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Dr Lee Fallin EdD
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💼 Lecturer in Education @ UniOfHull
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🏫 JLDHE Section Editor & School Governor
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Another excellent blog from #HEPI, focused upon the economic benefits driven by international students within the UK.

www.hepi.ac.uk/2025/11/21/w...

#AcademicSky #UKHE #HigherEd #UKbudget25 #UKeconomy #InternationalStudents @hepi-news.bsky.social
The growing economic footprint of international students The economic impact of international students in the UK surged from £31.3 billion in 2018/19 to £41.9 billion by 2021/22. On average, every parliamentary constituency in Britain benefits by £58 million. Some regions rely more heavily than others on this influx of global talent. In Sheffield, for example, international students contribute around £770 million annually to the city’s economy, while across Yorkshire and the Humber, that total exceeds £2.9 billion. In cities such as Leicester, Exeter, Nottingham, and Dundee, universities are among the leading exporters, accounting for up to 15% of total local exports. These figures show how universities serve as economic anchors, especially outside the Southeast. International students contribute through tuition, housing, local spending, and by supporting jobs in retail and hospitality.
November 25, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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First Christmas cup of the year #Costa
Christmas coffee cup
November 21, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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One of my colleagues has published a wonderful book on building number sense with ten-frames. You can grab a copy of it from Amazon: amzn.to/4h0mwVI

Great for both home and the classroom, the book has everything parents & educators need to get started :)

#10frames #classroomresources #primarymaths
A 10 frame being completed with pasta. Four pieces have been added - and then three more to make seven. Thanks hands make a great manipulative too - and the book encourages it.
October 7, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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HUGE congratulations to the @uniofhull.bsky.social class of 2025. It was a pleasure to attend both of this afternoons ceremonies to see our education and teaching studies students graduate.

I can’t wait to see where your careers take you, but I’m sure you’re going to make a MASSIVE difference.
Dr Lee fallin next to the congratulations class of 2025 banner
July 15, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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My latest chapter: Embracing compassion and self-care: Educator wellbeing amidst the chaos is now available (FREE! Part of the edited book, Stories of Hope: Reimagining Education).

#Wellbeing #HigherEd #HigherEducation #LTHEchat #loveLD #UKHE

www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.116...
This chapter is a call for self-understanding and hope, beginning with the individual. It explores how Higher Education professionals can apply self-compassion—through self-kindness, recognition of shared humanity, and mindfulness—to support their own wellbeing amid the growing pressures of teaching, administration, and research. As lecturers, tutors, and teachers face increasing burnout, overwork, and underpayment, selfcompassion offers a practical framework for academic self-care, helping educators to hold themselves with gentleness rather than harsh self-judgment. The chapter also argues that the principles of self-compassion must extend to colleagues, fostering a more supportive and humane academic culture.
July 2, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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This is a great summary of pretty much all rooms. Such a stunning campus! #ALDcon #ALDcon25 #loveLD
Greenwich University campus -
June 18, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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I had the pleasure of chairing this #ALDcon25 session and really enjoyed the workshop, where we were able to design activities to help engage deep learning. #ALDcon #loveLD
A reflection activity - where students interview each other with the critical questions they have developed. A third student scribes - so each participant recieved a set of notes on their critical incident.
June 18, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Excellent views at the #ALDcon evening meal - and some thrilling annual awards to wrap up the day! #ALDcon25 #loveLD
June 17, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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Catherine Turton and I ran a workshop on Design Thinking and its potential in Learning Development. In just 20 minutes, 23 problems were defined and 134 potential solutions were shared.

What a great representation of the power of Design Thinking. #ALDcon #ALDcon25 #loveLD #DesignThinking
Lee Fallin and Catherine Turton presenting "Using Design Thinking for Learning Development" Delegates wave around sheets that outline all of the problems they identified.
June 17, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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Great start to the Conversations with Students on Self-Regulated Learning with GAI workshop delivered by Jovita Vytasek and Christina Page from Kwantlen Polytechnic University at #ALDcon25.

Interesting reflections on the similar issues across international contexts: #loveLD #ALDcon
A series of shared issues with GAI - confidence, pressure, equity, tensions, distrust, lack of awareness and more
June 17, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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And we’re off! ALDinHE’s annual conference on campus days has started. #ALDcon25 #ALDcon
University of Greenwich Welcome slides
June 17, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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First, the Zoom crashes. Then a Windows feature update. My PC doesn’t want me at #ALDcon25 today. Just glad I have the MacBook Pro 💻
Windows update
June 13, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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Now onto my next #ALDcon session: Using the EAT (Equity, Agency, Transparency) framework to promote inclusive assessment practices by Catriona Johnson and Debora Catavello from University of Bristol
Using the EAT (Equity, Agency, Transparency) framework to promote inclusive assessment practices by Catriona Johnson and Debora Catavello from University of Bristol
June 13, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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Never let rain stop play!

We’re out on this beautifully wet day to support the next generation of educational practitioners get children outside. By learning the benefits of outdoor education, play and exploration on our wonderful PGP site, we can equip adults to better support children outside.
Dr Fallin and Dr Traunter in the chunking rain A wet and rainy garden. Some outdoor dens An outdoor den.
June 5, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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The amazing thing about maximising children agency, is that you’ll never know where it will lead you!

Through ceding control, we had the joy of being led through the shrubbery and back gardens - and I think we all saw a new side of Victoria Embankment Gardens because of it.
May 17, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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I had a wonderful time leading playful green urban adventures at today’s #RSAFellowsFestival2025. Thank you to everyone @thersaorg.bsky.social who was able to join, especially for the extra ad hoc session 😅

I hope we’ve inspired you to get outside & to find out more about #PlayfulGreenPlanet #PGP
The Steps encouraged participants to engage with the ladder of participation. A bright green tree canopy in Victoria Embankment Gardens. A bright green tree canopy in Victoria Embankment Gardens and a beautiful spot of share underneath. RSA - Think on it!
May 17, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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Whoop 🙌 for the arts.

Arts & Culture: Strengthening Communities - The first panel of the day for #RSAFellowsFestival2025

Looking forward to hearing from Morag Myerscough, John Costi, Amy Vaughan and Melanie Abrahams (Chair). @thersaorg.bsky.social
Four panelist’s sit in the RSAs Great Room. Morag Myerscough, John Costi, Amy Vaughan and Melanie Abrahams.
May 17, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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Two trains and three tube trains later (😅) I made it to #FellowsFestival2025 with three minutes to spare. 😮‍💨

Looking forward to talking about #PGP - Playful Green Planet this afternoon. @thersaorg.bsky.social
Lee Fallin outside RSA House
May 17, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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Before catching the train home, I managed to swing by China Town for dinner 🍲
Lee fallin, a white man wearing glasses stands in London’s China town. Red lanterns and strung over the street and you can see the gate into China Town in red.
May 2, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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As a #Tate member, I usually gravitate to #TateModern. Today I purposefully made time to head to #TateBritain. It was my first time there in AGES - and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

#Art #London #Photography
A cube of wooden cubes lit by lights. The lights pulse - An installation at Tate Britain - commemorating those lost at Grenfell. A gay couple photographed as part of the 80s photo exhibition at Tate Britain. The front of Tate Britain.
May 2, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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Lovely time in Victoria Embankment Garden - prepping for a walking-based session I’m running in a couple of weeks.
A fountain in a pond Trees against the backdrop of a building A monument surrounded by greenery A close up of a flower.
May 2, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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I'm particularly enjoy the memes. 😅

#AI #UKHE #AcademicSky #LTHEchat #AIHE #HigherEd
There is an assumption HE assessment is burned There is an assumption that students will cheat if they can.
March 24, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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Glad to be dialling into @martc.bsky.social's session this lunchtime:

Written assessments in HE: Are we ready for mindset, policy and practice shifts?

#AI #UKHE #AcademicSky #LTHEchat #AIHE #HigherEd
Written assessments in HE: Are we ready for mindset, policy and practice shifts?
March 24, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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I am thrilled to have my hands on Transformative Practice in Higher Education.

You'll find my contribution to this book in Chapter 8 😅

I can't wait to read the contributions of others!

#HigherEd #UKHE #AcademicSky #LTHEchat #TransformativePractice #Book #AmReading

amzn.to/41GCMUu
Dr Lee Fallin holds a copy of Transformative Practice in Higher Education
March 21, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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A1: I should share my reflections on some work done at Hull with serious games.

Real-world applications for games - like this Flood Recovery Game - with participants from fire and rescue, police, council and communities.

#LTHEchat

leefallin.co.uk/2022/12/seri...
The flood recovery game. Where will you deploy resources? Players are sharing their response to a disaster via cards!
February 19, 2025 at 8:21 PM