Nigel Francis

Could we not make that argument for any source of bias?

At least a sector in the UK

A6 #LTHEchat … I definitely don’t feel qualified to answer this question because I made the decision to leave a sector (and and institution) that I no longer recognised or wanted to be part of

So I hear! Looking forward to seeing where Cardiff goes assessment wise under your stewardship!

Which you then paid forwards and offered opportunities to others!

My respect for Itoje went up this game as well. Coming on and getting sin binned within moments to allow a score was incredibly sporting and true Lions leadership!

If Wales could give away less penalties, learn the laws of the game, improve their basic skill level, keep 15 players on the pitch and score more points, I think they have the making for a rugby team!

I didn’t want to leave any room for ambiguity!

Rather more eloquently put than me!!

A6 #LTHEchat BOTH!!!

That needs to be a top down leadership culture shift. Normalise failure as long as it’s a step towards success, encourage innovation and don’t base staff career progression on student module evaluations so they are afraid to try in case it falls flat

It’s very easy to try and establish a community, you just have to invite some people along, but to sustain a community you need to give them something useful and practical so they keep coming back

A5 #LTHEchat increased opportunity for team-based tasks, peer support and feedback. Being willing to let go a bit and allow students to take control of their own learning

A4 #LTHEchat by co-creating the community with the users. Allowing them to shape the direction of the community and responding to their needs

I guess mainly by normalising it and staff being given time in their workload to engage with these communities either to guide or to learn themselves

A3 #LTHEchat…in what capacity? To support students in their communities or in setting up their own?

That probably depends on the nature of the community and whether it’s formed around a tutor group, a friendship group, an individual module, a program or a CPD opportunity.

But primarily the sense of peer support and not feeling that they are travelling a journey alone…peer support

@hintondm.bsky.social knows me well!!

A2 #LTHEchat primarily by talking to them and explaining the benefits. Once the ball is rolling hopefully the community becomes self sustaining

If you are learning you are a student 😂. You can be staff and be learning in a community, but I’d argue you are still a learner and therefore a student in that scenario

A1 #LTHEchat a group of learners (students) who come together with a shared learning objective

A3 #LTHEchat being valued and listened to. Where staff have expertise consulting them and actively engaging with their knowledge. Too often staff are « consulted » but ignored, so then they disengage from processes or leave institutions

A2 #LTHEchat. Simply…yes! The people and the culture will outlast the current pressures on the sector and it’s those people that will help institutions grow and flourish anyway

A1 #LTHEchat to flourish you need leadership who are willing to listen and be challenged by staff at all levels to make them feel valued. Time and space to think deeply about the work and challenges and a culture that celebrates failure if it’s the next step to success

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A6 #LTHEchat put the human at the centre of the assignment. Allow them to use AI if they want to, but assesses the human in the loop and their learning, not the polished output. Learning should be messy and chaotic!

A5 #LTHEchat particularly in disciplines where voice or creativity are being assessed I’ve seen much less engagement with the tools. Policies need to guide, but allow some academic flexibility where appropriate…permissive not prescriptive