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Amanda Seys

@amandaseys.bsky.social
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Academic guidance and development manager, Harper Adams Uni. Interested in academic skills development, academic support, teaching and learning, AI and academic integrity. Also history, psychology, books. Lover of rock music, tap dancing, and dahlias.

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Jonathan Branney @jonnybranney.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Excellent blog by @nomadwarmachine.bsky.social. Educators need to be both sage and guide, the key being to know when to be one or the other. You’re absolutely right. Occam’s razor strikes again. @suebecks.bsky.social @profsallybrown.bsky.social @philrace.bsky.social
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Kelly Trivedy @kellytrivedy.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Looking forward to this tomorrow night! #LTHEchat
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LTHEchat @lthechat.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
2 days to go before the #LTHEchat this week! This week we will feature @profsallybrown.bsky.social and @philrace.bsky.social discussing "Quo Vadis teaching, learning and assessment in HE?" Check out the blog for more details:
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#LTHEchat 327 Quo vadis teaching, learning and assessment in Higher Education?
Led by Emeriti Professor Sally Brown @profsallybrown.bsky.social and Emeritus Professor Phil Race @philrace.bsky.social We published the first edition of The Lecturer’s Toolkit with Routledge 1998 …
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LTHEchat @lthechat.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Join us Wednesday 30th April at 8pm BST for #LTHEchat 327 Quo vadis teaching, learning and assessment in Higher Education? Led by Emeriti Professor Sally Brown @profsallybrown.bsky.social and Emeritus Professor Phil Race @philrace.bsky.social
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#LTHEchat 327 Quo vadis teaching, learning and assessment in Higher Education?
Led by Emeriti Professor Sally Brown @profsallybrown.bsky.social and Emeritus Professor Phil Race @philrace.bsky.social We published the first edition of The Lecturer’s Toolkit with Routledge 1998 and there have been four further editions since, published by Phil alone. When we were asked to do a sixth edition for 2025, we had to recognise just how much has changed in the last five years.
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Kay Guccione @kayguccione.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Thanks for having me #LTHEchat! Check out the Hidden Curriculum in Doctoral Education blog if you want to think more about this topic -- we're currently posting discussions of the intersection of hidden curriculum and research culture: drhiddencurriculum.wordpress.com/blog-2/
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The hidden curriculum in doctoral education
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Amanda Seys @amandaseys.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Fabulous #LTHEchat as always.
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LTHEchat @lthechat.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Q5. What are your favourite tools or techniques for coaching? #LTHEchat
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LTHEchat @lthechat.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Q4. In what ways can learners be helped to hold space for dialogue? #LTHEchat
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LTHEchat @lthechat.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Q2. What are your favourite or ‘go to’ theories or examples in which learning is supported by dialogue? #LTHEchat
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LTHEchat @lthechat.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Welcome to this evening’s chat hosted by @kayguccione.bsky.social Let’s get started... The blogpost talks about the importance of doctoral students accessing the 'hidden curriculum'. Q1. How might the 'hidden curriculum' impact research and other students in your setting? #LTHEchat
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LTHEchat @lthechat.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Join us tomorrow 8pm - 9pm BST for this week's #LTHEchat led by @kayguccione.bsky.social to discuss coaching as an educational practice: holding space for a learning conversation. Read the blogpost here: lthechat.com/2025/04/07/c...
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LTHE Chat #326: Coaching as an educational practice: holding space for a learning conversation
Led by Dr Kay Guccione, Head of Research Culture and Researcher Development and Co-Director of the Lab for Academic Culture, University of Glasgow @kayguccione.bsky.social This post is based on a r…
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Amanda Seys @amandaseys.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
I have been part of the organising group this term and have found it to be a fantastic experience - highly recommend
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LTHEchat @lthechat.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Join us for this week’s #LTHEchat which will explore coaching as an educational practice with @kayguccione.bsky.social on Wednesday, 8-9pm BST. Read the blog post athttps://lthechat.com/2025/04/07/coaching-as-an-educational-practice-holding-space-for-a-learning-conversation/
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LTHE Chat #326: Coaching as an educational practice: holding space for a learning conversation
Led by Dr Kay Guccione, Head of Research Culture and Researcher Development and Co-Director of the Lab for Academic Culture, University of Glasgow @kayguccione.bsky.social This post is based on a r…
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LTHEchat @lthechat.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Join us tonight at 8pm GMT/BST for this week’s #LTHEchat which will explore Block Teaching with Professor Leanne de Main @professor-c.bsky.social. There's still time to read the blog post at: tinyurl.com/af44t6xm.
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#LTHEchat 325: The move to Block teaching: Understanding our learners, supporting academics, uncovering the real and imagined barriers, and managing change.
Led by Professor Leanne de Main, Pro-Vice Chancellor – Pedagogic Transformation, Interim Dean – Faculty of Business and Law, De Montfort University @professor-c.bsky.social From 2022, D…
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LTHEchat @lthechat.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Join us for this week’s #LTHEchat which will explore Block Teaching with Professor Leanne de Main @professor-c.bsky.social on Wednesday 8-9pm GMT/BST. Read the blog post at: tinyurl.com/af44t6xm
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#LTHEchat 325: The move to Block teaching: Understanding our learners, supporting academics, uncovering the real and imagined barriers, and managing change.
Led by Professor Leanne de Main, Pro-Vice Chancellor – Pedagogic Transformation, Interim Dean – Faculty of Business and Law, De Montfort University @professor-c.bsky.social From 2022, D…
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LTHEchat @lthechat.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
2 days to go before the #LTHEchat this week! This week we will feature @tavoer8.bsky.social and @scottturnercccu.bsky.social We will be discussing how to unlock the full potential of students as co-creators of projects in HE. Check out the blog for more: lthechat.com/2025/03/24/l...
Graphic summarising the benefits of co-creation
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LTHEchat @lthechat.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Final reminder. #LTHEchat is happening today at 8PM GMT/BST and will explore strategies to integrate study skills into the curriculum, with Carolina Kuepper-Tetzel @drckt.bsky.social and Emily Nordmann @emilynordmann.bsky.social. Read the blog post: lthechat.com/2025/03/16/l...
Desk with study materials.
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LTHEchat @lthechat.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Don't forget to join us tomorrow for the #LTHEchat, which will explore strategies to integrate study skills into the curriculum, with Carolina Kuepper-Tetzel @drckt.bsky.social and Emily Nordmann @emilynordmann.bsky.social.Wednesday 8-9pm GMT. Read the blog post at: lthechat.com/2025/03/16/l...
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#LTHEchat 323: Integrating Study Skills into the Curriculum
Led by Carolina Kuepper-Tetzel (@drckt.bsky.social) and Emily Nordmann (@emilynordmann.bsky.social)  A goal for students in Higher Education is to acquire knowledge and apply it to solve probl…
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LTHEchat @lthechat.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Join us for this week’s #LTHEchat which will explore strategies to integrate study skills into the curriculum, with Carolina Kuepper-Tetzel @drckt.bsky.social and Emily Nordmann @emilynordmann.bsky.social on Wednesday 8-9pm GMT. Read the blog post at: lthechat.com/2025/03/16/l...
Study desk with laptop, notebook and calendar.
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Amanda Seys @amandaseys.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Wowsers! That was a fabulous chat. It’s going to take me all week to read through everyone’s posts, but it will be a real treat to do so!#LTHEchat
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LTHEchat @lthechat.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Q1: How do we distinguish between AI as a learning tool versus AI as a shortcut that circumvents learning? What criteria might help us make this distinction? #LTHEchat
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LTHEchat @lthechat.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
One hour to go to get ready for tonight's chat on #academicintegrity, #AI and #postplagiarism with @saraheaton.bsky.social Read the blog lthechat.com/2025/03/10/l... and follow the hashtag #LTHEchat
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Amanda Seys @amandaseys.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
So looking forward to this later tonight #LTHEchat #postplagiarism #academicintegrity #GenAI
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Sarah Elaine Eaton @saraheaton.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Join us to chat about #postplagiarism #LTHEchat
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LTHEchat @lthechat.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Don’t forget to join us tomorrow for #LTHEchat, which will explore postplagiarism: academic integrity in an age of AI with @saraheaton.bsky.social on Wednesday 8-9pm GMT/BST. Read the blog post at: lthechat.com/2025/03/10/l...
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#LTHEchat 322: Postplagiarism: Teaching and Learning in an Age of Artificial Intelligence
Led by Prof. Sarah Elaine Eaton @saraheaton.bsky.social In higher education, we find ourselves at a fascinating inflection point. The emergence of powerful artificial intelligence tools has forever…
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Paul Kleiman @paulrk.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Fascinating and challenging! I happened to post this yesterday about the ‘grey zone’ around plagiarism in the creative arts. #lthechat stumblingwithconfidence.wordpress.com/2025/03/10/i...
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”It’s cheating Jim, but not as we know it”: the problematic arts of plagiarism
Left: Book cover illustration by Anthony Roberts forRobert Heinlein (1970) ‘Double Star’ Right: Glenn Brown (2010) ‘The Love of Shepherds’ (after ‘Double Star’ by Anthony Brown) Turner …
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Amanda Seys @amandaseys.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Check out this brilliant blogpost. I am so excited for this discussion this Wednesday, 8-9pm GMT!
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LTHEchat @lthechat.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Q1: Have you tried using podcasting for assessment, or other non-traditional assessments in your teaching or work? What has worked well, and what challenges have you faced? #LTHEchat
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LTHEchat @lthechat.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Join us for #LTHEchat today at 8PM GMT to explore podcasting as assessment, with Jonatan Berhane @jonatanberhane.bsky.social and Nicole Blythe @njblythe18.bsky.social. Review the blog post for more information: lthechat.com/2025/03/02/l...
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#LTHEchat 321: Podcasting as assessment
Led by Jonatan Berhane @jonatanberhane.bsky.social and Nicole Blythe @njblythe18.bsky.social Part of the UoS Nursing Associate Programme Team (Nic, Karen, Sofia and myself) recording our first podc…
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LTHEchat @lthechat.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Join us for this week’s #LTHEchat which will explore podcasting as assessment, with Jonatan Berhane @jonatanberhane.bsky.social and Nicole Blythe @njblythe18.bsky.social on Wednesday 8-9pm GMT. Read the blog post at: lthechat.com/2025/03/02/l...
Students recording a podcast
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LTHEchat @lthechat.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Q2. How do you decide which digital tools are worth your time investment in learning how to use them, and which would you consider paying for? Reply with A2 #LTHEChat and your response #LTHEchat
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LTHEchat @lthechat.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Welcome to this evening’s #LTHEchat hosted by @emmadw.bsky.social and @nomadwarmachine.bsky.social Are you ready? Let’s get started... Q1. What digital tool(s) have you used in the past that are no more? What was the impact on your practice? Reply with A1 #LTHEChat and your response
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Sandra Sinfield @danceswithcloud.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
#LoveLD Tonight's #LTHEchat - tech tools we have loved and lost - and the ones it is worth getting to know: lthechat.com/2025/02/24/l...
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#LTHEchat 320: “Alas poor <insert fave tool> , I knew it well” – The changing landscape of online tools.
Led by Emma Duke Williams @emmadw.bsky.social and Sarah Honeychurch @nomadwarmachine@bsky.social We have all been there, a digital tool you have used suddenly changes markedly, becomes paid for rat…
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LTHEchat @lthechat.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Final reminder. #LTHEchat is happening TODAY at 20:00 GMT/ BST. We will be joined by @nomadwarmachine.bsky.social and @emmadw.bsky.social and will be talking about #edtech Read the blog for more: lthechat.com/2025/02/24/l...
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Louise Rees 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🎨🦒🦦 @louiserees.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Really interesting topic...emphasising what do you want to do, not what tool to use....looking forward to tomorrow night's #LTHECHAT
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LTHEchat @lthechat.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Don’t forget to join us tomorrow for #LTHEchat, which will explore technological change in education with @nomadwarmachine.bsky.social and @emmadw.bsky.social on Wednesday 8-9pm GMT/BST. Read the blog post at: lthechat.com/2025/02/24/l...
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LTHEchat @lthechat.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
2 days to go before the #LTHEchat this week! This week we will feature @emmadw.bsky.social and @nomadwarmachine.bsky.social who will lead on the theme of changing technology and education. Check out the blog for more: lthechat.com/2025/02/24/l...
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Dr Lee Fallin EdD @leefallin.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Hosting #LTHEchat 318: Designing for Diverse Learners:
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Hosting #LTHEchat 318: Designing for Diverse Learners - Dr Lee Fallin
Last week we took Designing for Diverse Learners to #LTHEchat. Catch up on the dialogue or read the full blog here.
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LTHEchat @lthechat.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Huge thanks to @lizcable.bsky.social for the great questions and blog. See you next week - same time same place! #LTHEchat
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LTHEchat @lthechat.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Last question Q6. Game-based learning design takes time. How best can we collaborate on and share our games for HE? #LTHEChat
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LTHEchat @lthechat.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Q3. How can we help non-game playing educators use games in learning situations? #LTHEChat
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LTHEchat @lthechat.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Q2. What do we need to think about when designing analogue game-based learning activities that meet the needs of all students? #LTHEChat
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LTHEchat @lthechat.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Q1. Do you use analogue games for learning, or have you experienced these as a learner? Share your examples #LTHEChat
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LTHEchat @lthechat.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Just under an hour to go to get ready for tonight's #LTHEChat with @lizcable.bsky.social. Read the blog at lthechat.com/2025/02/17/l... and follow the hashtag #LTHEchat the look out for the questions starting at 8pm. . It's that easy.
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#LTHEchat 319: Winning the Learning Game with Game-based Learning
Led by Liz Cable @lizcable.bsky.social There are a lot of terms associated with the use of games in learning, teaching and assessment. We’ve had previous #LTHEchats tagged game-based learning, gami…
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LTHEchat @lthechat.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Final reminder. #LTHEchat is happening TODAY at 20:00 GMT/ BST. We will be joined by @lizcable.bsky.social and will be discussing game-based learning. Read the blog for more: lthechat.com/2025/02/17/l...
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#LTHEchat 319: Winning the Learning Game with Game-based Learning
Led by Liz Cable @lizcable.bsky.social There are a lot of terms associated with the use of games in learning, teaching and assessment. We’ve had previous #LTHEchats tagged game-based learning, gami…
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Sandra Sinfield @danceswithcloud.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
#LoveLD - love #LTHEChat (now on Blue Sky) Weds 8-9pm: lthechat.com/2025/02/17/l... #creativeHE
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#LTHEchat 319: Winning the Learning Game with Game-based Learning
Led by Liz Cable @lizcable.bsky.social There are a lot of terms associated with the use of games in learning, teaching and assessment. We’ve had previous #LTHEchats tagged game-based learning, gami…
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Amanda Seys @amandaseys.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
This is a great blog about analogue games-based learning and some of the language, opportunities and challenges around this. It's well worth a read and suggests it will be another interesting #LTHEchat tomorrow, 8-9pm
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Dr Lee Fallin EdD @leefallin.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
#LTHEchat
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LTHEchat @lthechat.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
And we’re done! Huge thank you to @leefallin.bsky.social, @tomtomlinson.bsky.social, @gemmaspencer.bsky.social and to all who have contributed to this great #LTHEchat. 🎉👏🎉
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