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What can we learn about assessment and AI from doomscrolling socials?

While doomscrolling earlier this week – bad habits, but hey! – I caught the Aldi supermarket thread (great doom scrolling!), where the question was posed (paraphrased): if other superma…

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So how do you write for promotion and recognition in teaching? After Sitting on lots of panels and supporting colleagues, here are some thoughts - and a model to help guide the steps ⬇️

Preparing for professional recognition with the NICES mnemonic

Whether for a promotion application, or a form of recognition such as Senior or Principal Fellowship, being able to tell your own story clearly really does matter. In my experience, in promotions a…

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Thoughts on authentic assessment and the choices we make in design. If we stop short handing to ‘authentic’ what are the ingredients of our assessments decisions?

Sound and Situated Assessment: The Choices We Make

I’ve given a few talks recently on assessment in an AI-infused world, and I’ve found myself returning to a question that has been sitting with me for some time: what kind of assessment do we need n…

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Sharing a few thoughts from my HE Professionals talk last week on AI & reimagining assessment. Themes? Compound wicked problems, legitimate concerns, right to opt out, authentic assessment, audience, joy & curiosity. lydiaarnold.net/2026/06/14/a...

A Restless Rethink? AI and Assessment (thoughts from the HE Professional Talk)

In my talk about assessment redesign in an age of AI last week at the HE Professional Assessment and Integrity Event , I encouraged a restless rethink where we explore assumptions and norms around …

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Latest article -A global systematic map of Pedagogic Action Research in higher education. PedAR is geographically concentrated; is often a one time thing for authors; appears dominated by mixed or unclear methods; is a barometer for sector concerns & more! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

A global systematic map of Pedagogic Action Research in higher education and future research agenda

Pedagogic Action Research (PedAR) is an established approach to enhance teaching and learning in higher education; the global landscape of PedAR along with its methodological features, and areas of...

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Latest article -A global systematic map of Pedagogic Action Research in higher education. PedAR is geographically concentrated; is often a one time thing for authors; appears dominated by mixed or unclear methods; is a barometer for sector concerns & more!

A global systematic map of Pedagogic Action Research in higher education and future research agenda

Pedagogic Action Research (PedAR) is an established approach to enhance teaching and learning in higher education; the global landscape of PedAR along with its methodological features, and areas of...

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Interested in writing together with others? This book from Verity Aiken& the late Lin Norton, is a treasure trove of ideas on how to succeed in writing partnerships. In our chapter we explore methods of technology that we have each used over years bit.ly/4uIJEOe OUT SOON

Writing Partnerships in Higher Education: A Guide for Academics and HE Professionals

Writing Partnerships in Higher Education offers a timely account of practical strategies and personal insights designed to help with the process of writing with others. This book articulates the unspo...

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AI: Would you like me to rewrite your introduction and models section into a smoother article-style draft while keeping your references? Me: No, but I am switching my font to Times New Roman so I can feel accomplished at least.

Navigating AI in Higher Education: Six Principles - here's a summary from my @advancehe.bsky.social talk yesterday #AISymp26 lydiaarnold.net/2026/02/10/n...

Navigating AI in Higher Education: Six Principles (Advance HE Talk)

In my talk for AdvanceHE today, I tried to offer some principles for navigating this moment of AI change while also considering what the implications of change are for learning, teaching and assess…

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Thanks for the summary of this morning’s keynote ⬇️

Dr Stephanie Zihms@acwristeph.bsky.social · 6mo ago

At the @advancehe.bsky.social AI symposium today. Will be presenting later about adding AI to creative practice to help students overcome the fear of not being creative. I will try and post through the day in this thread. It’s been a while so I might be rusty…#AISymp26

UK accounting body to halt remote exams amid AI cheating - interesting move. I imagine others will follow, and if so investment in exams will be needed - this pivot can’t be completed in the stroke of a pen especially if inclusive approaches are to be protected.

UK accounting body to halt remote exams amid AI cheating

Candidates will have to sit assessments in person unless there are exceptional circumstances, says ACCA

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Top ten AI books for 2025 - some useful and varied titles to nourish our thinking …https://www.forbes.com/sites/danfitzpatrick/2025/12/28/the-10-books-every-educator-exploring-ai-needs-published-in-2025/

This is a little spinoff post from some talks I’ve done recently about the use of AI in learning and assessment…

Restoring pride and joy: Assessment in an age of AI

In recent talks that I have given about artificial intelligence in learning and assessment, one point has piqued quite a bit of interest. In short – I have argued that pride and joy should be a Nor…

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Fab evening at @theeventsglobal.bsky.social Times Higher Awards & delighted to collect Specialist Institution of the Year, for Harper Adams University. Congratulations to all involved & to all those nominated in this new category recognising work of specialist institutions. 📸 photo from THES on X

Communities of practice for AI - and why they matter for figuring out our way forward - A quick reflective blog … lydiaarnold.net/2025/11/10/f...

Figuring it out: Finding our way with AI in practice

Today I attended a community of practice meeting on artificial intelligence. Communities of practice (CoPs) are a great way of sharing and understanding different ways of working. I’ve been e…

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Bad news for many. "There's enormous risks. It's not a trivial condition." The narrative around ADHD can be trivialising. Undiagnosed in some groups for decades - the demand shift is not surprising. Diagnosis can bring life-changing relief, self-acceptance & help. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

ADHD services shutting door to new NHS patients as demand soars, BBC finds

A BBC investigation finds that a host of areas in England are closing waiting lists and others are rationing care.

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My latest video on how to use AI and voice notes to to help feedback creation - I found this aids reflection, helps ensure feedback is personal, and it does not outsource thinking or judgment vm.tiktok.com/ZNdwRYXK9/

This is a really important issue. Who is doing good work on it? wonkhe.com/blogs/studen...

Students taking resits need specific support

There’s a notable absence of consideration for students taking resits in both pedagogical and policy conversations. Karen Lander sets out the need for change There’s a striking absence of consideratio...

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This is a bit of an experiment to with TikTok videos for me - my first one is about a workflow I’ve been using to tidy and speed up feedback without eroding my own voice and judgment vm.tiktok.com/ZNdc6YYB2/

Valuable insight into students’ working patterns @advancehe.bsky.social @hepi-news.bsky.social -a call to structure courses that recognise @many of our students have far more substantial commitments outside of education than they have ever had” 👏 www.advance-he.ac.uk/news-and-vie...

PODCAST - I got to speak to Teti Dragas from Durham Uni and Richard Beggs of Ulster Uni about #digitalstorytelling and authentic assessment for the @jisc.bsky.social Beyond the Tech podcast. They had some really interesting things to say. Check it out. www.jisc.ac.uk/podcasts/bey...

Interesting how many students don’t use AI and how vague guidance remains - feel like it’s time we did better on providing clarity ⬇️

AI News Updates@ai-latestnews.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Are UK students embracing AI for help or crossing ethical lines? Discover the latest insights on AI usage in education! #AIinEducation https://yougov.co.uk/society/articles/52855-how-are-uk-students-really-using-ai

Through a knowledge exchange event between our university and a local schools trust, we were able to share Mentoring Lessons from PSF Provision that may be usable by others - perhaps mentoring skills really are universal? lydiaarnold.net/2025/09/07/6...

6 Mentoring Lessons (shared between HE and School)

Earlier last month I led a ‘training’ session on mentoring for colleagues at a local School Trust (as this is a personal rather than an institutional platform, I won’t name them here). In preparati…

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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’

UCL Centre for Humanities Education@ucl-che.bsky.social · last yr.

🧠✨ 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/...

Our framework for the ethical use of GenAI in research has been formally published!! Visual framework shown below to share 🙂 You can read more about it in our blog post, which includes the link to the full paper (open access - link in thread). #AcademicSky #ScienceSky #Research #GenAI

ChatGPT has released its new 'Study Mode'. What is it, and will it actually help students to learn? Or is it simply a way for OpenAI to reclaim territory from third party edtech? #ArtificialIntelligence #AIEducation #AIEdu #AIInEd #AIInEdu

First Impressions of ChatGPT’s Study Mode

ChatGPT has released its new 'Study Mode'. What is it, and will it actually help students to learn? Or is it simply a way for OpenAI to reclaim territory from third party edtech?

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"Chinese universities want students to use more AI, not less"

Chinese universities want students to use more AI, not less

Unlike the West, where universities are still agonizing over how students use AI in their work, top universities in China are going all in.

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Best description of blandly created content I’ve seen - ‘a big bowl of bland, flavorless word salad’. Nice article showing the importance of engagement and discussion around AI in writing. Also shows AI perspectives evolve a journey - nuance comes through reflection.

Longreads@longreads.com · last yr.

"Rather than taking an 'abstinence-only' approach to AI, I decided to put the central, existential question to them directly: was it still necessary or valuable to learn to write? The choice would be theirs." —Piers Gelly for @literaryhub.bsky.social lithub.com/what-happene...

Congrats to my colleague Simon Segar on his study on the experiences of autistic students. The work builds insight into students' nuanced, lived experiences; presents ideas on how we might better support students; & demonstrates compassionate practitioner inquiry. nadp-uk.org/https-nadp-u...