Dr Aisling Tierney

All images are sourced and adapted digitally by hand by your very own archaeologist at TephraArts! Who just happens to dig up medieval castles in her spare time (as part of community-led research excavations).
#medieval #medievalhistory #castle #archaeology #history #archives

White card cover, white double sided thick 120gsm paper with clear sharp images.
44 pages of artwork at all levels of complexity.

There is a focus on examples from the European Medieval history. There is lots about buildings, warfare and every day life.

Historical context and details, plus bibliographic references are included.

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Brown haired smiling woman holds book with text medieval castles colouring book against red brick wall

My labour of love is finally available! I researched a selection of delightful medieval castles and everyday life to bring you this new colouring book!

Features archaeological objects, tapestries, illuminated manuscripts and architectural sites.

Drawing of rabbit holding abacus with blue crow

Rabbit teaches the abacus to a crow 🐰🧮🐦‍⬛

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adapted from Vincent of Beauvais, Speculum historiale, France c 1294-1297, Boulounge-sur-Mer, Bibliothèque mumicipale, ms. 1301, fol. 344r.

#medieval #history #rabbit #medievalhistory #marginalia #illuminatedmanuscript

Wicked tricks and learning struggles: authentic learning journeys and AI This blog explores the idea of struggle by looking at film representations and then reflecting on our students’ use of AI in relation to struggle and wicked problems.

Another angle on AI & learning at university!
In this blog, explore the idea of struggle in education by looking at Lawrence of Arabia, then reflecting on our students’ use of AI in relation to struggle and wicked problems.

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#highered #ai @biltonline.bsky.social

Yes plenty to explore here especially since it has that future-facing dimension imagining who we want to become.

‘I wish I could push ChatGPT off a cliff’: professors scramble to save critical thinking in an age of AI As AI has upended the way students learn, academics worry about the future of the humanities - and society at large

I'm one of many professors quoted in this report from Alice Speri. I really appreciate The Guardian taking an angle which has basically eluded every other major outlet.

💐 Leadership does not have to follow a masculine template – empathy, collaboration and authenticity are strengths.
💐 Representation matters – seeing women in leadership helps others imagine themselves there too.

💐 Give yourself permission to succeed – sometimes we hold ourselves back more than the system does.
💐 Trust the process – showing up consistently creates opportunities.
💐 Persistence pays off – rejection and setbacks are normal parts of academic careers.

key takeaways from the episode (Rushana's summary):
💐 Courage matters more than perfection – you don’t need to be 100% ready to go for opportunities.
💐Mentoring is valuable, but sponsorship is powerful – lifting others up when they are not in the room matters.

International Women’s Day Special: celebrating women in Academic Leadership

Special episode of the Education-Focused Academic Podcast - in celebration of the International Women’s Day #IWD2026 🎙️ from inspiring colleague Dr Rushana Khusainova

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Yuuuup. Next blog will refer to Lawrence of Arabia.

It’s not a military academy as they have a parallel separate war college; the academy is principally about space exploration, science & discovery.
The framing focuses on the human stories of overcoming cataclysmic trauma; accepting frailty & being brave rather than being a perfect hero

Facts! And yes, I would definitely have signed up to that unit!

Thank you - it is fun to combine my passions whenever I can!

Aha, the didactic approach of pouring or beating knowledge into the learner, the traditional option.

Grey horse on a red saddled nude human male, on white card, in medieval drawing style

Saddle up for Medieval nonsense! 🐴

Medieval horse on a saddled human, adapted from Morgan Library & Museum Ms M. 358 - Book of Hours, France. c.1440-1450

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#equestrian #medieval #horse #history #marginalia #bookofhours #equine #skystorians #archives #manuscript

What’s next? Warhammer-pedagogy? MTG-pedagogy? Veggie-stack pedagogy?

Red Seven headed dragon with crescent moon and stars

Seven-headed crowned monster of the apocalypse with moon and stars 👑🌙✨

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A6 Card features design adapted from Apocalypse, Salisbury, c.1250

#dragon #apocalypse #medieval #history #beast #bestiary #marginalia #skystorians #monster

The Starfleet Academy TV series presents a futuristic university with diverse cadets and flawed teaching staff.
This blog takes a sci-fi premise & uses it to reflect on practice and values in HigherEd.
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#highereducation #academia #curriculum #teaching #university #scifi

White and yellow blooms of primroses against green leaves by stones and bark of tree base

Do you have very particular tastes when it comes to primroses? I do!
You can see the ones of the left are more white than yellow, obviously the ones on the right are infinitely better 🌼

Two figures jousting on horseback holding tree branches and wearing green plant cloaks and hat with garlic top

Medieval people jousting while dressed in garlic themed costume 🧄🐴⚔️
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A6 Card features design adapted from Robinet Testard, Jean Boudichon, Hours of Charles d’Angoulême and Tours, 1480-1496.
#jousting #medieval #history #reenactor #livinghistory #skystorians

Drawing of brown owl wearing black hat and holding wine glass from yellow clawed leg

Cheers to wit to woo🦉🍷
jaunty party derpy owl adapted from the satirical Megillah scroll, Alsace. Braginsky Collection S7. Eighteenth century (which is also indicated by the design of the glass).

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#owl #eighteenthcentury #owlart #owllover #history #archives

This is a redrawn, recoloured adaptation from Robinet Testard, le secret de l’histoire naturelle contenant les merveilles et choses mémorables du monde, France, 15th century.

In this 15th century view we can see lots of the familiar representations of Stone Age life that are still popular today: violence, animal skins for clothing, unruly hair, clubs and bows, emerging from caves.

Medieval style drawinf of a prehistoric outdoor scene showing Five figures in animal skins, with clubs and a dead animal and a monkey and rocky caves

What did Medieval people think about the prehistoric world? It’s so fascinating to think that people from history wondered about archaeology too!

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#stoneage #prehistoric #prehistory #medieval #archaeology #neolithic #history

adapted from: Clarissimi uiri Hyginii Poeticon astronomicon opus utilissimum, 1483 (United States Naval Observatory).

Blue outlije print drawing of zodiac constellation figure with stars and centaur with lamb and rabbit

Blue outlije print drawing of zodiac constellation figure with stars and dragon and two small bears

Reach for the stars ✨
Two Astrology-theme greetings cards showing the centaur phyllirides (centaurus constellation) & the dragon, ursa minor and ursa major.
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#astrology #zodiac #medieval #history #medievalart #skystorians

Mediega rabbit standing and pulling ropes of a church tower bell

Ding dong! 🔔🐰💒

Card features designs adapted from authentic medieval illuminated manuscript showing rabbits and church bells. From Walters Ms. W. 102, Book of Hours, 13th century (Walters Art Museum).

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#medieval #rabbit #marginalia #history #medievalart