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Laura Milne

@lauramilne.bsky.social
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Head of Digital Education at the University of Chester. Interested in people, tech and words. Often found with a new hobby, or running or dancing. Glass half full.

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Laura Milne @lauramilne.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
@gabiwitthaus.bsky.social opening day 2 of #ALTc25 looking at inclusivity and education at the margins; how we can make a difference
Gabi Withaus says online learning design tends to be good learning design for all modes of learning, and designing for the inclusion of the most challenged learners tends to be good design for all learning. She is on stage in front of a slide with these points and a picture of cute meerkats
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Laura Milne @lauramilne.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
@philvincent.bsky.social Vincent sharing how to strategically support Digital Education at scale, rather than fragmented, inconsistent and unsustainable (often the norm) #ALTc25
Phil Vincent standing at a lectern, speaking about strategic digital education support and enhancement at scale
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(The) nearly Dr Puiyin Wong 👑 @puiyin.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
It’s official - our collective thought of AI is “meh”. @emilynordmann.bsky.social @altuk.bsky.social #ALTc25 #ALTc
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Mark Childs @markchilds.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
listening in on the audio feed for this - loved the reaction in the room when this came up on the screen #altc25
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Laura Milne @lauramilne.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Should have done a tighter crop, but I love having such a clearly engaged audience visible too!
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Laura Milne @lauramilne.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Students on the panel say: consistency is really important for vle engagement, from looks to different content layout (files in the same place between modules for example!) #ALTc25
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Laura Milne @lauramilne.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Such a vexed question - I totally get the email overwhelm, and the demand for just-in-time comms (like teams) can be overwhelming for staff (feeling "always on"); I think there is a case for bulk comms, but also a necessity not to overuse them. How do we stop becoming spam?
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James Clay @jamesclay.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
So my sketch note of the opening keynote here at #altc25
Sketch note
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ALTUK.bsky.social @altuk.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Our afternoon keynote is a student panel- Beyond the Myth of the Digital Native #ALTc25
People on a stage
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ALTUK.bsky.social @altuk.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Our student panel are sharing their experiences of their digital skills when they first arrived at university #ALTc25
People on a stage
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julievoce.bsky.social @julievoce.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Good to hear the student panel busting the myth of digital natives. Whilst they are comfortable using technology for leisure, they know that using it critically and academically is different. Something that @jsecker.bsky.social and I were discussing with academics yesterday in our MA module #altc25
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Laura Milne @lauramilne.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
I think the other side of the coin is that staff digital capabilities are also often not where we think they are! (and they might be more resistant to learning?)
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Laura Milne @lauramilne.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
At #ALTc25, @emilynordmann.bsky.social on the stage with a panel of students exploring the myth of the digital native
Emily Nordmann and a panel of students on the ALTc stage, looking at the myth of the digital native
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Laura Milne @lauramilne.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Thank you for being such a fab contributor!
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@suebecks @suebecks.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Excellent open space workshop led by @lauramilne.bsky.social on positive panic: managing disruptive technology change using Gen AI. Really got us along about policy, ethics, LTA and scaling up development #altc25
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Laura Milne @lauramilne.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
@charlesknight.co.uk - if the magic is there and you feel supported and trusted to do good work, you will thrive. Thinking about human factors of leadership in the context of AI at #ALTc25
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Laura Milne @lauramilne.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Behind the scenes prepping for an excellent day
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Laura Milne @lauramilne.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Workshop kit (tick), ipad for notes (tick), postit note for keynote speaker intro (tick), songs sent for ALTc radio this afternoon (tick). Sounds like I am ready for @altuk.bsky.social #ALTc2025
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Laura Milne @lauramilne.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
It's nearly time! On my train towards Glasgow for #ALTc2025, to see friends from across HE and FE, including @puiyin.bsky.social , @johnbrindletel.bsky.social , my fellow co-chairs @emilynordmann.bsky.social and @joecar80.bsky.social, and I'm sure a whole host of new friends.
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Laura Milne @lauramilne.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Trevor Omoruyi, with a good keynote for our conference, making me think about how those of us in teaching and learning are stabilisers like those on a bike - and the importance of thinking global!
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Laura Milne @lauramilne.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Welcoming @jisc.bsky.social to the University of Chester for our Demonstrating Digital Transformation day discussing transformational co-design
Heidi Fraser-Krauss, CEO of Jisc, presenting a screen demonstrating the Jisc Digital Transformation Framework
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TCEA @tcea.org · 17/04/2025
🧠 Boldly inclusive leaders embrace discomfort, listen actively, and create spaces where everyone thrives. Explore key insights from Minette Norman’s book and see how transformative inclusion can be. Check out the sketchnote summary:​ buff.ly/viaHSJV via QAspire + tnvora #edusky #leadership
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Laura Milne @lauramilne.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Only if a third person replies to ask to be removed from the reply all thread 😂 life pro tip - Outlook email recall doesn't work for Jisc mail lists. I will be checking all my emails very carefully for weeks
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Laura Milne @lauramilne.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Clearly in need of a bit of down-time... nothing like accidentally replying all to a large mailing list rather than directing your email to your team like you intended. Totally embarrassing 😖
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Laura Milne @lauramilne.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Yay! So great to be part of the series 😁
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Laura Milne @lauramilne.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Digital capabilities panel (featuring @julievoce.bsky.social and others) thinking through how we can support students to succeed through and beyond university #THEdigitalUK
Digital capabilities panel, including Megan Kime, Julie Voce, Simon Thomson, Andy Jaffrey and Christine Percival, sitting in a row with two coffee tables in front of a black background with green uplighters
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Kerry Pinny @kerrypinny.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Excellent point from @jacpotter.bsky.social on AI. We have to accept that there will be people who don't want to use AI even if that seems antithetical to the current rhetoric that everyone wants to use it #altc #THEdigitalUK
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Laura Milne @lauramilne.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
AI Special Interest Group attendance/participation has far exceeded expectations, but there are still unreached pockets as yet!
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Kerry Pinny @kerrypinny.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
As ever, technology is forcing change in education. A shame that AI should is the driver for these changes, such as those to assessment, but necessity is the mother of invention. It feels energy would be better spent on getting education to actively change instead of react #altc #THEdigitalUK
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Laura Milne @lauramilne.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Panel discussing AI and integrity - the ethical approach to innovation, featuring @jacpotter.bsky.social and @puiyin.bsky.social
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Laura Milne @lauramilne.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
That and the exponential pace of change was pretty much my top takeaways from this session!
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Laura Milne @lauramilne.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Starting with a panel discussion about digital strategy for improving learning outcomes and operational success #DigitalUniversitiesUK
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Laura Milne @lauramilne.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Really pleased to have an article published in @jldhe.bsky.social with @kewelsh6.bsky.social and @titchard.bsky.social: journal.aldinhe.ac.uk/index.php/jl... Some great reading in the rest of the edition too!
journal.aldinhe.ac.uk
Fun in the formative phase to scaffold success in the summative phase: collaboration between academics and learning technologists to build engaging, fun and authentic practice opportunities ...
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Laura Milne @lauramilne.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
"we test out human potential by playing games" - Prof @andymiah.bsky.social at #Digifest25
Prof Andy Miah standing in front of a big screen with an image of a brain and a mobile phone
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Laura Milne @lauramilne.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Having the best time at @jisc.bsky.social #Digifest25 with conference buddy and excellent collaborator, @kewelsh6.bsky.social
Katharine Welsh, wearing a floral top, and Laura Milne wearing a polkadot top
Standing in the hall at Jisc Digifest
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Laura Milne @lauramilne.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Starting with a Keynote from Prof. Paul Iske - "Brilliant failures" @jisc.bsky.social #digifest25
Photo of Paul Iske on stage
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will pooley @willpooley.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
*every academic submitting a piece for an edited collection/special issue etc* “ok the thing is, im not gonna make the deadline, but the travails i have suffered! i am but a smol bean” *every academic editing a collection etc, putting on cop costume* “OH OH! jail for a thousand years!”
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Laura Milne @lauramilne.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
I'll have to get drafting - time for an after-work walk to spur the neurons on
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Laura Milne @lauramilne.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
@lawriephipps.bsky.social no doubt this is already on your radar - this instantly made me think of you
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Laura Milne @lauramilne.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Loved the panel discussion from @puiyin.bsky.social @johnbrindletel.bsky.social @tamsyns.bsky.social @gamerlearner.bsky.social and @julievoce.bsky.social - thought-provoking questions on leadership and emerging leadership. I've got some new post-it notes for around my screen #ALTWinterSummit
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Laura Milne @lauramilne.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Joining @altuk.bsky.social Winter Summit today on Future Leadership in Learning Technology - looking forward to the conversations
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Laura Milne @lauramilne.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Sounds like a great Friday plan!
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Laura Milne @lauramilne.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
@altuk.bsky.social North West England and North Wales Members Group presenters, sharing their expertise
Vaiva, presenting a slide about AI to a room of colleaguesWill, presenting work on digital assessment tools to colleaguesColleagues exploring game based learning
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Laura Milne @lauramilne.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
A great time here at the University of Chester, hosting @altuk.bsky.social NW Members Group! Networking and lunch ahead of three great talks, featuring game based learning and escape rooms from my wonderful team
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Laura Milne @lauramilne.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
What an excellent inaugural lecture from the best, Professor @jacpotter.bsky.social
Professor Paul Bissell introduces Professor Jackie Potter, ahead of her Inaugural Lecture, entitled "An Origin Story about Teaching and Scholarship in Higher Education"
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Laura Milne @lauramilne.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Absolutely! See you then!
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Laura Milne @lauramilne.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
This week, the University of Chester is hosting the @altuk.bsky.social ALTNWEMG session on Friday. Looking forward to my team sharing some of the fantastic work they're doing towards engaging and immersive learning.
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Prof. Emily Nordmann @emilynordmann.bsky.social · 08/11/2024
I have written a guide for how to use AI to write multiple choice questions that follows best practices. sway.cloud.microsoft/lZANk0W69G9j... Feedback welcome! #AcademicSky
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Writing MCQs with AI
This document will guide you to use Gen AI tools to assist in writing multiple-choice questions. To follow all steps in this guide you will need access to a premium version of ChatGPT or Copilot.
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Laura Milne @lauramilne.bsky.social · 17/10/2024
Today I'm at @jisc.bsky.social 's Student Experience Experts meeting, sharing about our Digital Transformation Pilot work at University of Chester
Photo of a screen showing a slide with 54th student experience Experts meeting. The slide background is a student using a laptop
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