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Presented by Professor Wendy Garnham TALK DESCRIPTION: In a Higher Education world that increasingly pushes us to consider metrics, the role of active learning has emerged not as a luxury, but as a… TFun Talk #7: Active learning as a pedagogical imperative

3/4 We've also uploaded talks from our monthly seminar series! @profwgarnham.bsky.social discusses "Active learning as a pedagogical imperative" buff.ly/XdHJnkb

and Dr Liz Balgrove shares "Adventures in Internationalization, Interdisciplinarity and Educational Leadership" buff.ly/Pejv6QE

Presented by Jennie Ferrell & Finn McEvoy Short Talk 1, Day 3: The use of social media for student engagement and support

2/4 Check out our playlist on "Student engagement and belonging" from the final day of our T-FUN festival! buff.ly/uG4nl7o

Plus, don't miss Lucinda Bromfield's keynote on "Belonging and engagement"! buff.ly/zzpVA1Y

T-FUN (Teaching-Focused University Network) T-Fun (or T-FΨN) stands for Teaching-Focused University Network, a collaborative group of academics on teaching-focused pathways in Psychology and related disciplines. We aim to create a community of…

1/4 Monday blues got you down? Brighten up your day with some excellent content on our YouTube Channel! buff.ly/c4ZSjYt

We've recently added some amazing talks and playlists! #MondayMotivation

We have another online T-FUN talk coming in Nov!

@alexanderreid.bsky.social will be sharing about ‘Developing collaborative relationships with student partners ’ on Thurs 27 Nov 1-2pm (GMT). More info here: buff.ly/wsqviQJ

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👷 We've updated our website (t-fun.co.uk ), making it more usable by screen-readers, added a new presentations page, linked to our youtube channel (buff.ly/h9ZDie1 ) & uploaded loads of new presentations! Enjoy reading & watching and please like & subscribe! #Psychology #Teaching #Learning #HigherEd

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Supporting a Diverse Student Population: From Transitioning through Education to Inclusive Practice | BPS This is a CPD event on supporting a diverse student population from transitioning into Higher Education and throughout the degree programme.

‼️Upcoming @bps-dartp.bsky.social CPD event‼️on "Supporting a Diverse Student Population: From Transitioning through Education to Inclusive Practice". 21/11/26, 9.30-4.30, East Midlands (in-person).

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Our next T-FUN talk is TODAY!

Prof Wendy Garnham will be sharing about ‘Active Learning as an Educational Imperative’ on Thurs 16 Oct 13:30–15:00 (BST).

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Our next T-FUN talk is THIS THURSDAY!

Prof Wendy Garnham will be sharing about ‘Active Learning as an Educational Imperative’ on Thurs 16 Oct 13:30–15:00 (BST).

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Our next T-FUN talk is THIS THURSDAY!

Prof Wendy Garnham will be sharing about ‘Active Learning as an Educational Imperative’ on Thurs 16 Oct 13:30–15:00 (BST).

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1 week to go until our next T-FUN talk!

Prof Wendy Garnham will be sharing about ‘Active Learning as an Educational Imperative’ on Thurs 16 Oct 13:30–15:00 (BST).

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T-FUN (Teaching-Focused University Network) T-Fun (or T-FΨN) stands for Teaching-Focused University Network, a collaborative group of academics on teaching-focused pathways in Psychology and related disciplines. We aim to create a community of…

Recordings from September's T-FUN Festival are now available on our Youtube channel here: buff.ly/ac03rt2! 🎉

So far, we've uploaded the 21 presentations from:
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DAY 2: buff.ly/OUoSzUf

Day 3 will be available very soon too! Many thanks to everyone that contributed! 🙏

2 weeks to go until our next T-FUN talk!

Prof Wendy Garnham will be sharing about ‘Active Learning as an Educational Imperative’ on Thurs 16 Oct 13:30–15:00 (BST).

To join this online event please subscribe to our mailing list buff.ly/zcNUK5P

#Psychology #HigherEd #Teaching #Scholarship

Our next T-FUN talk’s title is confirmed!

Prof Wendy Garnham will be sharing about ‘Active Learning as an Educational Imperative’ on Thurs 16 Oct 13:30–15:00 (BST).

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Morning T-FUNNERs!

We've just arranged an exciting speaker for our next online T-FUN event, in October!
Wendy Garnham @profwgarnham.bsky.social buff.ly/cBdInKt

PLEASE SAVE THE DATE for: Thurs 16th Oct, 13:30-15:00 BST
More details to follow soon!

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Thank you to everyone who made the T-FUN Teaching and Learning Festival such a huge success! 👏 Your energy and creativity highlighted innovative work in psychology teaching. Special thanks to Lucinda Bromfield for her inspiring keynote! We look forward to doing it all again next year! #TFUNFest2026🎉

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Thanks to all who made Days 1 & 2 of the T-FUN Festival amazing! 🎉

Our final day starts at 1000 BST today. Its theme is ENGAGEMENT & BELONGING. To join in live follow the details here: buff.ly/x8SUDdp

Catch up on #TFUNFest2025 recordings soon at: www.youtube.com/@TFunNetwork

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Flash talks at the #TFUNfest2025 this afternoon! Next up is @gwenbrekel.bsky.social who is sharing preliminary results on what students value in relation to equality and diversity in their teaching...

Flash talks at the #TFUNfest2025 this afternoon! Next up is Jenny Sanders talking about several Nottingham Trent University's initiatives for supporting and celebrating their neurodiverse students and students with disability.

Flash talks at the #TFUNfest2025 this afternoon! First up is @katyburgess.bsky.social talking about belonging in post-graduate taught students and how we can support it. See the student guide they created here: osf.io/w8agx

Here's some more useful resources on compassionate pedagogies from the team at Warwick too (shout out to Luke Hodson):

warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fa...

A checklist for challenging our negativity bias, the next time something come across our desk that engages our sense of overwhelm 😱

Last up before lunch at #TFUNfest2025 Anna Sedda is talking to us about the importance of self-compassion for practitioners in #HigherEd. Important points about the value of this perspective in helping us, as individuals, strike the right balance in our work:

Now up at the #TFUNfest2025 is Sophie Hodgetts, talking about student GenAI use from an EDI perspective. In partic. how it is used to tackle some of the barriers experienced by neurodivergent students. Some very interesting themes identified in preliminary analysis...

We're learning about Uni of Exeter Psychology Dept's inspirational Inclusion Cafe student-staff initiative psychology.exeter.ac.uk/edi/ at the #TFUNfest2025. Contact Jamie Tully and/or Helen Foster-Collins for a starter pack!

More really interesting stuff at the #TFUNfest2025 today. Elizabeth Shalom Kawesi from the Uni of Leicester is sharing about their Scoping Review of Support Programs and Interventions for Ethnic Minority Students. Calling for more global, intersectional and longitudinal research on this topic!