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Dr Lee Fallin EdD @leefallin.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

It also felt like I hadn’t lost my human agency in doing it this way because I had led on the design. #LTHEchat

Dr Lee Fallin EdD @leefallin.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Honestly, it is a game changer. I was developing this model where I wanted Greek-style columns to prop up this overall concept (which was the roof). I honestly had no idea how to describe it so I just hand drew the whole thing and Gemini did a perfect job of making it digital. #LTHEchat

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Dr Lee Fallin EdD @leefallin.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

You should see some of the phenomena all-PowerPoint diagrams and images by @jaxbartram.bsky.social. Amazing stuff. #LTHEchat.

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Dr Lee Fallin EdD @leefallin.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I love sketchnoting. I’ve finally invested in a Kindle Scribe so I can be digital and draw-y. The ability to use colour is a game changer. #LTHEchat

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Dr Lee Fallin EdD @leefallin.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I love the careful use of animation to real bits in time, and fade other bits out when done. Sadly, I see it done BADLY far more than I see it done well 😞 #LTHEchat

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Dr Lee Fallin EdD @leefallin.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

A6: In the new year on another module, we use design thinking. So we encourage drawing and diagrams and prototypes in workshops. All of that can be photographed and submitted to their portfolio of evidence and graded. They can even get marks for discarded ideas. #LTHEchat

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Dr Lee Fallin EdD @leefallin.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

A6: different - not sure as I do a lot. But I have a few fun assessments coming up. One is highly visual — but we don’t assess the quality of the visual, just the communication. It removes a bit of pressure for students and gives them chance to experiment. #LTHEchat

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Dr Lee Fallin EdD @leefallin.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I love SmartArt - even as a basic starting point for something bigger or more elaborate. #LTHEchat

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Sandra Sinfield @danceswithcloud.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Our student & this blogger: noblechloe.wordpress.com/first-year-l... undertook a research project on notemaking strategies & discovered students lacked the self-efficacy to draw even intheir own notes. We had to build up their visual confidence slowly over time, Chloe helped w this blog! #LTHEChat

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Visual Notes

From what was supposed to be just a project blossomed into something entirely different. It began from researching into different methods of note taking and benefits of drawing in learning. I enjoy…

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Dr Lee Fallin EdD @leefallin.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

It’s works so well. Maybe you struggle to prompt what you want. Or maybe you are not a confident drawer, but can do enough to get a message across. I’ve really enjoyed this human + AI approach in prototyping. I cover it a lot within design thinking. #LTHEchat

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Dr Lee Fallin EdD @leefallin.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

A4: I feel like I’ve spent a decade campaigning for better visual literacy alongside @jaxbartram.bsky.social. I hate how much prominence there is to academic, information, digital - and now AI literacy. Visual literacy is a core part of this all #LTHEchat

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Dr Lee Fallin EdD @leefallin.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I’ve recently enjoyed hand sketching - then taking a snap and getting Gemini to tidy it up. Works so well!!! #LTHEchat

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Dr Lee Fallin EdD @leefallin.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

A3: had to cheat a bit on this @lthechat.bsky.social - no paper to hand, only mobile. So described my model to Gemini. Prompts in the alt text. #LTHEchat (You get the idea. And the irony. Don’t fully stand by the image as I gave the AI the liberty to enhance the points)

Make a version of the icebergmodel for me. Make it look hand drawn with ink and colouring pencils.

The top is depicting AI use in higher education . Above the water.

Beneath the water are the causes.
Pressure - everyone else is using it
Confidence - I can’t write well
Silicon Valley tech bros pushing an agenda
Prominence. It is everywhere.
You can get away with it.

/// add a few more items to that list.

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Dr Lee Fallin EdD @leefallin.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

You’re going to love Help, it’s not an Essay! 😉 - we’ve gone to print now. 🙌 #LTHEchat

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Dr Lee Fallin EdD @leefallin.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

This chat is making me want to run off and play with iMindMap or Microsoft Visio. Two of my favourite communication tools. #LTHEchat

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Dr Lee Fallin EdD @leefallin.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

A2: Connections. Relationships. Discordance. Similarity. Difference. Tentative links. Controversies. Hierarchy. Ideas #LTHEchat

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Dr Lee Fallin EdD @leefallin.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I can so relate @santanuvasant.bsky.social! I was trained in mind mapping from someone in Busan’s organisation. I was already a big diagrammer, but I really helped me enhance my practice in that space (though the approach was a little strict for my liking) #LTHEchat

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Dr Lee Fallin EdD @leefallin.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

A1: I’d also add that as a geographer, models, figures and diagrams have always helped to simplify what can be very complicated systems. #LTHEchat

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Dr Lee Fallin EdD @leefallin.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

A1: Throughout my A-level, undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral studies; I found myself learning and battling through more and more complicated things. Things that cannot be expressed (easily) in a linear way. Diagrams have always helped me connect ideas and express complexity. #LTHEchat

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Dr Lee Fallin EdD @leefallin.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

This morning’s rain felt like somewhat of a novelty! #LTHEchat

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Dr Lee Fallin EdD @leefallin.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

First #LTHEchat in a while! See how much I can fit in while cooking.

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Dr Lee Fallin EdD @leefallin.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Great to see Prof. Tom Lawson deliver his inaugural lecture as VC of @uniofhull.bsky.social. Asking the timely question of ‘What are Universities for?’, the talk came to a powerful conclusion. In part - love. Love for their students. Love for their communities. Love for their region. #HigherEd #UKHE

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Sandra Abegglen @sandra-abegglen.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Join us! ucgo.ucalgary.ca/T/WF/37758/A...

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@suebecks @suebecks.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Starting Small, Thinking Big: Students as Partners and the 4M Framework This blog post explores how the 4M framework (micro, meso, macro and mega) can help us reimagine Students as Partners in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL). blog.shu.ac.uk/sotl/startin... #SoTL #studensaspartners

The figure explores how the 4M framework (micro, meso, macro and mega) can help us reimagine Students as Partners in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL). It highlights how students can contribute not only to local enhancement projects but also to institutional and sector-wide change, while developing valuable skills, confidence, networks and scholarly identities along the way.

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@suebecks @suebecks.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Join us on Wednesday 7th of October at 8.00pm BST for our weekly Learning and Teaching in HE chat #LTHEchat with our guest contributor, Catherine O'Mahony, @catherineomahony.bsky.social. This #LTHEChat on BlueSky will explore dual coding and visualising thinking. lthechat.com/2026/10/04/l...

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LTHEchat 375: Dual coding and visualising thinking

Join us on Wednesday 7th of October at 8.00pm (GMT/BST) with our guest contributor, Catherine O’Mahony, University College Cork, (@catherineomahony.bsky.social). This #LTHEChat on BlueSky wil…

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Dr Lee Fallin EdD @leefallin.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Very exiting @suebecks.bsky.social! Would love to hear what you think :)

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Dr Lee Fallin EdD @leefallin.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Ranging from more traditional assessments such as academic posters and presentations - through to newer communication methods such as blogs, infographics, videos and podcasts, this book equips students with the knowledge and the skills to produce assignments with confidence.

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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

Note to self: I'm also clearly getting old as the end of this academic year will mark a decade in this programme for me (2017-27 😧).

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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

accessiblenumbers.com

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

Now at the end, I can now fully endorse self-indexing, even if it wasn't the most enjoyable bit of producing a book. 😅 The one bit of learning I'd certainly take from this - it takes much longer than you think. (4/4)

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Dr Lee Fallin EdD @leefallin.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Indexing helped me discover new routes through the material we've written (that I hadn't considered before, such as a software-led approach) - and even more importantly, it helped us identify a few inconsistencies in how we'd presented some terms. (3/4)

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Dr Lee Fallin EdD @leefallin.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

For a chunk of this time I was a little bit grumpy (might have been the toothache 😖), and did regret not paying for professional indexing. However, now I have come to the end of this work (of which Jacqui did a lion's share), I have come out with a different perspective. (2/4)

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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

For the Hull North constituency, 1,715 international students generated an estimated net impact of £195.3 million! This data makes one thing crystal clear: international higher education isn't just a cultural win for the UK—it’s a massive economic engine.

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Dr Lee Fallin EdD @leefallin.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

The numbers are staggering: 🔹£40.4 Billion: The total net economic benefit generated by the 2024/25 student cohort. 🔹9.7 to 1: The benefit-to-cost ratio. While these students cost £4.7B, they generate £45.1B in return. 🔹£100,000: The average net financial contribution of each international student.

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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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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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Dr Lee Fallin EdD @leefallin.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

I found it needed a few expansions to get there, but it had the size and scale I found missing in all the Sim City series, and helps me get over the bitter disappointment from Sim City 4.

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Dr Lee Fallin EdD @leefallin.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Cities Skylines is pretty epic! Ever tried that? Even better with the expansions and mods.

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