A brilliant time benefitting from the sessions at this week's Swansea University Learning and teaching event #EdEx26. As one of the organising Education Development Team it's always a nervous time hoping things go as planned but it was great! Such shared practice and collaborative opportunities!

Fantastic to be at this week's Celebration of Professional Recognition Panel where another 50 staff gained Advance HE fellowships recognition brings the total to 78 staff this academic year. #AHEFellowship #AFHEA #FHEA #SFHEA

A5 Care weaved into every action, session taught, with policies and strategies written with care in mind. I have said in #LTHEChat before that Care Doesn't Have a KPI, but it has a cost - in learning, opportunity, life chances for our students. #LTHEChat

Let us know what you think about this resource - read more in this weeks #LTHEchat blog post scholarshipspotlight.uk

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A4 also designing a SoTL CLEAR model - issotl.com/2025/11/20/h... to help others develp scholarship inquiries #LTHEchat

Beckingham, S. (2023): Modes of Learning in Higher Education v2. National Teaching Repository. Figure. doi.org/10.25416/NTR... #LTHEchat

I have done a blogpost on the topic detailing what I was understand by scholarship and why I prefer to do it on my own marvellezza.blogspot.com/2024/11/wann...

Q6 - If you could design the ideal resource to support your next step in scholarship, what would it include and why? Reply with A6 #LTHEChat and your response @egillaspy.bsky.social @suebecks.bsky.social @profearle17.bsky.social @rosegann.bsky.social

Q5 - Who or what has helped you feel connected in scholarship? What role do online communities (like #LTHEchat) play in your scholarly connections? Reply with A5 #LTHEChat and your response @egillaspy.bsky.social @suebecks.bsky.social @profearlea.bsky.social @rosegann.bsky.social

Q4 - If you were to ‘shine a spotlight’ on one moment from your scholarship experience, what would you highlight? Reply with A4 #LTHEChat and your response @egillaspy.bsky.social @suebecks.bsky.social @profearle17.bsky.social @rosegann.bsky.social

Q3 - What gets in the way of engaging with scholarship and how do you (or we) work around it? Reply with A3 #LTHEChat and your response @egillaspy.bsky.social @suebecks.bsky.social @profearle17.bsky.social @rosegann.bsky.social

Q2 - What helps you move from an idea to actually ‘doing’ scholarship? What makes that first step easier? Reply with A2 #LTHEChat and your response @egillaspy.bsky.social @suebecks.bsky.social @profearle17.bsky.social @rosegann.bsky.social

Q1 - What kinds of activities spring to mind when you think about the term ‘scholarship’ in relation to teaching and learning? Reply with A1 #LTHEChat and your response @egillaspy.bsky.social @suebecks.bsky.social @profearle17.bsky.social @rosegann.bsky.social

A2 Doing scholarship in collaboration with one or more people, makes it accountable and you can swap ideas and have a dialogue. This makes it easier. I know my definition of the term might be narrow. 🤔 #LTHEChat

A1. Scholarship is everything we do every day that makes difference not just publications or conference papers - Updating teaching materials, mentoring, reflecting on practice, giving feedback Scholarship isn't something you do on top of your day job. Scholarship IS your day job!😀 #LTHEchat

A1 #LTHEChat In general, activities more in the upper quadrants of the DART diagram but also into more informal public/sharing. Basically activities taking things more systematic on one hand or more public on the other or both. Reading/literature backing Examination/exploration/researching Sharing

Woo hoo. Another Flutterchat Another free CPD. Another opportunity to strengthen collaborative links. Do join if you can #LTHECHAT @clairetimmins.bsky.social

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Join us for #LTHEchat with @egillaspy.bsky.social @suebecks.bsky.social @profearle17.bsky.social @rosegann.bsky.social at 8pm BST today. lthechat.com/2026/06/08/l...

Used well, virtual reality can make practical science more sustainable by reducing avoidable waste and helping staff use real laboratory time more effectively: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/make-laboratory-teaching-greener-vr #HigherEd #AcademicSky #EduSky #VR

Make laboratory teaching greener with VR

Virtual reality should not replace hands-on laboratory teaching. Used well, it can make practical science more sustainable by reducing avoidable waste and helping staff use real laboratory time more effectively

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A6 #LTHEChat Examples could include: tailored inductions and CPD to support recognition of transferable skills; a ‘dynamic academic handbook’ (Kitchener 2023) link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...; academic career frameworks that recognise and reward multiple routes into academia etc

‘Don’t Take Your Briefcase’: Navigating a Career Change from Professional Practice to the Academic Role

This chapter will feature key considerations for prospective and recently transitioned pracademics to understand the regularities of working in higher education (HE) as an academic. Recognising that p...

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A6 Run, buddy schemes, community of practice events, mentoring and encourage staff to publish with the many sector blogs @aldinhe.bsky.social @altuk.bsky.social, hosting webinar @seda-ed-dev.bsky.social, 9th June 11am, 200 ppl registered.... www.seda.ac.uk/seda-events/... #SEDABlog2Book #LTHEChat

Q6 - What steps could institutions take to better support those with practitioner experience in navigating the research culture(s) that exist within HE? Reply with A6 #LTHEChat and your response @jilldickinson.bsky.social @monika-foster06.bsky.social @debbierigby.bsky.social

A5 #LTHEChat segregation and silos. Research informed teaching requires cooperation and a continuum, but some departments seem to deliberately isolate researchers and teachers

A4 factors that support colleagues in feeling like ‘real researchers' 👉Recognition: formal and informal 👉Research hours to carry out projects 👉Giving the space to share their projects 👉Change in organisational culture: use of language, structures, maybe teaching and research career paths #LTHEChat

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A4 The non judgement of other academics to see knowledge on a spectrum and value it equally. Hierarchy and classification is a very western concept. The wider REF and impact culture being more inclusive might help too? 🙄🤷‍♀️ #LTHEChat

Q5 - What factors might restrict colleagues in feeling like they are ‘real’ or ‘proper’ researchers, and why? Reply with A5 #LTHEChat and your response @jilldickinson.bsky.social @monika-foster06.bsky.social @debbierigby.bsky.social

Q4 - What factors might support colleagues in feeling like ‘real’ or ‘proper’ researchers, and why? Reply with A4 #LTHEChat and your response @jilldickinson.bsky.social @monika-foster06.bsky.social @debbierigby.bsky.social

Q2 - What term(s) do you use to introduce yourself in different professional contexts, and why? Reply with A2 #LTHEChat and your response @jilldickinson.bsky.social @monika-foster06.bsky.social @debbierigby.bsky.social

A3 #lthechat I believe in broadly defining research- but I have heard people say "oh I'm not a proper researcher, I'm not published in top journals". I think it's imposter syndrome which stems from a supposed hierarchy of research - SoTL suffers from this

Q3 - What does the phrase ‘real’ or ‘proper’ researcher mean to you? Reply with A3 #LTHEChat and your response @jilldickinson.bsky.social @monika-foster06.bsky.social @debbierigby.bsky.social

A1 Objects that represent my professional identity A rock: I worked in #mining, and people give different values to rocks Diary: As a lecturer, I enjoy reflection, writing and talking to people (and not rocks) Compass: HE is uncertain, so I am still checking where I should go #LTHEChat

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