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Event date and time: 29th July 2026, 11.00 – 12.00 As learning developers, we frequently support students in their academic writing, yet engaging in our own scholarly publication can sometimes feel daunting. However, as Syska and Buckley (2022) argue, writing should be viewed as a ‘liberatory practice’ that allows us to shape our ideas and firmly locate our academic field. With JLDHE experiencing an exciting surge in submissions, the landscape of publishing in our discipline is thriving—but it also requires authors to be more strategic. In this ALDinHE webinar, the Managing Editor of the Journal of Learning Development in Higher […]

In this opinion piece, Angela Newton shares a perspective on responding to GenAI by equipping university students with confidence and skills in academic reading.   As the nature of knowledge, work and access to information are fundamentally changed by GenAI technologies, Learning Developers – and all who facilitate learning – in higher education can and should work with students to ensure that they can productively interact with texts, not as an act of nostalgia, but because we understand that fragmentary, instrumental reading is an incomplete educational ‘meal’. Introduction Almost every workplace discussion I’ve been involved with over the last two […]

Event date and time: 13th July 2026, 10.00 – 11.00 This is the ND CoP’s final meeting of this academic year and will not have an external speaker. The CoP will look back over the academic year, invite discussion on opportunities to bring sessions from the year into members’ own teaching praxis, and look ahead to the academic year to come. This event is open to everyone, both members and non-members.

This short and sweet #Take5 is brought to you by Joanne Craven who held an engaging session provocatively entitled ‘Pointless Play’ as part of the University of Liverpool’s Islands of Innovation 2025 and please do follow the link and have a look at the glory and joy of that playful event! Joanne draws on her experience as an educational games designer to argue for the power of the playful state in learning. In this post she shares how kindness opened space for her and others to learn playfully. Please enjoy reading this post – and we would love it if […]

Event date and time: 1st July 2026, 11.00 – 12.00 Would you like to find out more about the CPD CoP? Come along to this very informal session – a chance to hear a little more about the CoP, and to ask questions.

Event date and time: 22nd July 2026, 14.30 – 15.30 We would like to invite you to find out more about joining the Conference Committee at our informal drop-in event. Join us to find out about the different subgroups in the Conference Committee and how you can be part of developing and promoting the annual ALDinHE conference!

Event date and time: 9th July 2026, 11.00 – 12.00 Join ALDinHE Chair Maddy Mossman and Deputy Chair Ian Johnson for an open discussion about ALDinHE’s strategy.  The strategy began in 2025 as ALDinHE’s commitment to supporting Learning Development and Learning Developers in the next four years. Maddy and Ian are newly elected into their roles, and would welcome the opportunity to talk openly to our community to canvass their views. For example: what do people think about the strategy? where we are meeting our objectives? where do we need to do more work? The thoughts of our membership will […]

Event date and time: 8th July 2026, 11.00 – 12.00 Would you like to do one or some of: For these and any other ideas/questions, you have the opportunity to drop in and meet the group chair (Ian Johnson) and vice-chair (Silvina Bishopp-Martin) of the Research and Scholarship Development Working Group (RSDWG) on Wednesday 8 July 2026 11.00 – 12.00. All are welcome. Please book a ticket. The link to join the online room is on your ticket.

Event date and time: 20th July 2026, 13.30 – 14.30 Each year, ALDinHE funds several research projects investigating aspects of Learning Development’s theory, pedagogy and practice, and ways that we, as learning developers, can enhance students’ experiences. The process of winning these funds is competitive and we rely on our pool of reviewers to help make the decisions. This year, we are looking to add more reviewers to the pool. If you’d like to find out more before the training, please join the drop-in session for 20 July or if you’re not able to join the drop-in session, email ian.johnson@port.ac.uk). Although […]

Live Well Learn Well: collaborative projects with librarians, learning developers and mental health and wellbeing team Event date and time: 21st July 2026, 12.00 – 13.00 Sandie Donnelly, University of Cumbria, ALDinHE Steering Group – Member without portfolio, Roundtable Learning developers often work with students whose concerns and challenges include their mental health and wellbeing. This round-table explores how a long, informal connection between library services and the mental health and wellbeing team has evolved into a practical and collaborative working relationship under the banner of Live Well Learn Well. This fruitful partnership includes a shared blog, co-delivery of webinars, […]