Last year my post "My little astuce to professional happiness" (https://bit.ly/3CzgWGH) was beyond valuable to me (as a reflection), so much so that I have been compiling new self-care that I have adopted since then to share for the International Day of Happiness 2023. Before the pandemic started, it was clear to me that I… Continue reading Professional self-care for 2023
As an #OER23 committee member, I volunteered to write a blog post ahead of the conference, but there I was with no clue on what theme to write about. It has been a bit chilly for me here, so why not wear two hats, #OER23 committee member, and Chair of ALT Antiracism & Learning Technology… Continue reading OER as a tool to educate against discrimination
It has been an eventful year for me, both professionally and in my private life. Although I had aimed to complete ten videos, I only managed to release five, while three are still in edits. The Celebrating small steps in HE video series had been so far a very illuminating project for me. I got to… Continue reading Reflections on celebrating small steps in HE video series
Following the Black History month meeting and what this means for Learning Technologists (https://bit.ly/3U0JGPx), the ARLT SIG community met in November for something closer to the day-to-day job: anti-racist approaches in technology. I provide in this blog post a short summary of the session supplemented with some examples, along with a summary of the Q&A… Continue reading Notes from ARLT SIG 3rd Nov meeting – Anti-racist Approaches in Technology with Liza Layne
Reviewed and edited by Dr Teeroumanee Nadan My passion to create a sustainable environment by being an agent of transformation and increase my experience in the field of climate change made me seek international experience for upskilling. Thus, started my externship journey with Greenpeace USA(https://www.greenpeace.org/usa/). In this blog I provide a short summary of how… Continue reading Being inclusive in climate activism – My Greenpeace externship as Strategy Analyst
On 20th October, members of the Antiracism & Learning Technologies Special Interest Group (ARLT SIG) (https://bit.ly/3zqImwT) community met for the first event of the academic year 2022-23. The meeting was themed around "Black History Month" (BHM) in the UK, and most particularly: What BHM means for Learning Technologists (LTs) in the UK? How LTs can… Continue reading Notes from ARLT SIG 20th Oct meeting – Black History Month and what it means for Learning Technologists
Welcome to my new initiative - ideas room with a coffee in your hand! Virtual Coffee Ideas Room - image with a laptop, phone, diary, coffee and chocolate For the past few years, I have found myself restrained by institutional policies which limit a free and safe space for People of Colour to speak of… Continue reading Antiracism & Inclusion Virtual Coffee Ideas Room
(Vasant, 2022) Dr. Teeroumanee Nadan, an independent higher education researcher Lisa Mustoe, Learning Technologist at the Royal Agricultural University (RAU) and Pip McDonald, Senior Learning Technology Project Officer Royal Agricultural University (RAU) took part in #HEBlogSwap 2022. (Presenter Media Inc, 2021) What is #HEBlogSwap is an opportunity created by Santanu Vasant and Emma Kennedy. Participants… Continue reading Exploring #HEBlogSwap. A Bridge over Digital Water
An event organised as part of the #altc22 socials by PipMcDonald. I am really grateful for the opportunity. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoBDJqKa_l8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoBDJqKa_l8
"Skip your sleep, it is 23:59", this is the presentation my collaborator, Dr Jim Turner, and I presented at the recent #altc22. This is a rather big and uncomfortable topic, as we are so used to following the status quo set eons ago, mostly by staff who are long retired and/or who do not understand… Continue reading Skip your sleep, it is 23:59 – an ALT 2022 presentation follow up
This is a poem of mine that I am reading for the first-ever #altc22 open mic event today. I hope this blog and poem will inspire attendees to the #altc22 conference to look into diversity and beg us all to question the status quo. For reference, please visit my blog post on 'Changing Changing mindsets… Continue reading YOU are forgetting me! Open Mic
Thought of writing some notes on my blog space about the presentation, as it was not recorded. So this blog covers the Q&A and has some more information from me. Slides available here: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1vKPXFSremrIoYJoF-DosXgNds7KQvIj9CSJ8kZXJI8Y/edit?usp=sharing Q1 from attendee - Just out of interest, what is the line-up of the committee, I am a little confused, like… Continue reading ARLT SIG – ALTc 2022 pre-conference session – my notes
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Reviewed and edited by Dr Teeroumanee Nadan I am Raymond Origbo, a Forestry and Wood Technology student at the Federal University of Technology Akure, Nigeria. I am a nature and a climate change activist, environmental educator/ scientist, researcher, and my interest stemmed from my desire to conserve nature, help restore the landscape, create a sustainable… Continue reading Raymond Origbo – Climate Activist from Africa
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