Valeria Vargas

Addressing Harassment and Sexual Misconduct Affecting Students in Higher Education E-learning Course

From 1 Aug 2025, new regulations on harassment and sexual misconduct come into force for HE providers.
Our Harassment and Sexual Misconduct e-learning course, developed with insights from Amy Norton, former HSM lead at OfS, equips staff to embed culture change. bit.ly/3DuoZbu

Disabled Student Commitment: Competence Standards and Reasonable Adjustments

Explore our Disabled Student Commitment on competence standards and reasonable adjustments, supporting full participation in higher education. Find practical advice here:https://bit.ly/44MqNaG

Assessment and Feedback Symposium 2025 - Call for Papers

🎓📢 Call for Papers: Assessment & Feedback Symposium 2025

Share your work on progressive & inclusive assessment in HE.
📅 4 Nov 2025 | 🌐 Virtual
📝 Submit by: 2 Sept 2025

Full details + submission form here: bit.ly/450Jarw
#HigherEd #Assessment #Feedback

Review of Race and History | The University of Edinburgh The academically-led review explores historic racial and colonial injustices, including enslavement, linked to the University as well as reassessing current policies and procedures.

Full text and website of the University of Edinburgh Race Report. A challenging time to launch it, and right that they have done so.

New Post: The hidden cost of learning: how financial strain Is reshaping student life www.hepi.ac.uk/2025/07/29/t...

Presenting on behalf of my wonderful @manmetuta.bsky.social & @manmetuni.bsky.social
colleagues Kirsteen Aubrey, @v-vargas.bsky.social, Gladson Chikwa and @orlaghmccabe.bsky.social.

Looking forward to sharing insights and connecting with fellow educators at #TeachingLearning2025!

Reflections on relational pedagogy from Innovation Scholars at #McrMetL&TConf25. Rod Cullen argues for empathising with students (many caring, working, commuting, digital poverty, disabilities), & need to support through accessibility, flexibility and authentic assessment (key to our DELTA strategy)

Chaired a #McrMetL&TConf25 session on 'Enhancing student-student and student-staff relational pedagogy through simulation games': Emma Stringfellow, Ashley McCoy & Christopher Mitchell shared how simulation blends digital and in-person groupwork, facilitates authentic assessment & develops skills.

Stacey Gillespie and Emma Holt presented on embedding opportunities for immersive learning and transforming employability, equity and student success (clear evidence of impact). Student Mahnoor Mahmood Shaheen also reflected on how CPD opportunities had transformed her own journey. #McrMetL&TConf25

Day 1 of the Manchester Met Learning and Teaching Conference 2025, with theme of building an excellent student experience through relational education. Inspirational keynote from Prof. Jason Arday starting us off, arguing for purpose and kindness being at the heart of all we do. #McrMetL&TConf25

Great interactive presentation at #McrMetL&TConf25 from Anne Everett and Mark Burgess about their partnership approach to supporting students' AI and Information Literacy skills (academic and library colleagues co-delivering, which led to great engagement and positive feedback from the students.

Next at #McrMetL&TConf25 David Yarwood presented rationale for embedding Adobe Express for portfolio development (industry-standard, supports visual storytelling, enables personalised outputs). Students Katherine Hornsey & Abigail Tait articulated benefits of Express for developing digital skills.

Today (15th May) is Global Accessibility Awareness Day and a good opportunity to signpost Manchester Met colleagues to our team's revised Digital Accessibility and Inclusion guidance area on our intranet pages. Many thanks to @stuparkin.bsky.social and Phil Sayer in the team for their work on this.

Preview of six posters produced by the UK Home Office which detail 'do's' and 'don'ts' of making web design and content more accessible.

How can we make web design and content more accessible for everyone?

#GlobalAccessibilityAwarenessDay #GAAD

Read more: ukhomeoffice.github.io/accessibilit...

Our Starter Pack 🎓

Awaiting more of our @manmetuni.bsky.social sociologists and criminologists to join us on Bluesky!

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Q3. How can we help non-game playing educators use games in learning situations? #LTHEChat

Q2. What do we need to think about when designing analogue game-based learning activities that meet the needs of all students? #LTHEChat

Q1. Do you use analogue games for learning, or have you experienced these as a learner? Share your examples #LTHEChat

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Transformative Practice in Higher Education: Innovative Approaches to Teaching and Learning This insightful book transforms crisis reflections into longer term guidance for a responsive, engaged pedagogy within contemporary higher education (HE). In recent years, HE institutions worldwide ha...

The book I've been working on with my JLDHE pals is due to be released soon!!! It builds on the Compendium of Innovative Practice and documents the lasting impact the changes we made during COVID 19 had on teaching and learning across the HE sector. So excited to be part of this shorturl.at/zA1dh

Really helpful overview of the Associate Innovation Scholar scheme at Manchester Met 2025-26 from @manmetuta.bsky.social. Great to hear from our team member Stuart Parkin @stuparkin.bsky.social reflecting on his role as an Associate Scholar 2024-25, working on the Man Met Active Learning Spectrum.