ALT, Committee, Conferences, CPD, HigherEd, OER

OER 2023 my reflections of being on the committee

For the third year in a row, I have been part of the OER conference committee. Read my OER21 commitee experience (http://bit.ly/3MvmJms) OER22 committee experience (http://bit.ly/3KmGx93) OER blogs (https://teeroumaneenadan.com/category/oer/) Source: https://altc.alt.ac.uk/oer23/ As a mentor, I regularly document my CPDs to encourage my mentees to engage in similar tasks, either for them to learn new skills… Continue reading OER 2023 my reflections of being on the committee

ALT, Antiracism, ARLT SIG, Digital Education, HigherEd

Notes from ARLT SIG 3rd March meeting – Anti-oppressive Pedagogies in Online Learning with María Miguéliz Valcarlos

The "Anti-oppressive pedagogies in online learning: a critical review" (https://bit.ly/3KwiAO9) paper had been the subject of discussion in a few previous ARLT SIG events and email exchanges in the past, and it was with much pleasure that I had the opportunity to invite María Miguéliz Valcarlos to join us to share her perceptions around anti-oppressive… Continue reading Notes from ARLT SIG 3rd March meeting – Anti-oppressive Pedagogies in Online Learning with María Miguéliz Valcarlos

ALT, Antiracism, ARLT SIG, Digital Education, HigherEd

Notes from ARLT SIG 23rd Feb meeting – Creating visibility for POC LTs in junior roles

On 23rd Feb, members of the Antiracism & Learning Technologies Special Interest Group (ARLT SIG) (https://bit.ly/3zqImwT) community met around the theme of "Creating visibility for POC in junior roles". This emanated from a different ARLT SIG meeting earlier in 2022-23 academic year, during which a comment was made about representation during the 2022 ALT conferences.… Continue reading Notes from ARLT SIG 23rd Feb meeting – Creating visibility for POC LTs in junior roles

ALT, Antiracism, ARLT SIG, Digital Education, HigherEd

Notes from ARLT SIG 3rd Nov meeting – Anti-racist Approaches in Technology with Liza Layne

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

ALT, Antiracism, ARLT SIG, Digital Education, HigherEd

Notes from ARLT SIG 20th Oct meeting – Black History Month and what it means for Learning Technologists

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

#creativeHE, ALT, Digital Education, HigherEd

Exploring #HEBlogSwap. A Bridge over Digital Water

(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

#creativeHE, Accessibility, ALT, Being visible, Disability, Discrimination, HigherEd, Inclusivity, Poems

Recording of my #atlc22 Open Mic

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

ALT, Conferences, HigherEd

Skip your sleep, it is 23:59 – an ALT 2022 presentation follow up

"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

#creativeHE, Accessibility, ALT, Being visible, Disability, Discrimination, HigherEd, Inclusivity, Poems

YOU are forgetting me! Open Mic

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

ALT, Antiracism, ARLT SIG, Conferences, HigherEd

ARLT SIG – ALTc 2022 pre-conference session – my notes

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. ARLT SIG "What we do, who we are & how you can get involved" slides (https://bit.ly/3hsWSOD) Q1 from an attendee - Just out of interest,… Continue reading ARLT SIG – ALTc 2022 pre-conference session – my notes

ALT, Antiracism, ARLT SIG, Finding my voice

My 6-month Co-chair review & looking into the future of ARLT SIG

It has now been six months since I am Co-Chair of the Antiracism & Learning Technologies SIG under ALT. It is high time that I review what I have achieved personally and also as part of the committee. This sums up, to the best of my knowledge, what the group, later SIG, has been up… Continue reading My 6-month Co-chair review & looking into the future of ARLT SIG

#creativeHE, ALT, Conferences, HigherEd, OER, Projects

Contributing to OER22 serendipity – true stories series by CogDog

When I contributed to the OER22 blog series, Alan Levine invited me to join his true stories series. (https://stories.cogdogblog.com/category/collections/oer22/ and https://stories.cogdogblog.com/category/serendipity/) So here is my recorded contribution to his little project and the story behind. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dvodr2ejjMg My current open project is an idea that came all from the serendipity of an email from a mailing… Continue reading Contributing to OER22 serendipity – true stories series by CogDog