A6- One concrete step: start small and start now. E.g. ,review one reading list item, assessment brief, or learning activity through an anti‑racist lens, and don’t worry/focus on 'getting it wrong' - certainly not if it prevents you from doing anything at all!
A5- Ongoing support can come from a variety of sources such as protected time, staff development/professional learning, spaces to encourage data‑informed reflection, and CoPs where diverse voices (staff and students) can share, reflect, learn, challenge, and lead together over time. #LTHEchat
A5 - Sustaining (ongoing work) anti‑racist practice needs a variety of factors- such as energy, focus, and shared leadership. #LTHEchat
like building live lists - co constructed with students- as it often produces some new and interesting resources from differnet perspectives
A4- In many ways, e.g., co‑reviewing/ co-creating curricula, shaping assessment, sharing lived insight, co‑creating resources. Acknowledging that what feels authentic varies by context, but essentially it’s rooted in trust, reciprocity, and real influence -- not consultation alone. #LTHEchat
A3- common barriers include discomfort, fear of “getting it wrong,” and perceptions of challenge to disciplinary norms #LTHEchat
A2 a practice I've seen = reviewing reading lists for diverse scholarship #LTHEchat
an anti‑racist curriculum is one that actively challenges racism in how knowledge is produced, taught and assessed; centering equity, critical reflection, diverse perspectives, and student partnership across disciplines. #LTHEchat
Hello! #LTHEchat It's a lovely evening here (just outside Cardiff). Looking forward to this evening's chat
Join us for #LTHEchat with @heatherpennington.bsky.social and @johnsrm.bsky.social at 8 pm BST today. Read the blog here: lthechat.com/2026/04/19/l...
A6- value= isn’t just in outputs—it’s in the relationships, shared language, and trust that CoPs build. That’s the foundation for long-term institutional change, Impact = when members say: ‘I wouldn’t have solved this without the CoP.’ That’s value you can’t always measure, but you can feel.
A5- Silence is a signal. If engagement drops, check in. Maybe the format needs tweaking—or the focus needs realigning. Keep it purpose-driven. When members see how the CoP helps them solve real problems, they stay engaged
Yes- agree. Rotating leadership roles helps secure fresh energy, new ideas, and shared ownership keep CoPs vibrant and evolving
Yes!! Evaluating the CoP and being mindful of this so we don't end up shouting to the echo chamber. Asking and reviewing-- hard to reach/ easy to ignore
A4 #LTHEChat I have seen some CoPs - like #LTHEChat -embrace a mix of face-to-face and online platforms, synch and asynch, to try to offer as much flexibility in who contributes and when (noting time differences, caring commitments etc may prevent some from engaging synchronously)
A2 yes, agree, there's important considerations here, especially when we are trying to embrace collaboration. How can we best create, manage and sustain CoPs without someone taking a lead/gatekeeping role?
A2 #LTHEChat I really like this point. Thinking carefully about accessibility is an important consideration - who's in/excluded in the space
A2 #LTHEChat love this idea- I recently hear of a similar approach but with a focus on podcasts - good to have a mix to embrace UDL. I think that having themed discussions can be useful for encouraging participation
A1 -Yes! totally agree with this - so important that it is a safe, inclusive and engaging space to enable this to happen
A1 agreed, I think this impacts on the [sustained] energy and engagement
yes, I think that evolving organically and having shared goals is a key
Evening All! :) I'm Heather and joining from a sunny Cardiff
#LTHEChat 333 Coming Together to Strengthen Educational Development: The Story of the EdDCoP and Our Co-Created Toolkit
Join us on Bluesky on Wednesday 11th June 2025 at 2000 BST Chat led by Jo Hall, Principal Lecturer, The Learning and Teaching Hub, University of Brighton, @jolhall.bsky.social…
