John Dermo
@jdermo.bsky.social
Academic Developer, Hebden Bridge and University of Salford.
Interests: Authentic and Inclusive Assessment and Feedback, Professional Development and Recognition, Quality Enhancement.
Interests: Authentic and Inclusive Assessment and Feedback, Professional Development and Recognition, Quality Enhancement.
Iwi Ugiagbe-Green reflecting on the importance of Ubuntu philosophy in education in a brilliant keynote at Salford Festival of L&T #FLT25
September 2, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Iwi Ugiagbe-Green reflecting on the importance of Ubuntu philosophy in education in a brilliant keynote at Salford Festival of L&T #FLT25
Liminal spaces and students feeling "pleasantly lost", learning through enquiry and curiosity. Prof Susan Orr keynote Salford Festival of Learning and Teaching #FLT25
September 1, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Liminal spaces and students feeling "pleasantly lost", learning through enquiry and curiosity. Prof Susan Orr keynote Salford Festival of Learning and Teaching #FLT25
#SedaCurriculumDevelopmentNetwork SEDA curriculum development event, University of Salford, Maria Kutar Salford Business School
July 1, 2025 at 9:17 AM
#SedaCurriculumDevelopmentNetwork SEDA curriculum development event, University of Salford, Maria Kutar Salford Business School
Embedding Education for Sustainable Development into Salford's PGCAP programme #GoGreenSalford
March 18, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Embedding Education for Sustainable Development into Salford's PGCAP programme #GoGreenSalford
@jessnaphodg.bsky.social welcome to Bluesky. Enjoy your time here 😁
March 4, 2025 at 6:22 PM
@jessnaphodg.bsky.social welcome to Bluesky. Enjoy your time here 😁
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NEW on Wonkhe: A theory of change for the B3 bear
A theory of change for the B3 bear
The OfS is thinking about why it does what it does to regulate based on outcomes
wonkhe.com
December 13, 2024 at 7:10 AM
NEW on Wonkhe: A theory of change for the B3 bear
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NEW on Wonkhe: Claire Hamshire and Neil Barrett have developed a framework for moving forward incrementally to overcome inertia and make change happen https://buff.ly/4fcFzJU
December 10, 2024 at 6:05 AM
NEW on Wonkhe: Claire Hamshire and Neil Barrett have developed a framework for moving forward incrementally to overcome inertia and make change happen https://buff.ly/4fcFzJU
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Institutional change in HE needs to be incremental and inclusive. Check out the framework presented by @clairehamshire.bsky.social and Neil Barrett in this WonkHE article, linked to our open access article in Quality in HE doi.org/10.1080/1353...
December 10, 2024 at 6:13 AM
Institutional change in HE needs to be incremental and inclusive. Check out the framework presented by @clairehamshire.bsky.social and Neil Barrett in this WonkHE article, linked to our open access article in Quality in HE doi.org/10.1080/1353...
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The University of Cambridge's @allylouks.bsky.social, who received rape threats after posting a selfie with her PhD thesis, has condemned X’s failure to police abusive social media messages, saying the site is “no longer an appropriate platform for academics…to share their ideas with one another”
Academic Twitter is dead, says Cambridge PhD trolled over thesis
Cambridge PhD graduate Ally Louks reflects on ‘baseless’ and ‘outlandish’ hate comments she has received after her selfie went viral
www.timeshighereducation.com
December 6, 2024 at 10:05 AM
The University of Cambridge's @allylouks.bsky.social, who received rape threats after posting a selfie with her PhD thesis, has condemned X’s failure to police abusive social media messages, saying the site is “no longer an appropriate platform for academics…to share their ideas with one another”
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If we're going to make sure school means something we're going to have to do better than trying to police ChatGPT use under the guise of "academic integrity." www.insidehighered.com/opinion/blog...
We can't let ChatGPT make a lie out of education
We’re not going to police our way to academic integrity.
www.insidehighered.com
December 6, 2024 at 5:12 PM
If we're going to make sure school means something we're going to have to do better than trying to police ChatGPT use under the guise of "academic integrity." www.insidehighered.com/opinion/blog...
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Current higher education approaches to feedback are insufficient, focusing too heavily on evaluative feedback & neglecting consequential feedback. New paper, out today (tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....) Not got time to read the full article? Try this audio file: notebooklm.google.com/notebook/fcc...
Evaluative feedback isn’t enough: harnessing the power of consequential feedback in higher education
Most research on feedback in higher education focuses on evaluative feedback and its recipience, uptake, and enactment. Evaluative feedback information includes judgments, critiques and suggestions...
tandfonline.com
December 3, 2024 at 11:30 AM
Current higher education approaches to feedback are insufficient, focusing too heavily on evaluative feedback & neglecting consequential feedback. New paper, out today (tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....) Not got time to read the full article? Try this audio file: notebooklm.google.com/notebook/fcc...
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Authentic assessment is not an educational panacea - helpful article in @timeshighered.bsky.social from @timbocop.bsky.social it's good to have critical voices looking at authentic assessment.
www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/auth...
www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/auth...
Authentic assessment is not an educational panacea
Enthusiasts claim that authentic tasks boost work-readiness, promote inclusion and diminish cheating, but the evidence remains unclear, says Tim Fawns
www.timeshighereducation.com
November 19, 2024 at 8:40 AM
Authentic assessment is not an educational panacea - helpful article in @timeshighered.bsky.social from @timbocop.bsky.social it's good to have critical voices looking at authentic assessment.
www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/auth...
www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/auth...
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‘Revealing assessment through drawing’. Getting educators (no matter what discipline) to draw their feelings about assessment is incredibly revealing and opens up discussions of the issues. #EduSky #AcademicChatter
stumblingwithconfidence.wordpress.com/2022/06/23/r...
stumblingwithconfidence.wordpress.com/2022/06/23/r...
Revealing assessment through drawing
When leading workshops on assessment I often start with a ’warm-up’ exercise in which the participants, supplied with sheets of paper and plenty of coloured pens, are asked to draw/make marks on pa…
stumblingwithconfidence.wordpress.com
December 4, 2024 at 12:34 PM
‘Revealing assessment through drawing’. Getting educators (no matter what discipline) to draw their feelings about assessment is incredibly revealing and opens up discussions of the issues. #EduSky #AcademicChatter
stumblingwithconfidence.wordpress.com/2022/06/23/r...
stumblingwithconfidence.wordpress.com/2022/06/23/r...
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‘online education isn't a passing trend. While some HEIs will need to prioritise income-generating activities, efforts should still be made to balance that necessity with building longer-term capability.’
Hit or miss? Online student number targets — Neil Mosley Consulting
The current financial situation in UK higher education is compelling universities to explore various avenues to attract students and ultimately increase their income. The primary mitigation for an increasingly...
buff.ly
December 3, 2024 at 8:00 AM
‘online education isn't a passing trend. While some HEIs will need to prioritise income-generating activities, efforts should still be made to balance that necessity with building longer-term capability.’
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How can we design an #accessible #learning resource as educators?
Recognising the challenge of navigating guidance like UDL & WCAG - we made this resource as a one-page guide!
#AcademicSky #Accessibility #Equity #Inclusion #HigherEd #loveLD #LTHEchat #Diversity
designingfordiverselearners.info
Recognising the challenge of navigating guidance like UDL & WCAG - we made this resource as a one-page guide!
#AcademicSky #Accessibility #Equity #Inclusion #HigherEd #loveLD #LTHEchat #Diversity
designingfordiverselearners.info
December 1, 2024 at 5:42 AM
How can we design an #accessible #learning resource as educators?
Recognising the challenge of navigating guidance like UDL & WCAG - we made this resource as a one-page guide!
#AcademicSky #Accessibility #Equity #Inclusion #HigherEd #loveLD #LTHEchat #Diversity
designingfordiverselearners.info
Recognising the challenge of navigating guidance like UDL & WCAG - we made this resource as a one-page guide!
#AcademicSky #Accessibility #Equity #Inclusion #HigherEd #loveLD #LTHEchat #Diversity
designingfordiverselearners.info
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To be very clear, as a teacher I don't want "time-saving AI tools."
I want time.
I want time.
November 29, 2024 at 4:52 AM
To be very clear, as a teacher I don't want "time-saving AI tools."
I want time.
I want time.