Clare Thomson

Sorry to miss my favourite conference this year, with some many of the topics close to my heart #OER25

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So excited to be ticking off a longstanding wishlist item - attending the 2025 Playful Learning Conference in Sussex 💛. Grateful to have received internal funding to cover costs and looking forward to a fun-filled few days. Who else is going? playfullearningassoc.co.uk/conference/ #playfullearning

Critical and creative methodologies learning design practice to research.pptx Critical and creative methodologies: learning design practice to research Kate Molloy, Eamon Costello, James Bruton, Clare Thomson

At the @iltasky.bsky.social #EdTech25 conference I spoke about critical, creative learning design practice and collaborations and how it can inform research methods and values. Special shout out to my co-authors, @eam0.bsky.social, @slowtech2000.bsky.social & James Brunton. 👋 bit.ly/CreativeMeth...

Feeling a good dose of FOMO this week, hope you ignited some good discussion Kate. Looking forward to hearing all about it.

Fantastic start with Dr Scott Nicolson's energising and wise keynote. Then a round of escape rooms, including one by students (how awesome) now tackling Teams hurdles for workshops 💪🥴 #EscapeRoomsInEdShowcase

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Today is the day! We will be kicking off this year's @hwu-lta.bsky.social Escape Rooms in Education Showcase in just over an hour. Lots of excitement & a little dose of nerves as organiser, along with Briyana Morrell, University of Indianapolis #EscapeRoomsInEdShowcase lta.hw.ac.uk/escape-rooms...

Join us for a Critical Conversation with @audreywatters.bsky.social
28 April @ 22 Cairo | 15 EDT | 19 UTC
Register: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
We'll discuss her latest thoughts on AI from her latest few blog posts on 2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.com

#criticalAI #AIeducation #AIedu #EdTech

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22 days to the @hwu-lta.bsky.social Escape Rooms in Education Showcase 2025. Join colleagues on 15-16 May 2025 from across the world for inspiration, practical guidance, theory and fun 🔐🕵️‍♀️❓: lta.hw.ac.uk/escape-rooms.... Keynotes: @scottnicholson.bsky.social, @digitalkatie.bsky.social, Jasmeen Kanwal

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Escape Rooms in Education Online Showcase 2025 Friday Keynote 16th May - Agent J (Jasmeen Kanwal) & Agent K (@digitalkatie.bsky.social) from the Data Education in Schools project, Uni of Ediburgh will be Putting the FUN into data fundamentals 🔢🕵️‍♀️🕵️‍♀️
Register (£0) here: forms.office.com/e/G0NB4gDQ8C

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Escape Rooms in Education Online Showcase 2025 Thursday Keynote 15th May - the wonderful Professor @scottnicholson.bsky.social, Wilfrid Laurier University:
Play without the Paperwork: Using EscapeIF for Low-Resource Storytelling Classroom Games
Register (£0) here: forms.office.com/e/G0NB4gDQ8C

*Calling all educators* - have you been designing and/or embedding escape rooms into teaching and learning? If so join us in May 2025 to share your knowledge and experience. For maximum flexibility there is a pre-recorded option if you are unable to attend forms.office.com/e/LDPMVDEzeX #EscapeRmEdu

Deadline is fast approaching. Please consider submitting a proposal to this friendly conference. #IUT2025

Deadline approaching! Don't miss out on a great opportunity to share your teaching practice in a supportive and inspiring learning and teaching community. The multi-time zone approach is particularly useful for colleagues across @heriotwattuni.bsky.social to attend and share their work.

Heriot-Watt University Inspiring Learning New Year Lecture
16 January 8-9am GMT (Online via Zoom)

"Supporting Learning in a Multicultural Environment: The Richness and Challenge of Diverse Universities" by Prof Leon Tikly (University of Bristol).

Register your place forms.office.com/e/zd2Fd35Zzm

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December #4

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December #3

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December #2

Great to see Prof @amltaylor66.bsky.social is the keynote at this year's #SocMedHE24 conference on Thursday 19 December at Sheffield Hallam. Find out more below 👇

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Dec #1

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Hello all 👋. After a mostly social media free hiatus of around two years, hoping this space will be full of fun and generous education community of practice that the other one used to be 🐦 #creativity #OpenEducation #HE4Good #PedagogyOfCare #Accessibilty