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Human-Centred Approaches to Understanding Student Partnerships’ Impact Setting the Scene: Who the Changemakers Are This #Take5 blog is brought to you from a team of Changemakers at the London College of Communication (LCC), part of the University of the Arts London (UAL). Guided by their lead, Kevin J. Brazant – Senior Educational Developer at the college – they work on projects in collaboration with staff, students and external partners, to advance social and racial justice within the university, with a focus on curricula and pedagogies. Their programme has been developed through the students-as-partners model from Advance HE. This blog explores […]

Event date and time: Thursday 14 May 2026, 11.00 – 13.00 Join the Research and Scholarship Development Working Group’s introductory training for those considering applying for research funding, or wanting to develop a research project idea. This free online training, hosted on Teams, will run for 1.5 hours, with an additional 30 minutes afterwards for Q&A. The training will include: Whether you are thinking about a funding bid for this year’s ALDinHE grants (applications open in June) or evolving one for the future, please come along to find out more!

Event date and time: Thursday 7 May 2026, 11.00 – 12.00 The Research and Scholarship Development Working Group invites you to join Research Incubator – a new event designed to spark ideas, connections and momentum in Learning Development research work. Whether you’re just beginning to explore a research idea or already developing a project, this is a space to bring your early thoughts, questions and curiosities. Research Incubator is all about conversation and sharing: a chance to talk through where you are in your research journey, exchange perspectives and collaboratively explore where your ideas might go next. This is not a solutions-focused […]

Event date and time: Friday 10 July 2026, 12.00 – 13.00 Abstract: Despite widespread recognition that reading serves as a cornerstone of academic study -enabling both knowledge acquisition and comprehension – educational research consistently demonstrates that university students struggle with the volume, complexity, and independent reading demands of higher education (Ryan, 2006; Bharuthram, 2012; Jamieson, 2013; St. Clair-Thompson et al., 2018; Gorzycki et al., 2020; Bergman, 2024). Increasingly, research into academic reading has taken a more qualitative view, aiming to understand why some students do not engage in academic reading and has begun to consider the emotional and psychological aspects […]

Event date and time: Tuesday 31 March 2026, 15.00 – 16.00 The rise of Generative AI (GenAI) has disrupted the academic landscape. Where students once turned to study skills books, many now turn to GenAI tools. The traditional, long-form textbook feels increasingly out of step with how today’s students consume and produce knowledge. Ultimate Academic Writing Hacks was written for this precise moment; its answer is the ‘hack.’ At least for the time being, the hack occupies the middle ground between traditional textbooks, which require heavy investment in lengthy readings, and AI usage that often bypasses the learning process entirely. […]

Event date and time: Monday 23 April 2026, 11.00 – 12.00 ALDinHE Roundtable Event with Amy West, University of Northampton An opportunity to share our positive experiences of working with colleagues across the institution, and strategies for enabling this. As someone who enjoys finding opportunities for collaboration with those in other teams or areas, and values it immensely, I’ll share my experiences and reflections, and invite those from others.

This #Take5 is brought to you by Ikedinachi Ogamba, Associate Professor and Curriculum Lead, Coventry University, UK. Ike explores what it means to be an AI sceptic in this postdigital age. Is it possible? Are we forgetting or neglecting the sceptical, unengaged and disengaged groups in the AI adoption and integration conversation and policy? What does it mean for the academic? What might it mean for their students and higher education?  The Spark, The Angle  The idea to write this piece grew from reviewing an institutional AI literacy framework and competency progression model. The framework mapped educator development and support […]

On the 15th of each month, we are inviting those working in the field of learning development to share their day. Write up what you have done on the 15th of the month (or your nearest working day to this date) (plus reflections) and share it with us via this short submission form. The entries will be shared here on the ALDinHE blog. In 2010-11 and 2014-15, the ALDinHE website was previously used for a collective online journal by members of the LD community. The collective journal re-launched on the 15 May 2023. You can read the journal entries for each month. The shared experiences […]

Event date and time: 30th April 2026, 13.30 – 15.30 Location: Online. The link to the online room is in your ticket that is emailed to you and available via your website account. You are warmly invited to attend the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Association and Annual Awards Ceremony. All institutional and individual members are welcome. This is a special opportunity to come together, celebrate our collective achievements, and play an active role in shaping the direction of the Association for the year ahead. The AGM is more than a formal gathering. It is a space where voices […]

Event date and time: Thursday 23 April 2026, 12.00 – 13.00 Hear from ALDinHE’s funded projects! An open discussion through ALDinHE’s Research and Scholarship Working Group Are you thinking of applying for ALDinHE’s research funding? Or just intrigued by how a funded project works? Join us for this session, where Learning Development researchers who led a selection of our 2024-2025 projects will discuss their experiences, highlights and challenges. They, along with the chair and vice-chair of the Research and Scholarship Working Group will then be available for an open discussion and Q&A.