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Dr Lee Fallin EdD

@leefallin.bsky.social
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🏳️‍🌈 EdD SFHEA FRGS FRSA #MIEExpert 💼 Lecturer in Education @ UniOfHull ❤️ #HigherEd #EdTech #AI #loveLD #Inclusion 🏫 JLDHE Section Editor & School Governor 🏷️ #AcademicSky #Geographer #Education 🔶 Liberal Democrat #LibDems 💭 Speaking for me, not my employer

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Dr Lee Fallin EdD @leefallin.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Start the press? Yesterday @jaxbartram.bsky.social and I reviewed the fifth (and final!) proof for our upcoming book: Help, It's Not an Essay! A guide to multimodal assignments using text, visuals and spoken words. 🛒 link.amazon/B0ifZCvxC #StudySkills #LTHEchat #HigherEd #Assessment #Learning
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Help, It’s Not an Essay!: A guide to multimodal assignments using text, visuals and spoken words (Bloomsbury Study Skills) : Lee Fallin, Jacqui Bartram: Amazon.co.uk: Books
Buy Help, It’s Not an Essay!: A guide to multimodal assignments using text, visuals and spoken words (Bloomsbury Study Skills) by Lee Fallin, Jacqui Bartram (ISBN: 9781350529755) from Amazon's Book ...
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Dr Lee Fallin EdD @leefallin.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
New book coming soon: 📘Help, It's Not an Essay! A guide to multimodal assignments using text, visuals and spoken words. @jaxbartram.bsky.social & I have been hard at work on this book for the last couple of years. Available for pre-order now! link.amazon/B07MODPIq
Book cover for Help, It's Not an Essay! A guide to multimodal assignments using text, visuals and spoken words. The cover is purple with white and green text for the title and authors' names. Published by Bloomsbury
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Dr Lee Fallin EdD @leefallin.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I’m excited to retain my status as a Microsoft Educator Expert! As a Lecturer in Education at the @uniofhull.bsky.social, I am excited to continue developing the use of Microsoft technologies in the classroom. #MicrosoftElevateEducator #MIEE #MicrosoftEducator @microsoft.com
Proud to be recognized by Microsoft as an Expert Educator. Dr Lee Fallin, University of Hull, England, UK
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Dr Lee Fallin EdD @leefallin.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Power failure in Manchester (LOL) has significantly delayed my journey home. Virtually all TPX services delayed and cancelled it seems. My cancelled train was a 5 carriage TPX train. This 3 carriage Northern service is way over capacity with people stood in the vestibules & right down the carriage.
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Accessibility Awareness @a11yawareness.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Many live with the limitations of not understanding numbers and the impact that has on everyday life. Laura Parker's Accessible Numbers project offers guidance on how to design services and write content for people who need help with numbers. accessiblenumbers.com
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Designing services for people who need help with numbers
Low numeracy affects half of adults in the UK. Many live with the limitations of not understanding numbers and the impact that has on everyday life.
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Dr Lee Fallin EdD @leefallin.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
I’ve enjoyed a full week off work - taking advantage of the beginning of summer holidays to take annual leave. The reality of 500 emails is tomorrow’s job ahead of a couple of days back. I’ve really enjoyed this time — but also need to face the reality of working on an article and PFHEA whole off.
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Dr Lee Fallin EdD @leefallin.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Some reflections from #indexing our (@jaxbartram.bsky.social) upcoming book: Help it's not an Essay: A guide to multimodal assignments using text, visuals and spoken words. NOTE: If you can't wait to see this index for yourself (🤪🙃) you can preorder the book via Amazon: amzn.to/4w23vJ4 (1/4)
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Help, It’s Not an Essay!: A guide to multimodal assignments using text, visuals and spoken words (Bloomsbury Study Skills)
Buy Help, It’s Not an Essay!: A guide to multimodal assignments using text, visuals and spoken words (Bloomsbury Study Skills) by Lee Fallin, Jacqui Bartram (ISBN: 9781350529755) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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Dr Lee Fallin EdD @leefallin.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Just catching up on @theguardian.com Weekly back issues. Some excellent coverage on #Brexit Britain, and the negative economic impact of the vote.
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Dr Lee Fallin EdD @leefallin.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
10 international students = £1,000,000 📈 That is the net economic benefit international students bring to the UK, according to a major new report published today by @hepi-news.bsky.social and Kaplan International Pathways. #HigherEducation #UKEconomy #InternationalStudents #EconomicGrowth #UKHE
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Dr Lee Fallin EdD @leefallin.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
A compelling and to-the-point summary of issues impacting #UK #HigherEducation from @hepi-news.bsky.social #UKHE #LTHEchat #AcademicChat #University www.hepi.ac.uk/2026/06/30/h...
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How is the higher education sector faring at the end of 2025/26 (And what 10 points does Andy Burnham need to know about it?) - HEPI
This blog was authored by Nick Hillman, CEO of HEPI. The piece is a revised version of a report written originally to inform Council members at the University of Buckingham for a strategic away day. 1...
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Abbey @abbeyarletto.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
When reality surpasses fiction! Top: fictional forecast for August 2050, broadcast by French TV in 2014 to warn about the consequences of global warming. Bottom: Real French forecast for yesterday, June 22, 2026.
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Sandra Sinfield @danceswithcloud.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
#LoveLD - love #LTHEchat: Join us on Bluesky for #LTHEchat on Wednesday 24th June at 8pm BST with guest Abbi Shaw (@abbis.bsky.social) to discuss professional identity, recognition, and collaboration in higher education: lthechat.com/2026/06/21/c...
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Constructing the professional identity of Digital Education Specialists in UK higher education: perceptions, networks, and the value of CPD
Join us on Bluesky for #LTHEchat on Wednesday 24th June at 8pm BST with guest Abbi Shaw (@abbis.bsky.social) to discuss professional identity, recognition, and collaboration in higher education. To…
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Dr Lee Fallin EdD @leefallin.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Really enjoyed this last workshop at #ALDcon26 which focused on object-based learning for critical thinking (and group work and human interaction!). We were able to get to grips with a range of objects and much stimulating conversation. (& thanks to Leeds Library for okaying sharing the images)
A range of delegates in the research room engaging with archival materials.A range of delegates in the research room engaging with archival materials.A range of delegates in the research room engaging with archival materials.
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Dr Lee Fallin EdD @leefallin.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Today #ALDcon26 is opened with a panel debate focused on embedding academic literacies. The panel comprised of both academics and Learning Development specialists ❤️. This panel showed the advantages of bringing together expertise in subject content (lecturers) and student learning (LDers). #loveLD
A panel of 4 LDers and 3 academics sat at the front of a lecture theatre under a slide: Embedding Academic Literacies
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Dr Lee Fallin EdD @leefallin.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
A very poignant point raised at the #ALDcon26 panel: Learning Development has a scholarly-led approach to student support. BUT the scholarship playing field is not level. LDers have valuable contributions to make through research, but little access to funding & opportunity to drive forward. #loveLD
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Dr Lee Fallin EdD @leefallin.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Me and @jaxbartram.bsky.social are looking forward to delivering our workshop at #ALDcon26 today.
Help it's not an Essay! Supporting student success in multi-modal assessments
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Association for Learning Development in Higher Education @aldinhe.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Huge big thanks to Team Leeds for a fantastic day at #ALDcon26 at University of Leeds. Thank you to all involved - to all our delegates, presenters, chairs, conference committee and ALDinHE's steering group . #LoveLD aldinhe.ac.uk/aldcon/welcome-to-ald…
collage of pictures taken at #ALDcon26 showing workshops and presentations in progress.
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Dr Lee Fallin EdD @leefallin.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Impressive progress on the advocacy dragon #ALDcon26
A community drawn dragon to represent advocacy.
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Dr Lee Fallin EdD @leefallin.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
This use of #LEGO brings me unbridled joy. #ALDcon26 (These post it notes are log books ❤️)
LEGO figure holding post it notes. .
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Dr Lee Fallin EdD @leefallin.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
An exciting #ALDcon26 session ahead - From Mentoring to Advocacy: Supporting Learning Developers and Shaping the Learning Development Profession by Jessica Cooper, Ursula Canton, Clare Brown, Sandra Abegglen, Ina Stan, Jane McKay, Sam Thomas Including #LEGO #loveLD
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Dr Lee Fallin EdD @leefallin.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
This is not to say Learning Developer is not a role we should advocate for (& protect?). But Learning Development is an idea, an approach, a way of working -- a way that all our welcome to. So how we do define Learning Developer versus Learning Development - and advocate for both? #loveLD #ALDcon26
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Dr Lee Fallin EdD @leefallin.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Interesting reflection for the Advocacy Working Group. I've spoken to many subject academics today, all who have questioned their belonging with @aldinhe.bsky.social and at #ALDcon26. Not because they are not welcome, but because they are impostors, or 'not LDers'. How do we break that perception?
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Dr Lee Fallin EdD @leefallin.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
I love the fire and the foot. I've gone and given our advocacy dragon a head - because advocacy needs teeth. #ALDcon26
A drawing of a dragon breathing fire.
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Dr Lee Fallin EdD @leefallin.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Awww. Advocacy got the hot air balloon. The sights to be seen! #ALDcon26
July summer fair poster for ALDcon.
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Dr Lee Fallin EdD @leefallin.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Great session from Anna Smith - Advocating Innovation: Integrating Drama-Based Pedagogy into Learning Development to Enhance Student Engagement and Critical Thinking. #ALDcon26 I kinda want to try to chair activity back at Hull.
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Dr Lee Fallin EdD @leefallin.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
At #ALDcon26 Dr Sonia Hood & Georgia Koromila are posing the question: To target or not? This is a fascinating debate that asks how we direct Learning Development interventions to specific audiences & why it matters. #loveLD As their session chair, I've had the pleasure of capturing this debate.
A mind map
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Dr Lee Fallin EdD @leefallin.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
I have the pleasure of chairing Mini keynote 8 of #ALDcon26 To target or not? How we direct Learning Development (LD) interventions to specific audiences and why it matters. Georgia Koromila and Sonia Hood from Reading are leading on this fascinating debate.
Georgia Koromila and Sonia Hood are leading a debate, stood at the front of the room.Why this question?

Closing the awarding gap work allows us to be relevant and raise our profile

But requires us to target certain demographics

Levels the playing field
X  Excludes some students
?  Communication potentially reinforces deficit stereotypes
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Dr Lee Fallin EdD @leefallin.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Can't wait to see what is drawn for the advocacy dragon at #ALDcon26
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Dr Lee Fallin EdD @leefallin.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
...and we're off! #ALDcon26 has started.
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Dr Lee Fallin EdD @leefallin.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
After a lovely evening meal, it’s now time to see how much of my @theguardian.com Weekly backlog I can get through before #ALDcon26 tomorrow. #AmReading.
Three issues of The Guardian Weekly
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Dr Lee Fallin EdD @leefallin.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
If you are registered for #ALDcon26, please do check out our Advocacy Working Group stall - we have a space for you to add your thoughts on advocacy, and we'd appreciate your input!
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Dr Lee Fallin EdD @leefallin.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
As much as I love handwriting notes, there is something nice about a digital notebook #OneNote that allows me to revisit over a decade worth of notes. Can’t quite believe I’ve been to over 10 #ALDinHE conferences. #ALDcon26 @aldinhe.bsky.social leefallin.co.uk/2026/06/top-...
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Dr Lee Fallin EdD @leefallin.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
On the way to #ALDcon26! Looking forward to three days of Learning Development in Leeds. #loveLD
The Humber Bridge as seen from the train.
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Dr Lee Fallin EdD @leefallin.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Really enjoyed presenting this poster to #ALDcon26. Sorry if we got a bit carried away, we just get very passionate about this module and our amazing students 😅 Big thanks to Abbie, Shanen and Megan for their input.
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Association for Learning Development in Higher Education @aldinhe.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Steve Briggs & Ralitsa Kancheva from University of Bedfordshire, present at #ALDcon26 What is in a name? Job titles and effectively communicating the value of learning development within a university. #LoveLD
Slide presented by Steve Briggs and Ralitsa Kancheva at #ALDcon26.
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Dr Lee Fallin EdD @leefallin.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
The collaborative drawing for #ALDcon26 is a bit too much fun. Nice work everyone.
Collaborative sketchnotes.
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Dr Lee Fallin EdD @leefallin.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Interesting reflections from an #AI Jailbreaker in @theguardian.com (Took me a while to find online as this was ‘angels of deception’ in the weekly print!). Particularly interesting to see the high overview of some of the approaches and the personal impact. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Meet the AI jailbreakers: ‘I see the worst things humanity has produced’
To test the safety and security of AI, hackers have to trick large language models into breaking their own rules. It requires ingenuity and manipulation - and can come at a deep emotional cost
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Dr Lee Fallin EdD @leefallin.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Another great long read from The Guardian. Very much soeaks to my roots in information literacy and now AI: www.theguardian.com/media/ng-int...
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How to survive the information crisis: ‘We once talked about fake news – now reality itself feels fake’
In this age of crisis, technology is pulling us apart. At its best, journalism can bring us together again, writes Guardian editor-in-chief Katharine Viner
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Dr Lee Fallin EdD @leefallin.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Essays and lectures won’t survive? Already ditched them three years ago on my MA Programmes #HigherEd #Universities #LTHEchat www.timeshighereducation.com/news/lecture...
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Lectures and essays model ‘will not survive’, says departing v-c
Experiential learning only becoming more important in age of AI, according to outgoing leader of university known for its joint work and study programmes
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Accessibility Awareness @a11yawareness.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
The difference between "full verbatim" and "clean verbatim" transcripts: Full verbatim captures spoken word exactly as stated, including filler words, stutters and false starts. Clean verbatim has words exactly as stated, but edits the filler words, repeated words and stutters.
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Accessibility Awareness @a11yawareness.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
The hashtag #accessibility allows you to find lots of accessibility-related resources. To find accessibility resources in Spanish, use the hashtag #accesibilidad. The hashtag #accessibilité helps you find resources in French.
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Dr Lee Fallin EdD @leefallin.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Very excited to see: Help, It’s Not an Essay! appear on Amazon available for pre-order. This book is something @jaxbartram.bsky.social & I have been working on for years. We're both very excited to see it getting closer to being shared with the world! #LTHEchat #loveLD #HigherEd amzn.to/4c8Z3zn
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Help, It’s Not an Essay!: A guide to multimodal assignments using text, visuals and spoken words (Bloomsbury Study Skills)
Buy Help, It’s Not an Essay!: A guide to multimodal assignments using text, visuals and spoken words (Bloomsbury Study Skills) by Fallin, Lee, Bartram University of Hull UK, Jacqui (ISBN: 9781350529755) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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Dr Lee Fallin EdD @leefallin.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
A lovely surprise to see @azumahcarol.bsky.social pop up in the Knowledge Equity Network video I've been watching on Perspectives on Educational Equity. (A video I'd recommend: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeWu...) #HigherEd #LTHEchat #AcademicSky #EducationalEquity
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1. Perspectives on Educational Equity
YouTube video by Knowledge Equity Network
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Dr Lee Fallin EdD @leefallin.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
A growing problem. Something that frustrates me as an educator and parent too, as much as we encourage reading and limit screen time, the screen continues to draw attention.
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Dr Lee Fallin EdD @leefallin.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
A great article focused on the international student experience, with some interesting reflections on how to ensure students still get the most out of their time in the UK once post-study visas are shortened. #AcademicSky #HigherEd #LTHEchat @hepi-news.bsky.social www.hepi.ac.uk/2026/02/10/i...
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International education works only if student experience comes first - HEPI
The UK’s recent International Education Strategy sends an important signal that international education is being treated as an asset for growth, influence and long-term global partnerships. This shift...
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Alex Quigley @alexjquigley.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
‘How to share books with children to help them love reading’ I think shared reading, both at home and in the classroom, may be one of the most important human acts. More, more, more is better. theconversation.com/how-to-share...
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How to share books with children to help them love reading
Time spent reading together builds a bond between adults and children.
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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
This is first and foremost where the focus of the story should be. Of men, misogyny, and power. I have always specifically hated this part of my city and the world, the "gentleman's clubs" that are sadly part of the same thing. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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Sex and snacks, but no seat at the table: the role of women in Epstein’s sordid men’s club
Files reveal a world of flattery and fratboy tones, where rich men are cultivated and women provide services
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Dr Lee Fallin EdD @leefallin.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
A busy free days in London for work, research and pleasure. Highlights will be visiting RSA House, our #JLDHE Annual Away Day and some annual leave for the Design and Disability Exhibition at the V&A. Highlights of the train journey so far: watching three farmers herd a bull of the tracks.
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LSE Impact @lseimpactblog.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
💥New: UK academia’s presence on X is reaching a tipping point ✍️ @andytattersall.bsky.social #X #AcademicSocialMedia #AcademicSky
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UK academia’s presence on X is reaching a tipping point - Impact of Social Sciences
Data collected on UK universities’ use of social media shows academic engagement with X is at a tipping point with more institutions off the platform than on.
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Dr Lee Fallin EdD @leefallin.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Enjoyed the goodbye 2025 post from @hepi-news.bsky.social #HigherEd #AcademicSky
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Goodbye 2025 - HEPI
With 2025 coming to a close, let’s take a look at what HEPI has been discussing over the past year. 2025 was a busy year for HEPI (although which year isn’t…), both in terms of events, publications an...
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