to everyone who participated. #LTHEchat

I've just sent myself an email full of ideas and activities that I want to follow up on tomorrow #socialmediacpd

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Katherine J. Haxton @kjhaxton.com · 1d

A6 I'm going to build in a 'useful thing' on the first slide of each session to remind students of something - a resource, an event - that might help. #LTHEchat

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Sandra Sinfield @danceswithcloud.bsky.social · 1d

#LTHEchat A6 As said, we always explored the emotional dimension of learning - especially through the reflective learning log prompts - but perhaps surfacing that more explicitly again would be good - also linking that sort of processing to developing a sense of self-efficacy in our students

LTHEchat @lthechat.bsky.social · 1d

Q6 - Following this evening’s #LTHEChat, what one thing will you try to (further) embed mental wellbeing in the curriculum?

Reply with A6 #LTHEChat and your response @zoe-a-z.bsky.social

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Sandra Sinfield @danceswithcloud.bsky.social · 1d

That is actually a very calming image!

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Sandra Sinfield @danceswithcloud.bsky.social · 1d

#LTHEchat A5 Sneaky sideways answer: We ask students to explore new concepts through image mediated dialogue, we ask them to represent curriculum, themselves/students/HE in images, we suggest starting a thinking process w a rich pic or a collage - all to make space for the unconscious & the critical

LTHEchat @lthechat.bsky.social · 1d

Q5 - "A picture speaks a thousand words", images can transcend boundaries and are open to individual interpretation. What image(s) could you use to enhance mental wellbeing? And how?

Reply with A5 #LTHEChat and your response @zoe-a-z.bsky.social

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Sandra Sinfield @danceswithcloud.bsky.social · 1d

#LTHEchat A4 One thing we do is to acknowledge that academia is also an emotional space. The focus on the cognitive can mean that people deny or repress feelings - we make space for that aspect of the learning self to also be explored.

LTHEchat @lthechat.bsky.social · 1d

Q4 - As teachers/tutors/facilitators, what support do we need to develop mental wellbeing in the curriculum?

Reply with A4 #LTHEChat and your response @zoe-a-z.bsky.social

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Sandra Sinfield @danceswithcloud.bsky.social · 1d

Remember when your whole degree classification was based on 12 significant pieces of work - and significant back then could be a 1500-word essay? Introducing courework meant most students do more than that in the 1st year alone now! #LTHEchat

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Sandra Sinfield @danceswithcloud.bsky.social · 1d

Brilliant - two even better than one - of course! :-D

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Sandra Sinfield @danceswithcloud.bsky.social · 1d

In our reflections we ask: What did we do? Why? What was my response/feeling? What can I do about that? What have I learned... We always placed emotional responses at the heart of learning - stressing that it is cognitive, somatic and emotional and denying the latter is not good #LTHEchat

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Sandra Sinfield @danceswithcloud.bsky.social · 1d

LOVE that!! Now - that could be the #Take5 blog you finally write for us @suebecks.bsky.social !! #Justsaying #LTHEchat

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Sandra Sinfield @danceswithcloud.bsky.social · 1d

#LTHEchat A3 Friendly & welcoming team, creative & ludic methods, space for dialogue in and out of class, not expecting right answers, encouraging exploration & emergence - but not leaving people floating and uncertain... at the start of our welcome session we have information from student servies

LTHEchat @lthechat.bsky.social · 1d

Q3 - What methods have you tried to embed mental wellbeing in the HE curriculum?
Reply with A3 #LTHEChat and your response @zoe-a-z.bsky.social

#itsoktonotbeok #mentalhealthmatters

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Katherine J. Haxton @kjhaxton.com · 1d

I've been trying to stagger my module intro this year to 'just in time' info rather than the 'front load it all in week 1 and expect them to remember' approach. Contemplating a 'useful thing of the week' to keep it going throughout the module but worried I'm. just repeating stuff. #LTHEchat

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Santanu Vasant PFHEA @santanuvasant.bsky.social · 1d

A2 Most students want clear expectations, deadlines and to know what good looks like. This will help them with their wellbeing. Offer this to staff too. You are on your way to a happier institution. #LTHEChat

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Sandra Sinfield @danceswithcloud.bsky.social · 1d

#LTHEchat A2 So many students have had quite unpleasant educational experiences that perhaps they are not expecting a balanced approch to TLA? In re education for social justice, I wld think they can expect to be welcome, to see themselves reflected in the curriculum & for their voices to be valued.

LTHEchat @lthechat.bsky.social · 1d

Q2 - What do you believe are student expectations of mental wellbeing being supported or addressed in the curriculum?
Reply with A2 #LTHEChat and your response @zoe-a-z.bsky.social

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Sandra Sinfield @danceswithcloud.bsky.social · 1d

#LTHEchat Hello - I'm Sandra working from home - which ATM is a caravan on the Kent coast... Wrestling with that lurgy that is going around (I'm on my 19th day) - but happy to be joining in with tonight's chat in rael time!

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Sandra Sinfield @danceswithcloud.bsky.social · 1d

#LTHEchat A1 For everyone to feel welcome & valued enough that the tricky business of learning together feels do-able - that the risks are okay because it is a safe/risky space - that people are on a journey together.

LTHEchat @lthechat.bsky.social · 1d

Q1 - What comes to mind when you think about mental wellbeing in the HE curriculum?

Reply with A1 #LTHEChat and your response @zoe-a-z.bsky.social

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LTHEchat @lthechat.bsky.social · 1d

Welcome to this evening’s chat hosted by @zoe-a-z.bsky.social

Are your typing fingers ready? Have you got a drink ready?

Are you ready?

Let’s get started... #LTHEchat

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CILIP @cilip.bsky.social · 1d

Have you registered for the CILIP AGM yet? Join us to hear Geoff Barton CBE, Independent Commission on Oracy in Education's special keynote as we celebrate our profession, hear about key strategic priorities for 2026 & vote on key resolutions. www.cilip.org.uk/event/CILIPA...

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Sandra Sinfield @danceswithcloud.bsky.social · 1d

#LoveLD love #creativeHE and loving this: The Active Learning Network’s annual online CPD series is on 4th, 11th, 18th and 25th November from 10-11.30am. The theme this year is “Creativity for All!” and it is FREE: www.tickettailor.com/events/activ...

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autisticgirlsnet.bsky.social @autisticgirlsnet.bsky.social · 2d

Dyslexia isn’t just about difficulties with reading or writing, it’s also about unique strengths in creativity, communication, and problem-solving. Understanding both sides helps us create environments where dyslexic learners can truly thrive. #DyslexiaAwareness

Dyslexia can be - Enhanced problem solving skills. Difficulties around reading & writing. Big picture thinking. Difficulties around maths & reading maths language. Strong narrative reasoning. Difficulty interpreting body language. Good at identifying patterns. Difficulty processing a string of instructions. Talented in oral communication. Organisation difficulties. Creative.

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 2d

Bob Ross paintings to be auctioned to support public TV stations after federal cuts

Thirty paintings by Bob Ross are set to be auctioned to support public television stations

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@suebecks @suebecks.bsky.social · 5d

Join us on Wednesday 8th October at 8pm BST for #LTHEchat here in Bluesky with Professor Zoë Allman @zoe-a-z.bsky.social to discuss 'Embedding Mental Wellbeing'.

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LTHEChat 338 Embedding Mental Wellbeing

Join us on Bluesky with guest Professor Zoë Allman @zoe-a-z.bsky.social on Wednesday 8th October 2025 at 20:00 BST Mental health and wellbeing are important topics that are increasingly discussed i…

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Zoë Allman @zoe-a-z.bsky.social · 6d

Join me, and the amazing @lthechat.bsky.social team, on Wednesday 8th October 2025 at 20:00 BST to explore 'Embedding Mental Wellbeing' #LTHEchat

More details at: lthechat.com/2025/10/03/l...

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Santanu Vasant PFHEA @santanuvasant.bsky.social · 8d

Thanks @nurun.bsky.social 🙏, the questions prompted a creative activity idea of using #GenAI. Plus crystallised the need to question the biases of these systems. Through that, education can be better. #LTHEChat

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