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manmetuta.bsky.social
University Teaching Academy (UTA) at the Centre for Learning Enhancement and Educational Development (LEED) Manchester Metropolitan University
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Would you like to know about the approach that @manmetuni.bsky.social is taking to embed the UN Sustainable Development Goals and education for sustainable development in curricula - this recently published article tells you about it: buff.ly/3VwzBwg

Our assessment resources are publicly available at https://buff.ly/4f9zTQL #EduSky #HigherEd #AcademicSky

You can find our publicly available resources on personal tutoring at https://buff.ly/4gCR2Dv #EduSky #HigherEd #AcademicSky

If you are curious about active learning approaches at @manmetuni.bsky.social these UTA resources can be useful https://buff.ly/49tPNnK #EduSky #HigherEd #AcademicSky

Enjoy all the open access UTA resources on leading and developing programmes here: https://buff.ly/4hUNfSy #EduSky #HigherEd #AcademicSky

UTA assessment resources are open access https://buff.ly/4f9zTQL #EduSky #HigherEd #AcademicSky

New open call for the Special Issue Title: Education and the Sustainable Development Goals: A Global Agenda for Change Website: https://buff.ly/4gn3Ugu Guest editors: Dr Kim Beasy and @v-vargas.bsky.social

I’m Valeria Vargas and I’m a Senior Lecturer in Academic Development @manmetuta.bsky.social @manmetuni.bsky.social My research is multidisciplinary and focused on organisational change, institutionalisation processes, governance and integration of sustainable development in higher education.

NEW on Wonkhe: Andrew Young, Ben Vulliamy and Louise Oldridge explain new national initiatives aimed at addressing the lack of ethnic diversity among senior university administrative leaders https://bit.ly/3CMtjCv

📣 Closing soon! Calling all ECRS! Submit your abstracts for the BERA Annual ECR conference @BERA_ECRNetwork Submission deadline: 10 February 🚨 www.bera.ac.uk/event/the-ec...

Don’t just say DEI as if it’s a bad word. Spell it out. Say diversity, which is the lifeblood of American society & culture & innovation. Say equity, which a just society should pursue. Say inclusion, because decent people believe in increasing belonging, not isolating people who are different.

Global citizenship experienced as interculturalism. Some recently published findings from my research open.substack.com/pub/drcaroli...

Benefits & challenges of integrating lived experience in higher education: Call for papers Snita Ahir-Knight's LinkedIn post introducing @herdjournal.bsky.social's #CFP for a special issue examining the role of #LivedExperience in #HigherEd teaching Please share www.linkedin.com/posts/snita-...

The book I've been working on with my JLDHE pals is due to be released soon!!! It builds on the Compendium of Innovative Practice and documents the lasting impact the changes we made during COVID 19 had on teaching and learning across the HE sector. So excited to be part of this shorturl.at/zA1dh

Really helpful overview of the Associate Innovation Scholar scheme at Manchester Met 2025-26 from @manmetuta.bsky.social. Great to hear from our team member Stuart Parkin @stuparkin.bsky.social reflecting on his role as an Associate Scholar 2024-25, working on the Man Met Active Learning Spectrum.

Would you like to know about the approach that @manmetuni.bsky.social is taking to embed the UN Sustainable Development Goals and education for sustainable development in curricula - this recently published article tells you about it: buff.ly/42wZQqG

@ManMetUTA are very pleased that UUK have published work done at Manchester Metropolitan University on Academic Freedom - https://buff.ly/4fna7J0 - as a case study - https://buff.ly/3ZygjYK

Exciting new issue Of the Journal of Learning Development (JLDHE) focused on the #thirdspace in HE - 55 articles (yes, 55!) - lots of interesting discussion &practice ‘across the boundary lines’ in #highered #integratedpractice #edusky #sotlsky #teachlearnsky journal.aldinhe.ac.uk/index.php/jl...

I am the new Programme Leader for the PGCert in Learning, Teaching and Assessment at Man Met. This means a lot to me. The way the Man Met teachers supported me as a student had a lasting impact on my life and my social mobility. It's not an easy task but I'll do my best, any advice greatly welcome 🌼

The opinion piece I wrote with my good pal Craig Morley has been published today in the Journal of Learning Development in HE. We call upon respective professional associations to do more in community with one another to support third space staff to progress: journal.aldinhe.ac.uk/index.php/jl...

Good news post - @manmetuta.bsky.social colleagues and I have had an abstract accepted to present at the @advancehe.bsky.social Teaching & Learning Conference 2025. We will explore enabling at-scale professional recognition for third-space colleagues & the success of our professional dialogue route

New open call for the Special Issue Title: Education and the Sustainable Development Goals: A Global Agenda for Change Website: https://buff.ly/4gn3Ugu Guest editors: Dr Kim Beasy and @v-vargas.bsky.social

@ManMetUTA are very pleased that UUK have published work done at Manchester Metropolitan University on Academic Freedom - https://buff.ly/4fna7J0 - as a case study - https://buff.ly/3ZygjYK

@thezzanicholson.bsky.social and I co-authored an article on “Design principles for assessment of sustainability teaching” on an AdvanceHE publication. The article can be downloaded for free at e-space.mmu.ac.uk/630052/ #HigherEd #EduSky #AcademicSky

Today we had the first Surfacing the Realists meeting @manmetuni.bsky.social with the fabulous Catherine Brentnall and the amazing Mike Coldwell. All faculties were represented. Next steps include an in person half a day meeting & a webinar series. Watch - this - space!

🗣️ Arts and Humanities Scholars: Are you ready? 🗣️ We are 👏 thrilled 👏 to announce that ORCID now supports an expanded range of work types, such as 🎼 musical compositions, 🎨 still and 🎞️ moving images, and even 📝 teaching materials!! Learn more: https://info.orcid.org/new-work-types/

Had fun teaching our core module with Gladson Chikwa today on the PGCert. I love how Gladson merges warmth & professionalism to support our learners. Also, the 'PSF pegs' activity we borrowed from @mairbull.bsky.social's creative leadership session really got people to open up about their values 🌼

Yesterday I had the privilege of facilitating one of the action learning sets in the Future Education Leaders course ran by @manmetuta.bsky.social - what a brave, honest, supportive and wonderful group of education leaders!

Would you like to know about the approach that @manmetuni.bsky.social is taking to embed the UN Sustainable Development Goals and education for sustainable development in curricula - this recently published article tells you about it: https://buff.ly/3ZKMqWd

Many of our active learning in higher education resources are publicly available: https://buff.ly/49tPNnK

In the last year we have supported 10 Education Innovation Scholars and 45 Associate Scholars - This programme at Manchester Metropolitan University is co-led by @mairbull.bsky.social and @leannefitton.bsky.social

In the last year we have supported and awarded 250 Fellowships of Advance HE

🌟 Reflecting on an Inspiring Innovation Symposium! 🌟 Yesterday, 60+ colleagues from across the Uni came together for a day filled with creativity, collaboration, and thought-provoking discussions. 1/3

Looking forward to this 🌼 I have an opinion piece written with Craig Morley being published as part of this special issue. We argue that professional associations could play a more active role in supporting the progression of Third Space professionals across the bounds of their disparate fields 💐

Really enjoyed Bernard Lesiwski's talk: Educational Scholarship and Publication. He used the definitions of SoTL the Future Education Leaders generated together in my session and wove the disparate nature of our support and perspectives together with great insight and sensitivity 🌼

Today I am so proud to be supporting colleagues in Arts & Hums as part of their EPC development. Here I am with the Faculty Director of Education Helen McCormick at the start of the event. My workshop is on sharing your practice to develop esteem. If anyone has any tips for attendees please share 💐

@mairbull.bsky.social from @manmetuta.bsky.social kicking off our exciting Innovation Symposium - a fairground of active learning, soapboxes, activity and collaboration. Should be a great session

Our assessment resources are publicly available at https://buff.ly/4f9zTQL

Would you like to know about the approach that @manmetuni.bsky.social is taking to embed the UN Sustainable Development Goals and education for sustainable development in curricula - this recently published article tells you about it: buff.ly/3VwzBwg

This is a (growing!) list of Teaching & Learning units, centres, organisations, journals and the like. I have found many starter packs with great people-this is for groups/orgs. My hope is that it will be a comprehensive global list - please message w/suggestions for additions! go.bsky.app/Kh3EkWN

Get your #creativeHE hats on! The CfP for Playful Learning 25 is now open! Taking place 2-4 July 2025, U of Sussex, theme 🥸 Surprise and Disguise. Ethos is to break the traditional conference mould, and offer a range of different types of talks and activities playfullearningassoc.co.uk/conference/

I really enjoyed supporting the Future Education Leaders with Sharing their Practice through SoTL last week 🙂 Together they generated a concept of SoTL that acknowledged its cyclical nature as a reflective process and granted space for educators' own experiences and authenticity. Magic 💐

@ManMetUTA are very pleased that UUK have published work done at Manchester Metropolitan University on Academic Freedom - https://buff.ly/4fna7J0 - as a case study - https://buff.ly/3ZygjYK

How to move beyond the trust issues? The last paragraph surely has a compelling answer…:make HE less impersonal. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Thoroughly enjoyed @comefromaway.bsky.social at the The Lowry theatre this weekend. Such a stunning production 👏