Emma Gillaspy

Thanks to the @unilancashire.bsky.social School of Nursing and Midwifery and wider Burnley campus teams for making today's Burnley community and open day a massive success! Had to bring a few playful learning #playlearn activities along of course 😀

Call for session proposals This year, we are delighted to host the 11th international Social Media for Learning in Higher Education conference at Lancaster University, co-chaired by Dr Katy Jordan and Dr Kathy Chandler. The …

It is happening again...https://socmedhe25.wordpress.com/2025/07/16/call-for-papers/

Can you help spread the word?
@gemmaspencer.bsky.social
's #PhD is looking at the experiences of UK #nursing or #midwifery female students who identify as having ADHD. This research is vital in helping us in the HE sector shape the best possible student experience. Thanks!

Great workshop from the fab @lizcable.bsky.social at #playlearn25 on game making - business as usual playfullearningassoc.co.uk/conference/c...

Shining the Spotlight #SOS will enhance the scholarship of educators. Congrats to all colleagues involved, including Earle Abrahamson, @suebecks.bsky.social @archaeocobb.bsky.social @rosegann.bsky.social @juliehulme-psyc.bsky.social Dawne Irving-Bell, @egillaspy.bsky.social Susan Smith #ANTF2025

It was a real pleasure to chat to you on the podcast @rogerjsaunders.bsky.social and @jimt77.bsky.social about all things playful learning #playlearn. If anyone is thinking about sharing their practice, I can highly recommend the L&T Chatshow podcast experience!

S5E38 - Amina Easat-Daas and Simon Stevens on Decolonising the Curriculum L&T Chat Show · Episode

#LoveLD L&T Chat Show double bill: Amina Easat-Daas & Simon Stevens talking about decolonising the curriculum:
open.spotify.com/episode/1A9z... & Markus Wohlfeil talking about Film Theory and Marketing: open.spotify.com/episode/56Ky...

Love it! This is such a fab and inspiring team to be part of, do check out the website scholarshipspotlight.uk and let us know what you think 😁 Is there anything else you would like to see on there that might help you with your scholarship activities?

@uclan.ac.uk

So proud of our whole Interprofessional Education team, we only went and won the Educate North student experience award 🎉🥂 Very well done to all the winners and finalists, @unilancashire.bsky.social scooped 3 awards and a highly commended in total, what a fantastic night!

Happy #InternationalWomensDay to all the wonderful and powerful women, there are so many of you and the world is better as a result!

Gender equality doesn’t just 'happen.'

Women’s rights must be fought for and protected.

Our responsibility is clear.

To lead by example and create a world where opportunities are fair for all.

Not just today, but every single day.

#InternationalWomensDay

Take5 #123 Punk Pedagogy – Are you a punk educator without knowing it? - ALDinHE This blog post is brought to you by Maria King, an educational developer and former academic librarian whose teaching and learning (T&L) practice is

#LoveLD Punk it out! Our latest #Take 5 #123 blog is brought to you by Maria King from the University of Leeds, an educational developer and former academic librarian whose teaching and learning practice is underpinned by punk pedagogy aldinhe.ac.uk/take5-123-pu... .

Closing the Race Award Gap: A New Approach to Inclusive Assessment in Higher Education Dr Paul Ian Campbell @drpauliancampbell.bsky.social The Race Award Gap There currently exists a difference in degree outcomes between domicile students of colour and their White peers across UK Hig…

Join us Wednesday 8pm GMT for #LTHEchat with guest Dr Paul Ian Campbell @drpauliancampbell.bsky.social to talk about Closing the Race Award Gap: A New Approach to Inclusive Assessment in Higher Education  lthechat.com/2025/01/27/c...

Aww thanks Sue! It's a collaborative resource curated by @jimt77.bsky.social and I, feel free to share! Watch this space as plans are afoot with PLA chairs @katiepiatt.bsky.social @playbrarian.uk to create an even bigger open resource :)

S5E19 - Paul Kleiman on Creativity in Teaching L&T Chat Show · Episode

Today's L&T Chat Show podcast episode is Paul Kleiman on Creativity in Teaching.
open.spotify.com/episode/31fO...
If you've used any of the ideas in the 100+ episodes or if you have something to share contact roger.saunders@dmu.ac.uk

Thanks @lthechat.bsky.social @sfaulknerpando.bsky.social for a fab chat! It's been a while since I've been on these chats so it's been awesome to see you lovely folks again tonight. Will remember to use a laptop next time so I can type quicker 😂

A5 @colldash.bsky.social If you're looking for ideas, the Playful Learning Conference is a great place to try out different playful learning activities, magpie them and adapt them to fit your setting. #LTHEchat playfullearningassoc.co.uk/conference/

A6 I think it’s important to build the evidence base not for now but the future, the lack of unsupervised risky play in gen alpha ect and its effects on socialisation mental health and anxiety could lead to a reduction in play in learning in the future #lthechat

A6 LTHEchat definitely! How else would SoTL happen? We need conceptual frameworks and theory but also understand how it's experienced. You can design the impact measurements into the playful activity rather than just having 'happy sheets' too

A4 #LTHEchat create a space for people to share and celebrate their practices is vital Loads of practice from UCLan and beyond on this padlet uclan.padlet.org/EGillaspy/pl... Make sure you join the playfullearningassoc.co.uk to share more widely. There are more of us out there than people think!

A4 #LTHEchat show people what's possible through being brave enough to experiment yourself. Be by someone's side the first time to support and coach them, gently nudging to take calculated risks. Gather the data to show them it works!

A3 #LTHEchat I see barriers as a challenge to rise to! If someone says you can't possible do that in this space, it just makes me roll my sleeves up and prove them wrong 😂

#LTHEchat the taskmaster template @gemmaspencer.bsky.social and I created is on the @ntrepository.bsky.social if you want to nosey at the tasks and play the audio clips #airhorn doi.org/10.25416/NTR...

#LTHEchat Defo! Watching our staff at an away day have such fun making and throwing paper airplanes from the top step of the lecture theatre in taskmaster was awesome. Seeing the Dean in full on competition mode and transforming what can be a study and formal space into one with energy and life!

A2 #LTHEchat it helps to level any hierarchies and sets up the space for you to step back and observe. The magic of the debrief after play creates massive learning opportunities!

#LTHEchat definitely! Nostalgia works brilliantly to get engagement, I often use a chatterbox/fortune teller to get people into a creative playful mindset

A1 #LTHEchat inviting others into a space where we can laugh together. I love a gameshow spinoff, and also being a bit tongue in cheek evil 😂

Illustration of playful learning activities.

Don't forget to join us tomorrow for the #LTHEchat which will explore Playful Learning with
@kiusum.bsky.social and @sfaulknerpando.bsky.social. Wednesday, 8-9pm GMT. Read the blog post at: lthechat.com

How is Trump already infecting UK politics? W/ Beth Rigby + the university crisis | Crooked Media

This Pod Save the UK episode is well worth a listen. The interviews with @jogrady.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk and NUS president Amira Campbell highlight the real picture of UK HE for staff and students www.crooked.com/podcast/how-...