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Ali McHugh

@alimchugh.bsky.social

Passionate about education and the student learning journey. Works at PebblePad, the only integrated ePortfolio, workbook and assessment platform designed for the ambitions of higher education. #HigherEd

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Really enjoying #MiniBash25 today – there’s such a brilliant buzz in the room. Justin Riley opened the day with how PebblePad is evolving to meet changing customer needs and the realities of today’s higher education landscape. Customer insights already giving me plenty to reflect on in my own work.

28.11.2025 10:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thankyou Alison Purvis and Beth Fielding-Lloyd. I enjoyed learning about the qualitative research workshops to explore and understand the diverse perspectives of digital leaders in higher education. #ALTC

23.10.2025 14:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The risks of eroding work and study conditions for students | Advance HE Professor Antony C. Moss, London South Bank University and Jonathan Neves, Advance HE, explore in greater depth the patterns of work and study which students are now reporting.

Valuable insight into students’ working patterns
@advancehe.bsky.social @hepi-news.bsky.social -a call to structure courses that recognise @many of our students have far more substantial commitments outside of education than they have ever had” πŸ‘
www.advance-he.ac.uk/news-and-vie...

07.10.2025 07:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Transforming curriculum and learning design in a shifting landscape - Jisc

Great to have a full house at our Beyond Blended session at #altc25, also great opportunity to launch the report on the experiences of our 17 pilot institutions - read more and access the report here www.jisc.ac.uk/blog/transfo...

23.10.2025 13:11 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Really πŸ€” interesting session on the crisis in assessment from a student’s perspective! β€œNo space for iteration, anxiety over mastery, learning becomes compliance. β€œWhy does feedback come 2 weeks after the grade?” Thanks Jenny Gordon & Aalaiya #Assessment #ALTC25 #ALTC

23.10.2025 11:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Cool, wearing tartan and have a yellow PebblePad bag πŸ’Ό

23.10.2025 09:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Learning from Charles Knight, our #ALTC25
keynote, on why human skills, emotional intelligence, data literacy and encouraging curiosity is key in an AI-shaped future. β€œLeadership is about helping our teams to make sense, not control.”

23.10.2025 09:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hi Sheila, short journey for me. Would be great to talk to you about the upcoming JISC panel on assessment and feedback. 😊

23.10.2025 08:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Graduates holding diplomas with red ribbons at a commencement ceremony.

Graduates holding diplomas with red ribbons at a commencement ceremony.

Record Number of U.S. Students Apply for U.K. Undergraduate Degrees

Figures suggest demand may have risen after Donald Trump’s election in November. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/41TiFT4

14.03.2025 16:26 β€” πŸ‘ 42    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3
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Will the use of generative AI shift higher education from a knowledge-first system to a skills-first system? - HEPI On the eve of the release of HEPI’s Student Generative AI Survey 2025, HEPI hosted a roundtable dinner with the report’s sponsor, Kortext, and invited guests to discuss the following essay question: H...

My latest blog for @hepi-news.bsky.social wraps up the most recent sector thinking on AI. Rebalancing to a skills-first focus will ensure relevance for institutions and their graduates. Thanks to Kortext for the inspiration. www.hepi.ac.uk/2025/03/10/w...

10.03.2025 11:14 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion | Students Are Missing the Point of College Too many of them are alienated from their institutions. Here’s what to do about it.

In Opinion: Two experts conducted thousands of hours or interviews with students, faculty members, and administrators. The results were sobering. chroni.cl/3FqKCKv

13.03.2025 14:08 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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NEW on Wonkhe: Though every higher education provider is different, changes driven by financial problems start with five similar questions. David Kernohan asks them buff.ly/vFZuWXp

17.03.2025 07:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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