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Researcher | University of Calgary, Canada Online Education | Hybrid Pedagogy | Academic Literacies | Creative Learning and Teaching Methods | Collaboration | Inclusion | Identity She | Her

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The Proceedings of the Computers and Writing Conference, 2025 - The WAC Clearinghouse

Proceedings, 2025 Computers & Writing Conference, hosted by the University of Georgia, May 15th to May 18th, 2025.
wacclearinghouse.org/repository/c...

The theme for the conference was Agency and Authorship.

03.03.2026 14:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Re-imagining Education Conference – Homepage for the Annual Virtual REC

Join us!

Re-imagining Education Conference 5.0
Cycles of Change
February 26 – March 1, 2026 | Online

We are presenting on Friday, 27 Feb, 3.30-4.30 EST our Stories of Hope: Reimagining Education Book - be great to see some of you there!

Sign up for the conference here:
πŸ”— re-imagining.education

25.02.2026 21:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Harnessing Scattered Energy… a creativeHE and #ICRSC meetup (19 March 26) Beach, umbrella in the forground, sand and a calm sea image: β€˜LapamΓ‘n’ by B. de los Arcos is released under CC BY 4.0 made available via We like sharing We are delighted to invite you t…

Forthcoming #creativeHE event, March 19:
Harnessing Scattered Energy
creativehecommunity.wordpress.com/2026/01/22/h...

25.02.2026 12:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Re-imagining Education Conference – Homepage for the Annual Virtual REC

Re-imagining Education Conference 5.0
Cycles of Change
February 26 – March 1, 2026 | Online

Sign up for the conference here:
re-imagining.education

25.02.2026 12:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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AI Surveillance in Education: Unpacking Ethical Dilemmas and the Snake-Oil Promises of AI-Infused Technosolutionism This chapter examines the ethical implications of the increasing integration of AI surveillance technologies within educational settings, including proctoring software, classroom monitoring tools, and...

πŸŽ‰ Exciting news!

Our chapter, β€œAI Surveillance in Education: Unpacking Ethical Dilemmas and the Snake Oil of AI-Infused Technosolutionism” (Chapter 3, pp. 69–108 in "Policy and Practice for Ethical AI Integration in Education") is now SCOPUS indexed.

πŸ“„ Chapter: www.igi-global.com/chapter/ai-s...

24.02.2026 20:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If you have not yet read...

#Take5 #147: Stories of hope: Reimagining education - the book - the case studies - and what happened next:
aldinhe.ac.uk/take-5-147-s...

@aldinhe.bsky.social

24.02.2026 20:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Collaboration in Higher Education Collaboration in Higher Education, an open access book, focuses on the opportunities and challenges created by engaging in collaboration and partnership in high…

πŸ“˜ Collaboration in Higher Education is open access. Edited by Sandra Abegglen, Tom Burns πŸ–€ & Sandra Sinfield, this book explores the opportunities& challenges of collaboration & partnership in today’s increasingly complex higher education landscape.

πŸ‘‰ www.bloomsbury.com/ca/collabora...

23.02.2026 16:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Consider:
Call for Proposals: Special Issue of the Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education

Advancing Pedagogic Research in Learning Development: Translating Inquiry into Practice
jldhe.aldinhe.ac.uk/open-call-fo...

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If you have students who are needing to undertake research, this is a wonderful seminar by the Association for Peer Learning and Support - outlining how to tell a story through research:
cf-my.sharepoint.com/personal/jon...

12.02.2026 16:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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✨ Looking for something hopeful in education right now?

We’re delighted to share a short #Take5 blog feature about our open-access book, Stories of Hope: Reimagining Education.

You can read it here:
πŸ”— aldinhe.ac.uk/take-5-147-s...

The book:
doi.org/10.11647/OBP...

@aldinhe.bsky.social

12.02.2026 15:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for Essay Writing Task – MIT Media Lab This study explores the neural and behavioral consequences of LLM-assisted essay writing. Participants were divided into three groups: LLM, Search Engine, and …

Interesting MIT study exploring what it means to write with ChatGPT for the brain:
www.media.mit.edu/publications...

09.02.2026 16:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Re-imagining Education Conference – Homepage for the Annual Virtual REC

Please join us!

Re-imagining Education Conference 5.0 - Cycles of Change
February 26 – March 1, 2026 | Online

Our interactive session:
February 27, 2026 - focusing on "Maintaining Hope in a Higher Education Crisis."

Sign up for the conference here: re-imagining.education

30.01.2026 18:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The International Education Studies Association, 21st Annual Research Conference:

A Tapestry of Voices: Weaving Inclusivity into Education and Conferences
7 - 8 July 2026, University of Wolverhampton, UK
educationstudies.org.uk/conference-2...

Deadline for abstracts: 31 March 2026.

30.01.2026 15:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Select tickets – TELSIG Symposium - Tech, Teaching and Togetherness – Zoom TELSIG Symposium - Tech, Teaching and Togetherness – Zoom, Tue 3 Feb 2026 - The Technology-Enhanced Learning SIG (TELSIG) is delighted to announce our first online symposium of the New Year, to be hel...

Take note:

TELSIG Symposium: Tech, Teaching & Togetherness
3 Feb 2026, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM GMT
Online, Zoom
www.tickettailor.com/events/telsi...

The organizers invites colleagues to reflect honestly on the challenges & joys of teaching with (& sometimes without) technology.

28.01.2026 00:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Vol. 10 No. 1 (2026) | International Journal for Students as Partners Help shape the future of student-staff/faculty partnerships by joining our International Reviewer Panel. We welcome staff and students with experience in students as partners initiatives to share their expertise. Get involved by completing our Reviewer Expression of Interest Form.

Check out the latest issues of the International Journal for Students as Partners, Vol 10 No 1:
mulpress.mcmaster.ca/ijsap/issue/...

27.01.2026 22:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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#Take5 #146 From page to practice: How JLDHE shapes Learning Development in higher education - ALDinHE In this #Take5 post, members of the Learning Development community share reflections on how articles from the Journal of Learning Development in Higher

Proud to have contributed to the latest #Take5, where members of the Learning Development community share reflections on how articles from JLDHE:

#Take5 #146 - From page to practice: How JLDHE shapes Learning Development in higher education
aldinhe.ac.uk/take5-146-fr...

26.01.2026 18:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Home Now in it's 19th year, UK Games Expo (UKGE) is the largest Hobby Games Convention in the UK. A fun event appealing to families as well as the enthusiast.

For the UK peeps...
www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk

26.01.2026 15:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Why should we care? Empathy in education policy, practice and assessment . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webina... Empathy plays a central role in how children interact with others, build relationships, and contribute to supportive and inclusive schools. It matters for cohesive, peaceful societies. Yet while many ...

Why should we care? Empathy in education policy, practice and assessment - a OECD webinar exploring why empathy matters for education systems and how it can be measured, understood, and implemented.
meetoecd1.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

26.01.2026 03:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Postdigital Backlash: Past, Present, Future – Anticipating and mediating future classrooms

Postdigital Backlash: Past, Present, Future
Zagreb, Croatia – June 22-23, 2026
blogg.sh.se/future_class...

Digital Backlash is a growing movement against constant digital connectivity and technological embeddedness of nearly all human activities.

21.01.2026 16:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Liberating Student Voice: A Transformative Approach to Professional Development in Higher Education | Journal of Education, Innovation and Communication

A new, collaborative piece with my UK colleagues and their PGCert students on "Liberating Student Voice" in the Special Issue "Reimagined Futures: Interpreting Pedagogy Through the Student Voice in Higher Education"/Journal of Education, Innovation and Communication
doi.org/10.34097/jei...

17.01.2026 00:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Drawing Research Network 2026: Call for Research Paper Presentations.
Drawing as Storytelling.
Conveners: Drawing Research Group, Loughborough University.
Deadline: 31st of January. 2026.
docs.google.com/forms/d/1eXI...

16.01.2026 15:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Open Education Talks

Excited to present at the Open Education Talks 2026, with the Innovation in Higher Education Exchange team [https://pressbooks.openeducationalberta.ca/aiexchange/], on the 11th of March 2026, 12noon-1.30pm MT, online.

Join us and register via: oetalks.opened.ca

Everyone welcome!

16.01.2026 04:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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TESOL SLWIS Graduate Research Symposium Proposal Please complete the following form to submit your proposal to TESOL International Second Language Writing Interest Section Graduate Research Symposium. Please do not include presenters’ names, the nam...

TESOL International Association's Second Language Writing Interest Section (SLWIS) inaugural Second Language Writing Research Symposium, March 7, 2026, 1-5pm GMT, online
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

The symposium is meant to showcase the work of aspiring scholars in the field.

16.01.2026 01:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Excelling at University: Academic Literacies and the Development of Graduate Identity How do you excel at university? What do you need to do in order to exceed your own expectations when it comes to your academic performance? How do you make the most of your learning experience at univ...

New Routledge Study Skills Series publication:
Excelling at University: Academic Literacies and the Development of Graduate Identity
by Chris Dennis & Stuart Abbott, 2026
www.routledge.com/Excelling-at...

15.01.2026 17:09 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
SEDA Spring Conference 2026 - Seda Seda, Staff and Educational Development Association

Transdisciplinary folks... this might be of interest:

SEDA Spring Conference 2026
Collaborative futures – sustainable, equitable and compassionate educational change
21 May 2026 - 22 May 2026
Liverpool John Moores University, UK
www.seda.ac.uk/seda-events/...

15.01.2026 03:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trish Millines Dziko: How schools can nurture every student's genius Forget home economics and standardized tests, education visionary Trish Millines Dziko has a much more engaging and fulfilling way for students to develop real-world skills. Get schooled by Dziko as s...

Always great to reminded about what teaching and learning could be...

TED talk by Trish Millines Dzikom, 2021:
How schools can nurture every student's genius
www.ted.com/talks/trish_...

14.01.2026 16:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Vol. 7 No. 4 (2025): Reimagined Futures: Interpreting Pedagogy through the Student Voice in Higher Education [Special Issue, Journal of Education, Innovation and Communication] has just been published:
open-publishing.org/journals/ind...

Check it out! It's open access.

13.01.2026 20:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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14 We Teach Who We Are - The Courage to Teach Guide Chapter 14 of the Companion DVD for "The Courage to Teach Guide for Reflection & Renewal: 10th Anniversary Edition" with Parker J. Palmer. REFLECTION…

Love this short video in which Parker J. Palmer reflects on teaching - because it’s not only what and how we teach that matters, but who teaches:
vimeo.com/155179699

13.01.2026 20:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Dialogue in Democratic Education -Conference

Consider...

Dialogue in Democratic Education -Conference & Finnish Annual Conference in History and Philosophy of Education 2026 - University of Oulu, 11.-12.6.2026
ssl.eventilla.com/democraticdi...

10.01.2026 16:44 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Rip it up and start again A bold strategy for second draftsβ€”plus, MITZ on Sunday

Writing... Why you should sometimes "rip it up and start again"
masoncurrey.substack.com/p/rip-it-up-...

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