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Claire Timmins

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Phonetician @StrathSLT | Interested in creative teaching and learning and a bit of music | Senior Teaching Fellow #SFHEA | HASS Associate Dean UG - University of Strathclyde

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Claire Timmins @clairetimmins.bsky.social · Aug 20

Here’s a link to a resource on using word games for teaching #phonetics

figshare.edgehill.ac.uk/articles/edu...

Adapting word games for teaching phonetics_TIMMINS NTR.pdf

This document provides an overview of a set of word games adapted to be used with the International Phonetic Alphabet symbols.

figshare.edgehill.ac.uk

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Louise Rees 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🎨🦒🦦 @louiserees.bsky.social · 9d

The 3rd SPLDN Event "From Silos to Synergy: Developing and Sustaining Programme Leader Communities" will be held :

Date: Monday 20th October 2025,
Time: 11.00 am – 12.30 pm BST
Where: online via Zoom.

Details on @advancehe.bsky.social Connect - search for SPLDN

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Text outlining details of the Third SPLDN Group meeting on October 20th 2025. Gen AI created Image including people talking.

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Language and Society Scotland @langsocscot.bsky.social · Aug 23

Save the date for our next big event!

"Language and AI", University of Edinburgh
Friday 28th November, 3-5pm, followed by a networking reception

More info to follow soon ...

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Dr Sam Burr @samburrslt.bsky.social · Jul 8

There is still time to apply to join the @misltoessd.bsky.social team as we take forward Phase 2 of the study 🤩 ⬇️

Dr Sam Burr @samburrslt.bsky.social · Jul 3

Come and join the @misltoessd.bsky.social team as a #SeniorResearchAssociate 🤩

www.nhsjobs.com/job/UK/Brist... Job vacancy: Senior Research Associate, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol | trac.jobs

@cshcr.bsky.social @bristol-sltru.bsky.social @bristolcach.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social

Job vacancy: Senior Research Associate, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol | trac.jobs

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Laura @drlauramitchell.bsky.social · Jun 2

Hey #AcademicSky - Do you use #boardgames or #cardgames in #LTHE? Or management #training?- we want to hear all about it! I am guest editing the journal of play in adulthood with @lizcable.bsky.social - drop us a line! www.journalofplayinadulthood.org.uk/news/

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Dr Sam Burr @samburrslt.bsky.social · Jun 28

The sun rises on my final day in Patras. So much learning, many new friends and new opportunities to work with children and families to improve #ChildSpeech #outcomes

#TeamWorkMakesTheDreamWork 🙏🏻 @icpla2025.bsky.social
@bristol-sltru.bsky.social @misltoessd.bsky.social @prosperstudy.bsky.social

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Claire Timmins @clairetimmins.bsky.social · Jun 27

It’s the farewell session of @icpla2025.bsky.social and @sharynnemcleod.bsky.social celebrates the entire #ICPLA2025 community, highlighting how we support each other in many ways (using @tricmc.bsky.social as an example 😄).

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Claire Timmins @clairetimmins.bsky.social · Jun 27

Great overview of board games with leaning, pedagogic and cognitive aims #ICPLA2025

List of information about board games on PowerPoint

Claire Timmins @clairetimmins.bsky.social · Jun 27

Shout out to the power of cooperative games to help encourage connections as well as learning!

Claire Timmins @clairetimmins.bsky.social · Jun 27

Athanasios mentions that there are many board games that can be adapted for so many different study areas. Makes me think of @egillaspy.bsky.social and @jimt77.bsky.social and their Playful Learning Tour Guide. Check it out #ICPLA2025 clok.uclan.ac.uk/id/eprint/50...

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Claire Timmins @clairetimmins.bsky.social · Jun 27

Keynote 4 @icpla2025.bsky.social - Athanasios Karasimos talking my language. Board games great to use in teaching as low-cost and easily adapted! #icpla2025

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Claire Timmins @clairetimmins.bsky.social · Jun 27

Found that consistency improves in children where there is no significant change in accuracy. Maybe consistency changes before accuracy? #ICPLA2025

Claire Timmins @clairetimmins.bsky.social · Jun 27

Tricia asks - what if we look at consistency instead of accuracy in CAS?

Claire Timmins @clairetimmins.bsky.social · Jun 27

Inconsistency in CAS is widespread in young children,
e.g. jaw unstable/wobbling during speech.

Claire Timmins @clairetimmins.bsky.social · Jun 27

@tricmc.bsky.social warns us that there will be no stats analysis in her talk on speech variability in childhood apraxia of speech #ICPLA2025

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Claire Timmins @clairetimmins.bsky.social · Jun 27

😂 yes, sorry #ICPLA2027 attendees - we will also have sunsets, not until about 11pm though.

Claire Timmins @clairetimmins.bsky.social · Jun 27

Enjoyed chairing an interesting #ICPLA2025 session featuring work from @samburrslt.bsky.social and Lucy Gibson from @strath-psh.bsky.social

Presenter at podium in front of PowerPoint slides

Claire Timmins @clairetimmins.bsky.social · Jun 27

@icpla2025.bsky.social has been fantastic in Patras #ICPLA2025! I'll miss those amazing sunsets but excited to get planning for #ICPLA2027 @unistrathclyde.bsky.social

Joanne Cleland @drjoannecleland.bsky.social · Jun 27

Thank you to the #ICPLA2025 team for a fantastic conference dinner. We are pleased to announced that #ICPLA2027 will be hosted by @strath-psh.bsky.social in Glasgow in June 2027. See you there!

Photo of Strathclyde team on the beach in Patras

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Claire Timmins @clairetimmins.bsky.social · Jun 26

Best praise ever! ☺️ Thanks @lingeborgsophie.bsky.social #ICPLA2025

Ingeborg Sophie 📎 @lingeborgsophie.bsky.social · Jun 25

This was the most fun, interactive keynote speech I've ever been a part of! Thanks @clairetimmins.bsky.social

Claire Timmins @clairetimmins.bsky.social · May 17

Delighted to be presenting a Keynote session at #ICPLA2025 on using creative methods for teaching #phonetics and #phonology
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Claire Timmins @clairetimmins.bsky.social · Jun 25

Just introduced over 100 academics to the wonderful world of @origamiorganelles.bsky.social for anatomy teaching 🙂.

origamiorganelles.com/products/skull

Skull

Teach the structure of the skull with our downloadable paper model!

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Claire Timmins @clairetimmins.bsky.social · Jun 25

Thank you so much to #ICPLA2025 attendees for fully engaging with the activities today. I really enjoyed presenting - let’s be more playful and share our practice) @icpla2025.bsky.social

Tricia McCabe @tricmc.bsky.social · Jun 25

Playful learning is her pedagogy. It encourages collaboration and makes failure safe, ensures active learning. #icpla @clairetimmins.bsky.social

Slide text describing playful learning in a quote from Whitton

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Claire Timmins @clairetimmins.bsky.social · Jun 25

Thanks for sharing @tricmc.bsky.social!

Tricia McCabe @tricmc.bsky.social · Jun 25

Now at #icpla @clairetimmins.bsky.social keynote on teaching phonetics and phonology.

Claire Timmins @clairetimmins.bsky.social · Jun 25

Focused work in the UK with 66 expert SLTs initially (some withdrew in later stages).
Aim to agree outcome measures for SSD - ended up with 82-100% agreement (high for a Delphi!)

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Claire Timmins @clairetimmins.bsky.social · Jun 25

@drhelenslt.bsky.social is sharing an update on the MISLToe #SSD project (1st phase). #ICPLA2025

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Claire Timmins @clairetimmins.bsky.social · Jun 25

Great news - children enjoyed both articulation and ultrasound therapy 🤩. Though some children found it to be slightly boring 🙁 (note some have done this before).

Presenter at podium with PowerPoint behind

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Claire Timmins @clairetimmins.bsky.social · Jun 25

Here we have @drjoannecleland.bsky.social presenting on #ultrasound intervention for children with cleft palate +/- cleft lip

Speaker at podium presenting information on a talk via PowerPoint.

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