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Scott Turner
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Academic|computing| associate head of school and section director ETD @ CCCU |
living in Northants working Canterbury | SFHEA | PhD |FRSA | AI , prompt engineering robotics and physical computing | STEM engagement | teaching and learning
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Join us for #LTHEchat with @drchrism.bsky.social at 8 pm GMT/ BST today.

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LTHE Chat 340: Embedding Academic Skills in UK Higher Education: Why It Matters
Join us on Bluesky with guest Dr Chris Martin @drchrism.bsky.social on Wednesday 22nd October 2025 at 20:00 BST When engaging in conversations with academic colleagues, the…
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October 22, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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Join us for this week’s #LTHEchat which will explore Dialogic Learning in the Age of Gen AI with @nurun.bsky.social on Wednesday 8-9pm BST

#dialogiclearning #genai #highereducation
September 29, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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I am genuinely baffled and distressed as to why the UK government is intent on destroying UK's genuinely world-leading universities, who bring £265 billion into the economy and support more than 250,000 jobs.

This tax will kill us.

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Student visas crackdown and new levies to cause ‘£1.8bn loss’ to UK economy
The Government has proposed a 6 per cent tax on international student tuition fees and a reduction in graduate visas
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September 27, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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wonkhe.bsky.social
This week on Wonkhe: The KEF dashboards are out and there is a trove of evidence about how universities make their places better and the economy stronger. James Coe asks whether it's time to better reward this work and fund knowledge exchange differently.
KEF deserves a boost
The KEF dashboards are out and there is a trove of evidence about how universities make their places better and the economy stronger. James Coe asks whether it's time to better reward this work and fund...
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September 27, 2025 at 3:00 PM
scottturnercccu.bsky.social
A1 #lthechat in meetings I have to take notes in a form of spidery diagrams or I won’t take them in later if they are just text
September 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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Join us on 16 Sept 2025 as we continue to explore how open education & AI intersect with the challenges of an increasingly changing landscape. It will offer space for both returning participants & new voices to contribute to this evolving conversation. Submit by 27 July - buff.ly/nwHNPHY #altc #OER
July 3, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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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

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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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Today, our colleague Thed van Leeuwen gives his inaugural lecture at Leiden University. Ahead of the event, he shares key insights — calling for a more human-centred approach in #OpenScience.

📰 Read more: www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2025...

@leidensocial.bsky.social
‘Don’t let open science degenerate into a data dump’
An endless stream of publications, data and software accessible to all? Professor of Science Studies Thed van Leeuwen calls for a more human-centred approach and an overhaul of the PhD system.
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June 16, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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wonkhe.bsky.social
This week on Wonkhe: The government wants higher education to do more to widen access. For Paul Blagburn and Gino Graziano, we need to start by recognising where there is still work to do
Social mobility needs a whole-university rethink
The government wants higher education to do more to widen access. For Paul Blagburn and Gino Graziano, we need to start by recognising where there is still work to do The government wants higher education...
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June 28, 2025 at 3:01 PM
scottturnercccu.bsky.social
I think Grace Hopper had much on wearetechwomen.com/inspirationa... #lthechat
June 25, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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A2 to certain extent the type of HEI. Also career progression v research interest. I am a magpie lots interest me so I have varied outputs #LTHEchat
suebecks.bsky.social @suebecks @suebecks.bsky.social · Jun 25
A2 I think it depends on whether you are focussing on discipline funded research or SoTL research. The former is not inclusive for a number of reasons. #LTHEchat
June 25, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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A1 I have had the snobbery that SoTL “it is not proper research “ until they realise that a significant proportion of people that they say it to do have some SoTL publications in their profile #LTHEchat
nomadwarmachine.bsky.social Sarah Honeychurch @nomadwarmachine.bsky.social · Jun 25
A1 it's pretty toxic imo. Research is thought to be superior to teaching, and the culture is to look down on anyone not on a research contract. Definitely not something I am allowed to be part of #LTHEChat
June 25, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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Q1 How would you define “research culture” in your context? Is it something you feel part of?

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June 25, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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A1 I am lucky in that I believe and had a career that sees aspects of Scholarship and traditional discipline based research as both research- so I do feel part of a research culture #LTHEchat
June 25, 2025 at 7:05 PM
scottturnercccu.bsky.social
Hi #lthechat Scott. joining today from Canterbury
June 25, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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Code, Create, Conquer: Highlights from CCCU's Hackabury (Hackathon & Games Jam)
YouTube video by Canterbury Christ Church University
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June 16, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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Using generative AI to produce project ideas and the start of a proposal. llmapplied.blogspot.com/2025/06/gena.... #chatgpt #project #ideas #generate #genai
GenAI Productivity: Ideas to project proposal 3
A collection of LLM psots besed on the authors experience. Including some tools for productivity.
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June 11, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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A2 #lthechat this chat it is not always lead and facilitated by the same people - greater buy in and badges help #LTHEchat
June 11, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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Q2 What’s one creative way you’ve seen (or used) to encourage participation in a CoP?

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June 11, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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A1 #lthechat mutual respect with out ego
lthechat.bsky.social LTHEchat @lthechat.bsky.social · Jun 11
Q1 What makes a Community of Practice (CoP) work? From your experience, what’s one key ingredient that helps a CoP thrive?

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June 11, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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If you're joining #LTHEchat today and are new to Bluesky Flutterchats this guide lthechat.com/lthechat-help/ will explain all.
#LTHEchat help
In January 2025 #LTHEchat moved from Twitter X to Bluesky. Inspired by Deb Baff we will now refer to ‘tweetchats’ as flutterchats. The Bluesky icon is a butterfly and is a symbol of cha…
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June 11, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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Use Google Scholar and Gemini to create student project ideas llmapplied.blogspot.com/2025/06/gena...
GenAI Productivity: Ideas to project proposal ideas from Google Scholar
A collection of LLM psots besed on the authors experience. Including some tools for productivity.
llmapplied.blogspot.com
June 11, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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suebecks.bsky.social
Join us Wednesday 4th June 8pm BST for #LTHEchat with guest @louiserees.bsky.social to discuss whether GenAI tools can adequately visualise written reflections. lthechat.com/2025/05/30/l...
#LTHEChat 332 Can Gen AI tools adequately visualise written reflections?
Join us on Bluesky on Wednesday 4th June 2025 at 2000 BST Led by Louise Rees, Senior Academic Developer at Swansea University, @louiserees.bsky.social MS CoPilot generated image based on prompt of …
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June 1, 2025 at 6:49 AM
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NEW on Wonkhe: Developing drawing and creative skills has impacts beyond visual literacies. Zoë Allman and Chris Wright explore how this can be embedded into university life buff.ly/mSRLtdm
May 27, 2025 at 6:00 AM