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johngcanning.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer, Learning and Teaching Enhancement Centre, Kingston University London
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A1 #lthechat wet paint. I think it was a collaborative wiki thing

John Canning, Kingston, on the train back to the south coast #lthechat

@williamhanson.bsky.social teaching me everything school and university didn't.

Someone I cared about ghosted me about 18 months ago. Probably for the best in some respects, but still hurts.

If that's true I think they need a new leader.

The sad thing is that email and admin have taken over academic life so much that many of us have to squeeze in the poisoning of minds on evenings and weekends.

Reviewer quoting chatgpt as providing a better clearer definition of a theory than I had provided is a new low. I wouldn't mind but the quote from AI oversimplified the theory to the point of being useless.

Trump has ruined this song genius.com/Jimmy-driftw...

It's wonderful to see Gerlese Åkerlind's brilliant OPEN ACCESS book on #phenomenography is out. I was deeply honoured to write the foreword for this important and beautifully written book: www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.116...

57 minutes on hold and counting #HMRC

Just knocked my head on a 'Mind your head' sign

Publishing amongst fab company for the bumper special edition of @jldhe.bsky.social on third-space professionals in HE ☺️Lots of reading ahead!

If you want to present at the Playful Learning conference this summer, then get a move on folks! playfullearningassoc.co.uk/pl25-submiss...

@hubnut.bsky.social Do you know anywhere that might make this possible?

Got a new friend for my drill

Universities announcing job losses and/ or course closures in just the last two weeks: *Cardiff *University of the Creative Arts *Dundee *Durham *Kent *Lancaster *Newcastle *Open University *Reading *University of the West of England

My dad would like a nostalgic drive in a Ford Anglia. Is there anywhere I might be able to hire one (Gloucestershire)?

I used Google's Notebook:LM to generate a AI 'podcast' on my 2017 student voice paper. For research and evaluation purposes only youtu.be/GXZ4hJaipXU

I used Google's Notebook:LM to generate a AI 'podcast' on Coffield et al's 2004 report on learning styles. For research and evalation purposes only youtu.be/c5I2IRm-T0Q

Taking my eldest back to Cambridge

Ticket from World War Two football match my paternal grandfather attended in Tunisia.

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My younger son looking out from the Rising Sun , Cleeve Hill. Great views of the Malverns today.

I have not received any honours this year.

Enjoying this book on @bromptonbicycle.bsky.social history

Carols by candlelight from Hailsham Parish Church m.youtube.com/watch?v=PmiE...

I've iced the cake. Mary Berry Royal icing

Out of office message set up until the New Year.

1986 was to be the year of artificial intelligence but the products were disappointing. Clip from Computer Chronicles 1987 www.youtube.com/clip/UgkxNW1...

Bell ringing at Battle tonight l

CFP: Digital technologies, algorithms and the changing topology of (teacher) education

When my son, in a MAT primary school, was given exclusions for autistic meltdowns caused by the head, when his normal support was not available, there was no accountability. The Chair of Governors simply refused to respond to points raised in my letter of concern. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

How long could an iced Christmas cake safely be kept? Reading everything from 2 weeks to years. Not that Christmas cake lasts too long in my house!

Yes this.

I am a excited because on the 8th of January @kaysambell.bsky.social &I will be doing the 1st ever #LTHEchat on BlueSky talking about feedback.If you’ve never been on 1 before in the other place,we post a blog in advance & from 8-9 pm uk time we post 6questions for a worldwide community to answer

New blog post: Why does the idea of #learningstyles persist? johncanning.net/wp/?p=2672