Join us at the EDI Conference 2026, where keynote speakers Professor Donna Whitehead and Professor Osama Khan share insights on advancing equity, inclusion and exceptional student experience across HE. Find out more: bit.ly/46GrVxI #EDIConference #AdvanceHE
Dr Anne Shaw
@anneshaw.bsky.social
Was a Primary Teacher, then F.E. Teacher, now H.E. Lecturer. Doctoral Research focuses on Inclusion of Higher Education Disabled Students. Find me at https://www.bolton.ac.uk/our-staff/anne-shaw
A useful appraisal of AI tools for assessment question writing … ‘AI tools can be useful as scaffolding tools for inclusive assessment design, when paired with informed human judgement’
🧠✨ Can AI help make assessments more accessible for neurodivergent students? Our new CHE blog explores how tools like Hemingway & Goblin can rewrite test questions to support inclusive education and neurodiversity-friendly assessment. Read more: blogs.ucl.ac.uk/che/2025/07/...
Infants use every tool in their toolbox to mimic their most trusted caregivers. This little one, shared to FB by Kristen Humphrey, is an amazing example. Thread 🧵
18 months. 12,000 questions. A whole lot of anxiety. What I learned from reading students’ ChatGPT logs
18 months. 12,000 questions. A whole lot of anxiety. What I learned from reading students’ ChatGPT logs
Students increasingly use AI chatbots for anything from academic queries to emotional quandaries. But are they missing out on the chance to make their own mistakes? Three undergrads reveal all …
theguardian.com
This is a superb article - agree that everyone working in HE should read it.
Three undergraduates at a Russell Group university shared their ChatGPT exchanges with Jeremy Ettinghausen. Everyone working in higher education should read this eye opening article. #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #AcademicIntegrity #HigherEd www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
We are excited to share the Annual Disabled Student Survey 2025. Designed by disabled students for disabled students, the survey aims to amplify your voice and improve accessibility in UK Higher education. Contribute and make a difference! 👇 app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/dsuk-resea...
If you're looking for #SEND people to follow, this list by SNJ founder @tanialt.bsky.social is a good one! bsky.app/profile/did:...
Pleased to see my article ‘Inclusion of higher education disabled students: a Q-methodology study of lecturers’ attitudes’ published in this new issue of TiHE. The findings have implications for training on ableism awareness and anti-ableist pedagogies.
The new @teachinginhe.bsky.social is out! Volume 30, Issue 4 is now available here: tandfonline.com/toc/cthe20/3... 16 articles, one Points of Departure piece! ✏️ The topics cover #GenAI, trauma-related course content, student inclusion, belonging and well-being... and much more!
Hello world! 🚨 You can now find Teaching in Higher Education on BlueSky, too! We are an international, peer-reviewed journal (Taylor & Francis) focusing on critical perspectives in #HigherEd research From now on, we will post our new publications, announcements, Blog posts, and podcasts here!
📣 Note that our survey - the first National Disabled Staff Survey for university staff - is still open! app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/cardiff/di...
Staff Perceptions of Disability Inclusion (DI) in Higher Education
app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk
CTE educators face growing challenges in meeting diverse student needs. The latest whitepaper from CAST explores how UDL can reshape professional development, increasing teacher confidence and improving student outcomes. Download here: www.cast.org/resources/wh...
People you should talk to about Autism, ADHD and inclusion @autisticrealms.bsky.social @stimpunks.org @nicoleponsford.bsky.social hands down. Everytime. I've learnt more from these three than I can express.
Interested in keeping up with research evidence in early years education? Subscribe to my free monthly newsletter on LinkedIn ⤵️ www.linkedin.com/newsletters/...
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Dr Julian Grenier CBE | 7 essential reads about research and practice in the early years.
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🚨Today, the Education Policy Institute, funded by the Nuffield Foundation, has published a new report on Identifying SEND. The report provides evidence of the inequalities that exist in SEND support across schools in England. Read the full report 👉 epi.org.uk/wp-content/u... Main findings👇
@lisagolds.bsky.social hello Lisa I started a starter pack but I’ve no idea how to spread it ‼️ 😂 Need you help 🤣
The University of Leeds has become the first Russell Group university to officially announce that it is quitting Elon Musk’s social media site X. It will, however, be alive and well on Bluesky. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
New blog: ‘Making inclusion a reality, not a rhetoric’ moderncassie.blogspot.com/2025/01/maki...
'Making inclusion a reality, not a rhetoric'
We all love a good speech, don’t we? A room full of nodding heads, a leader passionately declaring their commitment to inclusion and how e...
moderncassie.blogspot.com
A lovely afternoon as external examiner at a doctoral viva - there are few more enjoyable activities in HE. Three hours to discuss years of work, years of reflection, worry, doubt, determination, resilience, originality. The care doctoral research takes. The commitment. The energy…
NEW on Wonkhe: A detailed national dataset on the disabled student experience paints a bleak picture of progress on enabling access to education. Jim Dickinson tries to find the light. https://buff.ly/3W7SI03
#Oliverscampaign This powerful new animation has been co-designed co-produced with autistic people & people with a learning disability It is aimed at helping staff and employers across health & social care to understand Oliver's Training & why it is so vitally important youtu.be/ouhKSOGm49g?...
The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism
YouTube video by NHS England Workforce, Training and Education
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Now that @disabledstudentsuk.bsky.social have joined the party, I've added them to my little starter pack of accounts connected to disability in HE, disabled students, disabled staff, and disability practitioners in HE. Always open to more people, so post if you want adding! go.bsky.app/SzRGzk4
📢 The 2024 Annual Disabled Student Survey Report is here! Discover what disabled students had to say in our annual survey. Download the full report now and explore their experiences, challenges, and recommendations. Link to the report: disabledstudents.co.uk/2024-access-...
Nursery child draws a trumpet suspended by a cord from the ceiling. His noticing eye and hand capture the mathematics of shape, space, number, angle, design, valves, finger buttons… We see the anatomy of a trumpet.
The above link to my article doesn’t seem to be working so hoping this works: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Inclusion of higher education disabled students: a Q-methodology study of lecturers’ attitudes
This UK Q-Methodology study combining quantitative and qualitative techniques explores lecturers’ attitudes toward disability and inclusion of disabled higher education students. Disabled students ...
tandfonline.com
Schools put effort to promote+support mental health. But we don't know how #autistic students experience these efforts. Support us to hear from #autistic students who attend secondary mainstream schools. Link with info for parents-please share with your networks. qualtrics.ucl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_...
Ta-da!! So happy to announce that my book, Psychology in Everyday Life, enabling students to develop their #PsychologicalLiteracy, is available for pre-order, out on 28th Feb 2025! global.oup.com/ukhe/product...
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My article “Inclusion of higher education disabled students: a Q-methodology study of lecturers’ attitudes” in Teaching in Higher Education, has implications for training on disability awareness and anti-ableist pedagogies. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #HigherEd #Disability #Inclusion
Is your baby suddenly obsessed with putting things into other things? It’s not a coincidence…It’s a schema! (Thread 🧵)
Hello new followers. I'm an autistic ADHD writer and public speaker who posts often about neurodiversity.
BLUESKY MEGA-THREAD Altmetric is thrilled and also LITERALLY RELIEVED to officially announce: We are now tracking research attention as it happens on Bluesky! We have been picking up posts on the site since late Oct. Our team is on Bluesky all day answering questions. Let's get into it!