The fabulous @neilwithnell.bsky.social is retiring. He's had such a +ve influence on digital learning, staff & students. He's not one for bigging himself up, so let’s do it for him! Add your messages here 👉 lancashire.padlet.org/EGillaspy/neil #LTHEchat #BYOD4L #SocMedHE25 #creativeHE #PlayLearn
Latest Playful Learning Newsletter is out, news about lots of playful conferences, contributing towards things like RE:PLAY, & a cheeky little extension for a journal special issue too. Take a look if you're interested in adult play, playfulness, learning. playfullearningassoc.co.uk/december-new...
🥄Grab your spoons #PlayLearn community for a jam-packed online meetup! 🎈 Thu 12 Feb 2026, 13:30–16:30 Together we'll blend ideas, share flavours & preserve the magic of play.
👉 bit.ly/PLAfeb26
@markchilds.bsky.social & I are creating the menu, let us know of any flavours you'd like to sample!🫙
Such a joy co-facilitating an online #Menopause Café for the @unilancashire.bsky.social Women’s Network with the fab Zoe McGlynn & María Iglesias Mora. Our network shared messages of self-kindness - now turned into this advent. Sharing in case it also helps others🎁 app.myadvent.net/calendar?id=...
Figure 6 in Abegglen et al., 2025, p. 57. An AI-generated cartoon of a pirate ship named 'unmasked' with a rag tag crew of creative higher education pirates on board.
I loved collaborating on this, hope it's a fun/provocative read! osotl.org/osotl/articl... @sandra-abegglen.bsky.social @danceswithcloud.bsky.social @rachelleeobrien.bsky.social @alexspiers.bsky.social @annaclarehunter.bsky.social MarianthiKaratsiori & TomBurns💜 @osotl.bsky.social #SoTL #creativeHE
I ❤️ the Playful Learning Conference! If you come down to the woods with us in 2026, you'll definitely be in for a surprise! Call for papers out now, deadline 2 Feb. #PlayLearn 2026 theme: Into the Woods youtu.be/jPfK6Q6yL4A playfullearningassoc.co.uk/conference/
Looking forward to a great day at #NET2025 today presenting our @unilancashire.bsky.social #IPE programme with Matt Rees and HEI collaborative project with Leah Greene, Peter Roberts, Abhi Jones and @neilwithnell.bsky.social
Fantastic couple of days at MMU for the Playful Learning Association meetup! Conversations about killer robots, imposter queens, being weird and hairy deer legs were just what I needed. Such a joyful, creative and inclusive atmosphere! 🎲🧩 #playlearn Join in here playfullearningassoc.co.uk
Fantastic couple of days at MMU for the Playful Learning Association meetup! Conversations about killer robots, imposter queens, being weird and hairy deer legs were just what I needed. Such a joyful, creative and inclusive atmosphere! 🎲🧩 #playlearn Join the community here playfullearningassoc.co.uk
This is so, so, sad, he was a genius and legend! RIP Mani, love to all his family and friends. *Madchester forever*
Screenshot of teams meeting with panel of NTF and CATE winners
Thank you to the amazingly fabulous @rachelleeobrien.bsky.social @katiepiatt.bsky.social @suebecks.bsky.social, Dawne Irving-Bell & Clive Palmer for sharing stories with @unilancashire.bsky.social staff thinking about @advancehe.bsky.social #NTFS or #CATE today. What a stellar panel!
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 😀
It is happening again...socmedhe25.wordpress.com/2025/07/16/call-for-pape...
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!
#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
#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... .
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 :)
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
