Alex Moseley
@alexm11.bsky.social
Professor of Playful Learning, Head of Anglia Learning & Teaching, Archaeologist, and fan of dinosaurs, Lego, craft beer and live music
NEW on Wonkhe: Creative degrees may not attract the largest graduate salaries, but you can't achieve critical national priorities without creative skills. Randall Whittaker and Stephen Farrier make the case for investment in creativity buff.ly/uMUhJxS
The role of play in adult learning One week to go: Wednesday 17 June | 6pm-7.30pm Join @angliaruskin.bsky.social's Professor @alexm11.bsky.social as he explores how play can enhance learning for adults at his Inaugural Professorial Lecture www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-role-o... #playfullearning #HE
The role of play in adult learning IN-PERSON event
Join Professor Alex Moseley as he explores how play can enhance learning for adults
eventbrite.co.uk
New Kaleidoscope episode! We're joined by @stirpicus.bsky.social (Fortnite, Minecraft: Story Mode) to talk about writing protagonists with strong personalities. How do we get the player to connect? And does it allow for more complex - even immoral - characters? www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope...
Do you work in Copyright in libraries? Got lots of experience or need more help? We are launching a Copyright Mentoring Scheme next week at the @altcoolsig.bsky.social webinar on 12 June at 11am BST: copyrightliteracy.org/2026/06/03/w...
Webinar 85 – Launch of the Copyright Mentoring Scheme Rescheduled
In this month’s webinar, members of the ALT CoOL SIG will formally launch their new peer mentoring scheme on Friday 12th June, following the postponement of this event from February. Please r…
copyrightliteracy.org
The role of play in adult learning Wednesday 17 June | 6pm-7.30pm Join @angliaruskin.bsky.social's Professor @alexm11.bsky.social as he explores how play can enhance learning for adults at his Inaugural Professorial Lecture www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-role-o... #playfullearning #HE
The role of play in adult learning IN-PERSON event
Join Professor Alex Moseley as he explores how play can enhance learning for adults
eventbrite.co.uk
The final chapter in probably the best connected story to a game ever. Looking forward to reading this! @jon.inkle.co
Now here's the acid test for Bluesky: will it be full of #eurovision tonight? @nicwhitton.bsky.social @rosiejhjones.bsky.social @katiepiatt.bsky.social @playbrarian.uk
By the Goddess! To celebrate the launch of the new novel - and the end of Aliya’s story - Heaven’s Vault is 80% off on Steam!
Save 80% on Heaven's Vault on Steam
An archaeologist uncovers a lost history in an ancient space Nebula. Award-winning narrative adventure game with hieroglyphic language puzzles, from the creators of 80 DAYS.
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📜 HEAVEN'S VAULT - BOOK 4 📜 The Rising Light is OUT NOW from the inkle bookshop! 📕 shorturl.at/o6tqJ 📕 The floodwaters have risen. A new threat looms. The only hope is a lost legend. Can a secret be hidden in a single word? Aliya and Six will have to travel beyond the rivers to find out...
Congratulations to Cambridge Town on their promotion 👏 I'll be able to watch an away game there for #lcfc (yes, looking for anything positive here)
Another article published this week in Journal of Play in Adulthood, this one by Catherine Lee and @alexm11.bsky.social "Exploring student and staff experiences of belonging in a UK university using LEGO ® SERIOUS PLAY ®" doi.org/10.5920/jpa....
Making sure you're not a bot!
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@crosscountryuk.bsky.social any particular reason why the Birmingham - Stansted train is now reduced to 2 carriages in the mornings? It needed extra carriages, not fewer!
#lcfc are just awful - have been ever since Rodgers. Time for a total reset. Deserved relegation coming up, and a chance to change everything.
In general, it's been wonderful to have the majority of voices and ideas coming from students and employers today #wonkhe
Jeena, our SU VP Education, stepped in at the last minute for the #wonkhe Secret Life of Students today to tell a student's story of AI confusion 👏
A packed Rock City for my Christmas treat from my eldest to see Monsters and Men. Great set of old and new
You’ve got extra time to submit your nomination for the 2026 Information Literacy Award! Nominations for the #infolit award now close on Monday 16 Feb (17:00 GMT). Don’t forget - individuals & teams can self-nominate or nominate others. Nominate via our website: buff.ly/hB0446A
This is a great *paid* opportunity for larp designers from @makeascenemn.bsky.social! Submit a short pitch and if selected get $300 to write the scenario. First-time designers and BIPOC are especially encouraged to pitch – and you can be from anywhere!
Submit a Scenario | MAKE A SCENE!
Calling all scenario authors, past, present, and future! We are seeking brand new live-action roleplaying scenarios exploring the festival theme of Tempo to premiere at Make a Scene in August 2026! We...
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A chance today for the players to show they have fight and spirit for the fans and Andy King - but no, nothing there. League 1 here we come #lcfc
Watching #lcfc this season has been all about being impressed with how other teams/managers set up their side and run the game. We are headless and directionless, so not at all as interesting.
Absolutely cracking blog post from @simonxix.com calling for collective investment in staff and community-owned, open-source infrastructures in place of costly proprietary systems, based on the BL incident. blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...
Don’t rely on government to save the British Library - Impact of Social Sciences
Following a catastrophic hack British Library remains in crisis. Can it recover by refocusing on the people, skills and systems that enable it to function?
blogs.lse.ac.uk
Here I am on Start The Week talking about the information crisis and how we can TRY to make things better with laws, technology and new social norms www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Start the Week - Digital Futures and Information Crises - BBC Sounds
Cory Doctorow, Naomi Alderman and Oliver Moody with Tom Sutcliffe.
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Tom Sutcliffe @tds153.bsky.social · 9mo agoShould be a fascinating Start the Week this morning, with @naomialderman.bsky.social, Cory Doctorow and Oliver Moody on the wiring of society and the rewiring of us. Join us just after 9:00 on BBC Radio Four.
I’ve written a piece on the curious lack of media and political interest in the issues faced by our national @britishlibrary.bsky.social. This is strange given we live in a world where ideas, knowledge and research are a long-term source of innovation and insight www.cityam.com/the-british-...
The British library is in crisis: why does nobody care?
The widespread indifference to the British Library's crippling cyberattack demonstrates a perilous failure to value the knowledge infrastructure vital for national prosperity
cityam.com
UK government proposals to reform assessment and the way university teaching quality is measured risk standardisation to an extent “bordering on madness”, critics have warned. Juliette Rowsell reports https://ow.ly/SVxH50XhGsm
Some thoughts from recent talks: 'AI and Machine Learning in Libraries: Promising, But Not Ready Yet' www.openobjects.org.uk/2025/10/ai-a...
AI and Machine Learning in Libraries: Promising, But Not Ready Yet – Open Objects
Open Objects
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Two great storyworlds in one neat package
Dave Morris@davemorris.bsky.social · 10mo agoJackson & Livingstone pioneered #gamebooks with series like #Sorcery, #FabledLands kicked off the #openworld #gamebook genre, and that in turn inspired the digital adaptation of Sorcery. And now @steampowered.com has both series in a special-offer bundle. store.steampowered.com/bundle/61017...
This job is up, Billund based. Sharing specifically because you'll be working with me. LEGO Technic is behind some of the most amazing builds the LEGO Group has ever done (the McLaren P1 being a recent highlight). Come! Build with me! ♥️ www.lego.com/en-us/career...
Marketing Manager LEGO® Technic - Careers - LEGO.com
Marketing Manager LEGO® Technic : Job Description Are you ready to transform iconic vehicles into unforgettable experiences? Do you have the vision and passion...
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Take Daka off at half time: suddenly, we attack, we are positive, and we score. Learn, managers, learn! #lcfc
