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Dr Simon Ball

@simonjball.bsky.social

Accessibility and online education consultant and lecturer, world music and Eurovision nerd, lover of dogs, cats, and lasagne. (He / they). If you rate celery any higher than 'tolerable' we may not get along.

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Dr Simon Ball @simonjball.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Hive mind: if you are an educator, where do you get information about interesting courses, professional development materials etc? Social media? Mailing lists? Publications? Which ones? Pls include in your reply which country you work in and which sector (school, university, industry training etc)

Dr Simon Ball @simonjball.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Final call for registrations for the (free) Research and Scholarship in Digital Education conference featuring student presentations & keynotes from Professors Allison Littlejohn, Sukaina Walji and Tim Coughlan. 9:00 April 10th, 13:00 11th, 18:00 13th. Registration & programme: lnkd.in/eJU_SU5M

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Dr Simon Ball @simonjball.bsky.social · 7mo ago

The 2026 Research & Scholarship in Digital Education Online Student Conference is coming up on April 10-13 and you are warmly invited to attend (free) to support our student presenters and hear keynotes from Profs Sukaina Walji, Tim Coughlan and Allison Littlejohn. Register at tinyurl.com/yeffzwxv

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Kate Lister@katemarburg.bsky.social · 8mo ago

UK HE folks, help please! I'm researching the HE sector crisis through a grief and meaning-making lens. I want to understand how universities can create cultures of support during times of crisis. Will you complete my 5-min survey? app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/cilt/makin...

Making meaning from meltdown

Online surveys is a powerful, easy to use tool for creating online surveys. Run by Jisc, online surveys is used by over 300 different organisations in the UK...

app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk

Institute of Educational Technology@ietatou.bsky.social · 9mo ago

📢📢Registration deadline extended to 29th January📢📢 www.open.ac.uk/postgraduate...

Dr Simon Ball @simonjball.bsky.social · 9mo ago

10 days to register for Technology-Enhanced Learning: Foundations and Futures! For educators wanting to develop their understanding of topics like Open Learning, Citizen Science, Inclusive Practice and of course incoming tech and future-proofing educational practice www.open.ac.uk/postgraduate...

An image of a person using a laptop with a coffee mug next to them. Technology-enhanced learning: foundations and futures Develop your skills, knowledge and practice in relation to digital learning, teaching and training in this hands-on postgraduate module for everyone with a professional interest in digital or technology-enhanced learning. You'll gain experience of a range of learning technologies and explore the processes of designing, implementing and critiquing e-learning, using a range of social media and tools to work both collaboratively and through individual study. You'll examine the use of technologies in different contexts and develop your skills in using evidence to recommend specific tools. Successful completion of this 60-credit module qualifies for a Postgraduate Certificate in Online Teaching (K43). 60 postgraduate credits, 33 weeks, 100% online, £3045 More details at: https://www.open.ac.uk/postgraduate/modules/h880/
Dr Simon Ball @simonjball.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Suggestions please. An excellent module that I teach on is suffering very low registration numbers this year for reasons unknown. It's a PG module on teaching with EdTech & Online, aimed at teachers, trainers, lecturers etc. With no budget but my time, how would you promote? 6 wks to reg deadline.

Dr Simon Ball @simonjball.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Friend in Pakistan needs to leave without seeking asylum. High-achieving proactive academic and researcher in access to and accessibility of education incl for women, disabled people, mental health issues, and LGBTQ+. Would be ideal PhD candidate. Please share widely. We must find them a way out.

ALTUK.bsky.social@altuk.bsky.social · last yr.

In a world that seems to be speeding up by the second, with notifications pinging, deadlines looming and AI tools promising instant answers, Helen Greetham has been thinking about ways of slowing down when it comes to digital learning and infrastructures in our latest #altc blog:

ALTC25 Guest Post: A Manifesto for Slow Digital Learning

In a world that seems to be speeding up by the second, with notifications pinging, deadlines looming and AI tools promising instant answers, I’ve been thinking lately about ways of taking thi…

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Emily Hamilton@emilymcminn-ms.bsky.social · last yr.

Sacre Bleu! According to the BBC absolutely nothing happened in Westminster hall today, hundreds of Trans people definitely did not undertake a mass lobby and MPs certainly didn't hear from their constituents about why the EHRC is a liability. Meanwhile in France... www.france24.com/en/live-news...

Trans campaigners descend on UK parliament to protest 'bathroom ban'

Hundreds of transgender people and their supporters flocked to the UK parliament on Wednesday to urge lawmakers to oppose new guidelines that would deny them access to certain single-sex spaces.

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Institute of Educational Technology@ietatou.bsky.social · 2y ago

One day to our Research & Scholarship in #DigitalEducation conference. Join us on: Friday 11th April 2025, starting at 09:00 BST Saturday 12th April 2025, starting at 13:00 BST #studentconference

Dr Simon Ball @simonjball.bsky.social · 2y ago

Reminder to register for our FREE "Research & Scholarship in Digital Education Online Student Conference" to hear from our Masters in Online Teaching students and keynotes from Prof Neil Selwyn and Prof Shailey Minocha. Details and registration link here: www.open.ac.uk/blogs/H890Co...

A cartoon featuring penguins participating in an online video conference with their webcams in a 2x2 grid, but they are 'breaking the fourth wall' by handing a cake to one another despite being supposedly in different locations.