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JLDHE is looking for dedicated Assistant Editors to join our Editorial Board! Are you passionate about advancing knowledge in Learning Development (LD) and Teaching and Learning (T&L) in higher education? Following our indexing in Scopus this year, the Editorial Board is expanding and we are seeking committed and reliable individuals who are motivated to contribute to the ongoing development of our field. While we welcome diverse perspectives including international colleagues and practitioners, our priority is finding team members who can offer consistent and reliable engagement. The commitment: Tenure: a 2-year term (with potential for extension) starting 1 August 2026. Time: […]

Representing Polyvocality in Research – a case study on Augmented Reality approaches to British colonial history Introduction In this post Daisy Abbott explores Polyvocality – the practice of representing and foregrounding multiple voices, perspectives, or interpretations within research (and by implication within our teaching), particularly those that have been marginalised or excluded from dominant narratives. This matters not least because of education’s role in including or systemically excluding people. We feel that Daisy’s work helps us all think about how to make our practice authentically inclusive – welcoming all our students – and the whole of them – into the […]

In this blog, Dustin Hosseini reflects on some minor changes that he made to a research module, which is a part of a paramedic science degree apprenticeship, designed to increase student success. Whilst some may believe that Apprenticeship students are ‘special and different’, the changes implemented were small and could work in any course for any students: moving some sessions around and helping students brainstorm and articulate their ideas. They both significantly improved first-time pass rates and are already having a positive ripple effect to other instances of the module and the wider programme. As an experienced Learning Developer, the […]

Event date and time: Wednesday 8th July 2026, 13.30 – 14.30 For 25.26 academic year, Manchester Met Academic and Study Skills team (ASST) members generated a suite of 4 two-hour workshops on building student skills and confidence with Level 8 writing and research methods. One driver for the development of these sessions was parity of provision across all student levels: we have a strong central and faculty workshop delivery for UG and L7 students, but previous workshops for doctoral students were adaptations of existing resources for lower-level learners rather than bespoke. We felt this was exclusive and not in-keeping with […]

Event date and time: Wednesday 20th May 2026, 15.00 – 16.00 Listening is often taken for granted in the workplace, but the quality of our listening is rarely considered by individuals or organisations. In an age of screens and accelerated working environments where speed is an assumed necessity, it can be difficult to prioritise listening – which many conceptualise as being a passive rather than an active skill. Active listening supports learning development practices and values. For example, we listen responsively so that we can work in partnership with students and colleagues as well as advocate for learning development.  We […]

June 20, 2025 / 1 minute of reading Following ALDinHE’s Annual General Meeting held on 30 April 2026, we are delighted to officially welcome our newly ratified Chairs, two new Steering Group members without portfolio and three new Working Group Leads. Our new members will bring fresh thinking, a wealth of experience, and a genuine passion for Learning Development and ALDinHE’s values. We’re very excited about what they will bring to the strategic direction of the association. You can read about all members of the Steering Group and their profiles, on our website. We congratulate and welcome: New ALDinHE Chair and Deputy Chair […]

2026 Award presented to Sandra Sinfield SF‑ALDinHE, SFHEA  It is a real privilege, on behalf of ALDinHE, to present the Lifetime Achievement Award to Sandra Sinfield, SF‑ALDinHE, SFHEA.  This award recognises not just long service or an impressive list of roles and outputs, although Sandra has plenty of those, but a lifetime of values‑led practice, impact, generosity, and passion that has helped shape learning development as a field, a community, and a movement.  Sandra is an Associate Professor in the Centre for Professional and Educational Development at London Metropolitan University; a co‑author of Teaching, Learning and Study Skills: A Guide for Tutors and Essential Study Skills: The Complete Guide to Success at […]

This blog is brought to you from Dr Natalie Mack, an academic in Biotechnology, based in the School of Biosciences at the University of Nottingham, UK. She is writing on the topic of student academic integrity training, drawing upon her experience as an academic misconduct officer to develop an effective quiz-based approach to raise awareness and reduce incidences of accidental misconduct. The Problem The COVID-19 pandemic forced a rise in our open-book/remote access assessments, and alongside this, the availability of artificial intelligence (AI) software has increased. These factors created an upsurge in our academic misconduct cases; a common problem in […]

Event date and time: Thursday 14th May 2026, 13.00 – 15.30 At a time when higher education is facing profound uncertainty financial pressure, rapid technological change, and shifting expectations, partnership with students offers not just challenge, but hope. This online forum from the ALDinHE Events Working Group will explore students as partners and curriculum partners as a values-led, sustainable approach to learning development and educational enhancement. Rooted in ALDinHE principles of inclusivity, collaboration, and critical practice, the event will consider where partnership work is now, how it has evolved, and why listening to students is more important than ever, particularly in a post-AI context and as student […]

This #Take5 is brought to you from David Baldwin, Head of Special Collections at London Metropolitan University. David is sharing how he uses the Special Collections at his university – to inspire us – to make us think: What is a Special Collection? Do we have any here? How can I get involved? How might I use some aspect of the Special Collections in my Learning Development work, in my teaching, support of learning, or my research? [A Library is More Than a Library] In Learning Development, students are often encouraged to think critically, evaluate sources, challenge assumptions, and reflect […]