Diane (she/her)
@fmccdancer.bsky.social
Digital learning manager at The University of Manchester specialising in online learning. Serial volunteer who needs to learn to say no. Dancer, crocheter, keen on photography. Unitarian.
Rev Andi Phillips proposes Emergency Motion 1 (unitarianmeetings.com/wp-content/u...) at the #GAUK2025 #Unitarian annual meetings.
April 13, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Rev Andi Phillips proposes Emergency Motion 1 (unitarianmeetings.com/wp-content/u...) at the #GAUK2025 #Unitarian annual meetings.
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Exciting! #altc25 will be in Glasgow this year in October. We've listened to feedback and moved the conference back to avoid the busy period. We also know it's increasingly difficult to get funding and time to attend conferences so, for the first time, ALTC will be 2 days #altc #AmplifyFE
Get ready for the ALT Annual Conference, ALTC25, this year confirmed to take place in Glasgow on Thurs 23 and Fri 24 October. Two incredible days of innovation, collaboration, and exploration in learning technology. buff.ly/zH9HmAM #altc #ALTC25
April 9, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Exciting! #altc25 will be in Glasgow this year in October. We've listened to feedback and moved the conference back to avoid the busy period. We also know it's increasingly difficult to get funding and time to attend conferences so, for the first time, ALTC will be 2 days #altc #AmplifyFE
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Could you be our next Editor-in-Chief? If you have a background in research and/or publications, we would like to hear from you. Guide the strategic direction of the journal and maintain its quality. Express your interest by 30 April. buff.ly/fwHBuYv #altc #AmplifyFE
April 10, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Could you be our next Editor-in-Chief? If you have a background in research and/or publications, we would like to hear from you. Guide the strategic direction of the journal and maintain its quality. Express your interest by 30 April. buff.ly/fwHBuYv #altc #AmplifyFE
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Don’t miss your opportunity to attend OER25 - Speaking Truth to Power: Open Education and AI in the Age of Populism at a discounted rate. The early bird registration deadline is fast approaching on 12 May 2025, so act now to secure your spot. Learn more and register: buff.ly/tUWpIDS #altc #OER25
April 11, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Don’t miss your opportunity to attend OER25 - Speaking Truth to Power: Open Education and AI in the Age of Populism at a discounted rate. The early bird registration deadline is fast approaching on 12 May 2025, so act now to secure your spot. Learn more and register: buff.ly/tUWpIDS #altc #OER25
Marking the imminent retirement from her role as GA weddings lead, @lzsl.bsky.social thanks Melda Grantham for all her work (not quite finished!). #unitarian #ukunitarians #GAUK2025
April 12, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Marking the imminent retirement from her role as GA weddings lead, @lzsl.bsky.social thanks Melda Grantham for all her work (not quite finished!). #unitarian #ukunitarians #GAUK2025
The business for this year's UK #Unitarian annual meetings #GAUK2025 starts with passing Motion 19 in support of relief agencies working in Gaza (motions unitarianmeetings.com/documents-ga...).
April 12, 2025 at 2:21 PM
The business for this year's UK #Unitarian annual meetings #GAUK2025 starts with passing Motion 19 in support of relief agencies working in Gaza (motions unitarianmeetings.com/documents-ga...).
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Students are motivated to complete the essential digital skills module at King's by getting a higher education certification award/digital certificate (78%) and self identification of a need to develop specific skills (74%) #THEdigitalUK
April 2, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Students are motivated to complete the essential digital skills module at King's by getting a higher education certification award/digital certificate (78%) and self identification of a need to develop specific skills (74%) #THEdigitalUK
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Avoiding cottage industries in faculties. Institutional expertise and equipment, accessible to all, is key to enabling widespread innovation #altc #THEdigitalUK
April 2, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Avoiding cottage industries in faculties. Institutional expertise and equipment, accessible to all, is key to enabling widespread innovation #altc #THEdigitalUK
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Finally, Digital Capability: How well equipped are students for learning in a digital world with @julievoce.bsky.social @digisim.bsky.social @m-kimo.bsky.social Andy Jeffrey and Christine Percival #altc #THEdigitalUK
April 1, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Finally, Digital Capability: How well equipped are students for learning in a digital world with @julievoce.bsky.social @digisim.bsky.social @m-kimo.bsky.social Andy Jeffrey and Christine Percival #altc #THEdigitalUK
Great to hear digital skills are once again being taught, included in induction so valued, helping students know how to use the tools for study and beyond.
Digital capabilities panel (featuring @julievoce.bsky.social and others) thinking through how we can support students to succeed through and beyond university #THEdigitalUK
April 1, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Great to hear digital skills are once again being taught, included in induction so valued, helping students know how to use the tools for study and beyond.
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As ever, technology is forcing change in education. A shame that AI should is the driver for these changes, such as those to assessment, but necessity is the mother of invention. It feels energy would be better spent on getting education to actively change instead of react #altc #THEdigitalUK
April 1, 2025 at 10:43 AM
As ever, technology is forcing change in education. A shame that AI should is the driver for these changes, such as those to assessment, but necessity is the mother of invention. It feels energy would be better spent on getting education to actively change instead of react #altc #THEdigitalUK
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Interesting perspectives from #THEDigitalUK keynote panel about the HE sector being behind the digital curve due to underinvestment and legacy architecture. plus outdated pedagogy. Need to lobby suppliers to improve the systems they provide, and we should look more at collaboration/shared services.
Starting with a panel discussion about digital strategy for improving learning outcomes and operational success #DigitalUniversitiesUK
April 1, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Interesting perspectives from #THEDigitalUK keynote panel about the HE sector being behind the digital curve due to underinvestment and legacy architecture. plus outdated pedagogy. Need to lobby suppliers to improve the systems they provide, and we should look more at collaboration/shared services.
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Panel on balancing AI innovation and ethics in our classrooms at #THEdigitalUK emphasising the importance of ensuring students understanding the ethical aspects, including around the labour force, and enabling students to choose not to use AI.
April 1, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Panel on balancing AI innovation and ethics in our classrooms at #THEdigitalUK emphasising the importance of ensuring students understanding the ethical aspects, including around the labour force, and enabling students to choose not to use AI.
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📢 The Climate and Nature Bill has its second reading this month (Friday 24 January).
117 MPs have pledged to attend and we need to ensure they show up.
👉 Head to action.zerohour.uk today and write to, email, call, tag on Bluesky, or meet your MP.
#CANBill 🐝 @zero-hour.bsky.social
117 MPs have pledged to attend and we need to ensure they show up.
👉 Head to action.zerohour.uk today and write to, email, call, tag on Bluesky, or meet your MP.
#CANBill 🐝 @zero-hour.bsky.social
Climate and Nature Bill Campaign
Ask your MP to back the CAN Bill
action.zerohour.uk
January 10, 2025 at 12:51 PM
📢 The Climate and Nature Bill has its second reading this month (Friday 24 January).
117 MPs have pledged to attend and we need to ensure they show up.
👉 Head to action.zerohour.uk today and write to, email, call, tag on Bluesky, or meet your MP.
#CANBill 🐝 @zero-hour.bsky.social
117 MPs have pledged to attend and we need to ensure they show up.
👉 Head to action.zerohour.uk today and write to, email, call, tag on Bluesky, or meet your MP.
#CANBill 🐝 @zero-hour.bsky.social
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Something to beat the January blues - bookings are now open for the GA Annual Meetings! This year we are back at the Hilton Metropole in Birmingham from the 12-14 April. You can find out more about the meetings, including a link to the bookings page, on the dedicated website: unitarianmeetings.com
January 15, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Something to beat the January blues - bookings are now open for the GA Annual Meetings! This year we are back at the Hilton Metropole in Birmingham from the 12-14 April. You can find out more about the meetings, including a link to the bookings page, on the dedicated website: unitarianmeetings.com
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Text blocks that are justified are aligned to both left and right margins. The spaces between words can create "rivers of white" running down the page, which can make the text difficult to read for some people. Allow people the option to choose the styles that work for them.
October 5, 2024 at 5:07 PM
Text blocks that are justified are aligned to both left and right margins. The spaces between words can create "rivers of white" running down the page, which can make the text difficult to read for some people. Allow people the option to choose the styles that work for them.
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Call for papers - Special Collection
Metaphors of AI in Higher Education: Discourses, Histories and Practices
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Metaphors of AI in Higher Education: Discourses, Histories and Practices
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September 25, 2024 at 8:25 AM
Call for papers - Special Collection
Metaphors of AI in Higher Education: Discourses, Histories and Practices
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Metaphors of AI in Higher Education: Discourses, Histories and Practices
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Interesting to hear the different approaches taken by institutions to using the Jisc #digitaltransformation framework, one of the final workshops at #ALTC24.
September 5, 2024 at 2:44 PM
Interesting to hear the different approaches taken by institutions to using the Jisc #digitaltransformation framework, one of the final workshops at #ALTC24.
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New special interest groups: Digital Accessibility - www.alt.ac.uk/groups/speci... - bringing external groups and HEIs together #altc24
Digital Accessibility SIG
Who are we?The Digital Accessibility SIG was established in September 2024. Accessibility remains a serious challenge for the sector, with institutions grappling with compliance.
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September 5, 2024 at 10:17 AM
New special interest groups: Digital Accessibility - www.alt.ac.uk/groups/speci... - bringing external groups and HEIs together #altc24
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DLI's John Kilroy and I asked #ALTC24 delegates about the 5 essential skills for #digital leaders yesterday.
Interesting mix of human / interpersonal (not soft!) skills, functional digital skills, project skills and that essential element for successful teams - #trust
#AmplifyFE #UKFE #loveFE
Interesting mix of human / interpersonal (not soft!) skills, functional digital skills, project skills and that essential element for successful teams - #trust
#AmplifyFE #UKFE #loveFE
September 5, 2024 at 9:54 AM
Yes, but also need consider any impact on disability payments (Fawn).
Piers - don't "compensate" students. Pay them for work they do with you! #ALTc24
September 5, 2024 at 9:43 AM
Yes, but also need consider any impact on disability payments (Fawn).
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Fawn telling us that AI is more patient than a neurotypical person when paraphrasing for understanding by neurodivergent students. #ALTc24
September 5, 2024 at 9:31 AM
Fawn telling us that AI is more patient than a neurotypical person when paraphrasing for understanding by neurodivergent students. #ALTc24
"Design assessment for the future of tomorrow... test skills...[with AI] fear shouldn't override common sense..." Piers Wilkinson, #ALTC24
September 5, 2024 at 9:29 AM
"Design assessment for the future of tomorrow... test skills...[with AI] fear shouldn't override common sense..." Piers Wilkinson, #ALTC24