#ACODELTLI25 kicking off the 2025 event, everyone already hard at work 😉 Looking forward to a great week in Mooloolaba.

“We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.” Kurt Vonnegut, Mother Night

A powerful quote that has resonated for many years. Interesting to reflect on it again in light of the potential offered by AI to help us “pretend” in new and different ways…

Great weather in Auckland for today’s ACODE Australasia workshop creating a new benchmark focused on accessibility. Looking forward to some thoughtful presentations and great engagement with colleagues. Thanks to our hosts at UoA.

Had a great chat recently with Professor Danny Liu on AI and its implications for universities. Great to explore this complex space as we all try to navigate the uncertainty and rapid change. Remarkable where biochemists end up 😉

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Snita Ahir-Knight, PhD on LinkedIn: Benefits and challenges of integrating lived experience in higher education I’m thrilled to be co-editing a Special Issue for Higher Education Research and Development with Hazel Godfrey on the benefits and challenges of integrating…

Benefits & challenges of integrating lived experience in higher education: Call for papers

Snita Ahir-Knight's LinkedIn post introducing @herdjournal.bsky.social's #CFP for a special issue examining the role of #LivedExperience in #HigherEd teaching

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Higher Education Research & Development Reimagining Higher Education Learning Spaces: Assembling Theory, Methods, and Practice. Volume 44, Issue 1 of Higher Education Research & Development

Busy time at HERD - our latest special issue - Reimagining Higher Education Learning Spaces: Assembling Theory, Methods, and Practice - is now live. Our biggest ever issue with 17 great papers exploring learning space.

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Also great that our second call is now also live. An important topic led by experienced colleagues as guest special issue editors. Hoping to see strong contributions and wide engagement.

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Great to see one of our two calls for special issue submissions is now live, looking forward to a great set of submissions working with our guest special issue editors

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Interesting but perhaps that's making social media a little too easy to get sucked into ;-)

Jonathan the Tortoise looking noble and handsome

A side-by-side photo comparison 1) b&w pic of Jonathan in 1886 with some colonialist looking dude and 2) Jonathan in modern times in glorious color

Jonathan looking nice

Jonathan on a lawn, sounding his barbaric yawp across the lawntop

HAPPY BIRTHDAY (Observed) TO MY MAN JONATHAN THE TORTOISE BELIEVED TO BE 192 TODAY #ANTSAT

Marsden Fund refocused for science with a purpose Minister of Science, Innovation and Technology Judith Collins today announced the Government has updated the Marsden Fund to focus on core scientific research that helps lift our economic growth and c...

Just as we're grappling with complex challenges triggered by technological change our Government chooses to remove funding from the areas that most likely will provide real, people-oriented responses to the resulting impact these are having on our society

www.beehive.govt.nz/release/mars...

Thank you, great to be appreciated and a pleasure to help colleagues get their work out and shared through AJET.

I worry that this resonates so strongly with me at the moment...

Great to be so many colleagues today learning from each other about their learning and teaching work at the 2024 Ako Victoria Symposium

Like the targeted DNA weapon in the last Bond film?

Great to see so many colleagues engaging with learning and teaching at #TERNZ2024 here at Te Herenga Waka.

I still remember the look of horror on the face of a Professorial colleague when I spoke about playing video games myself for relaxation...👾