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What we talk about when we talk about selves

In our role as a team that supports digital and online learning and teaching, we have been thinking a lot recently about generative AI. How we use it, how we support it, and how we talk about and describe it. In this blog post, we will share some of our thinking around this. Obviously, things are changing apace, and we […]

Navigating our blog

The links below will lead you to collections of posts about our current areas of interest and the work that we do. Generative AI We’re doing a lot of reading and thinking right now about the new generative technologies impacting the work of staff and students across Higher Education. Our thinking is always in development, and our blog posts reflect […]

GenAI reading club: can GenAI do the hard reading for us?

We’re doing a lot of reading and thinking right now about the new generative technologies impacting the work of staff and students across Higher Education. This is the third of a series of short posts that aim to highlight a piece that we’ve found in some way thought-provoking, and our response(s) to it. Obviously, things are changing apace, and we […]

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GenAI reading club: What is authorship, anyway?

We’re looking to broaden our understanding of the new generative technologies impacting the work of staff and students across Higher Education, and a large part of this is through reading. This is the second of a series of short posts that aim to highlight a piece that we’ve found in some way thought-provoking, and our response(s) to it. Obviously, things […]

The mother of invention – what have we taken with us from the time of the pandemic?

By Rosemary Pearce In writing a contribution to the brand-new edited volume, Teaching and Learning with Innovative Technologies in Higher Education (Eds. Roushan, Pilkinghorne, Patel, 2025), we’ve taken time to reflect on the practice we’ve observed and supported that may have only come about because of necessity in a difficult situation, but has continued to live on and benefit staff […]

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Fellowship Connections for Professional Roles: an online event series

When and where is it? The details of the dates and how to join can be found on the Fellowship Connections for Professional Roles sign-up form. Who is it for? This series of online events, named “Fellowship Connections for Professional Roles,” is intended for those who are working towards an Advance HE fellowship but don’t occupy a traditional teaching role […]

Making the most of a multifaceted team

Here in the LTSU, we’re lucky enough to have a variety of brilliant, neurodiverse minds on the team. This brings with it a variety of strengths, from innovation and creativity, problem solving capability, to reliability and accuracy. To harness these advantages, we have made a collective commitment to making sure everyone feels supported and equipped to succeed. By taking the time to understand our unique ways of thinking and working, we have developed strategies that support all our team members.

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GenAI reading club: resisting the “dehumanizing” effects of generative AI

Join us as we try to broaden our understanding of the new generative technologies impacting the work of staff and students across Higher Education. This is the first of a series of short posts that aim to highlight a piece that we’ve found in some way thought-provoking, and our response(s) to it. Obviously, things are changing apace, and we want […]

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Digital confidence and adapting to change: a conversation

Team members Rachel Bancroft, Rachel Challen and Rosemary Pearce have written a literature review on the emerging concept of digital confidence. This has been particularly relevant in recent times due to the rapid change in the sector, with the pandemic forcing more learning and teaching online. I spoke to Rachel, Rachel and Rosemary to find out a little more about […]

#LTSUReads: Spring Reading

Somehow we are now a third of the way through the year. While the weather may be in flux, Spring has definitely Sprung, and no matter which way we dress for the weather we’re still managing to get it wrong. This time our reading looks at the different uses of the TPACK model from the perspectives of two of our […]

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