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Steve Welsh

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Learning Technologist at Dublin City University On the clock: EdTech Advocate+Skeptic, AI in T&L, Media Studies, Digital Humanities On my own time: synth nerd, woodwind noodler, camera junkie, cyclist, cinephile, modernist, lefty rabble rouser

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Steve Welsh @stevedotedu.bsky.social · Nov 14

In case anybody wants to see what I get up to on Wednesday nights here in Dublin...

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STEVE WELSH SOLO ON "EVE" (SUN RA) // LUCKY'S DUBLIN // SEP 18 2024

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Steve Welsh @stevedotedu.bsky.social · 10d

Ellen Howley (@lnhowley.bsky.social ) from DCU's School of English discussing bringing diverse literary voices into the English curriculum in her talk: "Decolonising Reading Lists: Opportunities and Challenges" as part of DCU's Teaching and Learning Week Staff presentations.

Ellen Howley addressing audience. Slide title: "Decolonising Reading Lists: Opportunities and Challenges"

Ellen Howley addressing audience. Slide title: "Why decolonise reading lists?"

Ellen Howley addressing audience. Slide title: "Challenges"

Ellen Howley addressing audience. Slide title: "Benefits"

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Steve Welsh @stevedotedu.bsky.social · 10d

Inmaculada Gómez Soler presenting on "The Power of Language in Turbulent Times: Decolonising the Language Teacher Education Curriculum" - offering some practical advice for bringing questions of power and cultural assumptions into the language curriculum.

Barry Peak introducing the speaker. Title of slide "The Power of Language in Turbulent Times"

Inmaculada addressing audience: Slide title: "Whose Language? Whose Power?"

Inmaculada addressing audience. Slide title "The value of whose language? Whose power?"

Inmaculada addressing audience. Slide title: "Practical advice"

Steve Welsh @stevedotedu.bsky.social · 10d

Sharing out this great guide discussed by Jennifer Fraser at this morning's T&L Week keynote: The University of Westminster Student Partnership Framework, which asks great questions about what reciprocal student-staff partnerships can look like in practice.

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Reflective Questions for working in Partnership:
Values and Power, Practices and Resources, and Hopes and Dreams

Steve Welsh @stevedotedu.bsky.social · 10d

Day 1 of Teaching and Learning week at DCU is off to an exciting start with Jennifer Fraser and Kelsea Costin's opening keynote on decolonising the curriculum, showcasing the student-staff partnerships and community they've built at the University of Westminster.
@psjproject.bsky.social

President Daire Keogh addressing audience

Dr Jennifer Fraser addressing audience. Slide content asks "what do we understand socially-just education spaces to be?"

Dr. Jennifer Fraser addressing the audience. Slide outlines socially just staff student partnerships

Steve Welsh @stevedotedu.bsky.social · Jul 30

Hockney. Such a goof. Hope I still have such sterling wit at his age.

Steve Welsh @stevedotedu.bsky.social · Jul 30

Apropos of nothing, here's David Hockney on the advent of Photoshop and its implications for photography as a medium.

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David Hockney Interview: Photoshop is Boring

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Hazel Farrell @hazelfarrell.bsky.social · May 30

Today’s adventures for Day 2 of #edtech25 In great company on this lively discussion panel with Rose Baker @jamesosullivan.bsky.social @johnpegan.bsky.social @kenmccarthy.ie

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Rob L @lwnyrb.bsky.social · May 30

Thrilled to bring the wonderful #EdTech conference to @dublincityuni.bsky.social in 2026, for its milestone 25th iteration. We’re looking forward to shaping an amazing conference experience for all, befitting this important anniversary!
@kate-molloy.net @eam0.bsky.social @stevedotedu.bsky.social

Irish Learning Technology Association @iltasky.bsky.social · May 30

@kate-molloy.net and @stevedotedu.bsky.social share their conference plans (and along with @lwnyrb.bsky.social) for the 25th Edtech - don’t miss it! See you next year in Dublin! #edtech26 #savethedate #highered #edusky #edchatie

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Steve Welsh @stevedotedu.bsky.social · May 30

We're absolutely thrilled to be hosting next year's conference at DCU! See you in Dublin! #EdTech25 ➡️ #EdTech26!

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Irish Learning Technology Association @iltasky.bsky.social · May 29

We’re led into our gasta talks by @gasta.me at #edtech25

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Steve Welsh @stevedotedu.bsky.social · May 30

DCU's Bláithín Duggan presenting the great work done by Patricia Flynn and herself on the Crucial Academic Training (CAT1) module they developed in Loop (Moodle) for first-year undergraduate music students. Well done Bláithín! #EdTech25

Bláithín Duggan stands in front of her presentation

Enhancing Academic Engagement: CAT1 (crucial academic training) and student support teams

Blaithin Duggan, Patricia Flynn

Dublin City University

‘Enhancing Academic Engagement: CAT1 (crucial academic training) and student support teams’ presents an undergraduate student-informed pilot project that aims to address the problem of engagement in higher education and the widening knowledge-gap between post-primary and higher education students. This paper presents the design, implementation, and qualitative and quantitative results of a 2024 student-informed case study at Dublin City University (DCU) Ireland, which resulted in two outcomes: a CAT1 online learning page and student support teams.

By combining learnings from an undergraduate student advisory group, the project was developed and piloted with twenty-eight first-year undergraduate music students in 2024. The project combines digital learning software Loop (powered by Moodle), a timetable plan, challenge-based learning, onsite learning environments (libraries, writing centres, student supports), student-led support teams, and four onsite seminars for targeted skill acquisition in six key areas: Timetabling; Navigating the DCU Library; Notetaking and Effective Reading; Academic Referencing; Critical Thinking and Academic Writing; and Assignment Writing.

The pilot project, informed by learning theory and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework (UDLL, AHEAD 2016) aimed to combat concerns surrounding student engagement and address the lost connections between students, their subjects, and wider university services to, ultimately, set students up for academic success.

Steve Welsh @stevedotedu.bsky.social · May 30

Relieved to have my first Gasta in the rear view mirror! Twas indeed a roller coaster. Slides from yesterday's #EdTech25 lightning talk here: bit.ly/tokenstotoxinsgasta

Irish Learning Technology Association @iltasky.bsky.social · May 29

The great @stevedotedu.bsky.social meets @gasta.me at #edtech25 for a countdown into whirlwind tour of a critical approach to AI

Starting another gasta at Edtech25 in the main auditorium with Steve and Tom getting ready for the countdown!

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Steve Welsh @stevedotedu.bsky.social · May 29

UL's David Moloney presenting on the comprehensive digital skills modules (Including AI literacy) UL develops (iteratively on an ongoing basis) for students across programmes. OER and more info available here: obsius.site/453y143t6q1g...
#EdTech25

Steve Welsh @stevedotedu.bsky.social · May 29

DCU's prolific @donalmulligan.com presenting on the TOPIC model for referencing/attribution of student use of Gen AI sources in their work and research. See more on the TOPIC framework at donalmulligan.com/topic #EdTech25

Donal mulligan presenting in front of a slide

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Steve Welsh @stevedotedu.bsky.social · May 29

Moya Cronin presenting some fantastic research on HEI staff responses to Gen AI - proposing a hybrid model for change management. Was not expecting to see Freud's "mourning & melancholia" applied to institutional responses to Gen AI! #EdTech2025

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Steve Welsh @stevedotedu.bsky.social · May 29

I'm slated for my first gasta later today to close day 1 of #EdTech25, and I've already got the sweats! 😰 Be merciful, @gasta.me! 🙏

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Steve Welsh @stevedotedu.bsky.social · May 29

First time dipping my toes back in the decentralised online public sphere in... a while. The trauma pangs are real.

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Irish Learning Technology Association @iltasky.bsky.social · May 29

Students' Assembly on GenAl in Higher Education, Edinburgh Futures Institute student project, 2024. www.studentsassemblyongenai.com/principles #edtech25

Principles | GenAI in HE

www.studentsassemblyongenai.com

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Steve Welsh @stevedotedu.bsky.social · May 29

Good morning from #EdTech25, where @jenr.bsky.social is reflecting on why GenAI is indeed 'so hot right now', and what it means for T&L and our future(s).

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Irish Learning Technology Association @iltasky.bsky.social · May 29

Follow the Day 1 Live Sream in the main auditorium at #edtech25 at #SETU #Waterford

Here is the link!

youtube.com/live/5JHeDVq...

#community #learningtechnology #edtech

ILTA EdTech25 - Day 1

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Steve Welsh @stevedotedu.bsky.social · Feb 24

Love how small our little town is.

Bonnie Stewart @bonstewart.bsky.social · Feb 22

me & @edtechie.bsky.social & @marendeepwell.bsky.social were wandering through the throngs of Dublin when i heard my name :)

got to join @stevedotedu.bsky.social & his partner for a sidewalk drink. turns out we all know @gravesle.bsky.social who’s in Canada right now so…waving! small wild world :)

five white people - some of whom are in their 40s and the rest of whom might wish to pass for that age - sit smiling around a picnic table with drinks, on a Dublin Street with shops in the background

Steve Welsh @stevedotedu.bsky.social · Nov 27

#InstructionalDesign #LearningDesign #CurriculumDesign folks: What resources do you recommend for established programmes that are looking to 'convert' to hybrid/online?

e.g. @jisc.bsky.social's "Beyond blended" guide is substantive, practical, and very accessible.

www.jisc.ac.uk/guides/beyon...

Beyond blended: rethinking curriculum and learning design - Jisc

www.jisc.ac.uk

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Eamon Costello @eam0.bsky.social · Nov 2

Submissions already coming in for this symposium that seeks to bring people to think together and to think otherwise so as to plot critical and creative post-AI educational futures.

Please spread the word and come join us:

www.hackthiscourse.com/symposium/#/

Education after the Algorithm: Co-designing Critical and Creative Futures

Please come and help us think together and think otherwise to craft critical and creative post-AI futures.

Anina Takeff for Artists ForClimate.org (CC-BY-NC-SA)

POWER PLANTS

Feb 20-21 2025

Online & in Dublin City University

Keynote speakers: Prof Martin Weller

Dr Helen Beetham – Prof Punya Mishra

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Steve Welsh @stevedotedu.bsky.social · Nov 14

In case anybody wants to see what I get up to on Wednesday nights here in Dublin...

youtu.be/WMkTJLswpc4

STEVE WELSH SOLO ON "EVE" (SUN RA) // LUCKY'S DUBLIN // SEP 18 2024

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Steve Welsh @stevedotedu.bsky.social · Sep 30

Alicia Castillo Villanueva (SALIS) discussed her adoption of gender responsive pedagogy to curriculum design and teaching practices. A good intro to gender responsive pedagogy here:

"Gender Responsive Pedagogy in Higher Education: a framework" (Chapin & Warne, 2020)

www.inasp.info/sites/defaul...