ALDinHE member report for April 2025 to March 2026

Manchester Metropolitan University

Registered Members (65)

  • Sara Balfour
  • Sara Barron
  • Siobhan Barry
  • Teg Bayissa
  • Sandra Brooks
  • Glen Brown
  • Avril Buchanan
  • Mair Bull
  • Mark Burgess
  • Brigid Callaghan
  • Clare Calveley
  • Aurelie Cauchard
  • Lucy Chambers
  • Priscilla Chan
  • Matthew Clark
  • Melanie Clifton
  • Caroline Colfer
  • Cathy Coombs
  • Alice Cowie
  • Gerard Devney
  • Sophie Ellis
  • Andrea Elmas
  • Anne Everett
  • Rachel Fell
  • Josie Gabi
  • Emma Goodwin
  • Nicola Gregory
  • Elise Hay
  • Victoria Herod
  • Araida Hidalgo
  • Crystal Hon
  • Chris Jones
  • Maxime Lallement
  • Chris Little
  • Louise Livesey
  • Kryss Macleod
  • Beverley Mallam
  • Chad McDonald
  • Yasmine Mulholland
  • Phil O'Brien
  • Stuart Parkin
  • Elizabeth Peet
  • Ruth Phillips
  • Freya Pigott
  • Poppy Plumb
  • Eileen Pollard
  • Lesley Raven
  • Jennifer Reeve
  • Jonah Richardson
  • Gill Robinson
  • Joanne Selley
  • Helen Smith
  • Isabel Spring
  • Julie Taylor
  • Christopher Telford
  • Sally van Valburg
  • Valeria Vargas
  • Corryn Walker
  • Nicola Ward
  • Emily Webb
  • James Webster-Gardiner
  • Alex Wheeler
  • Liam White
  • Ben Windle
  • Kate Woods

Members with Fellowships (7)

  • Aurelie Cauchard - F-ALDinHE
  • Anne Everett - F-ALDinHE
  • Phil O'Brien - F-ALDinHE
  • Avril Buchanan - SF-ALDinHE
  • Chris Little - SF-ALDinHE
  • Louise Livesey - SF-ALDinHE
  • Chad McDonald - SF-ALDinHE

Event Attendees (37)

‘59 Ways to Wellbeing’: supporting resilience, wellbeing, and belonging in university students (1 attendee)

  • Aurelie Cauchard

AI Community of Practice meeting Apr 2026 (1 attendee)

  • Nicola Gregory

AI Community of Practice meeting Dec 2025 (2 attendees)

  • Nicola Gregory
  • Maxime Lallement

AI Community of Practice meeting Feb 2026 (1 attendee)

  • Nicola Gregory

AI Community of Practice meeting Mar 2026 (1 attendee)

  • Nicola Gregory

AI Community of Practice meeting May 2026 (2 attendees)

  • Nicola Gregory
  • Louise Livesey

Beyond the S**t Sandwich (3 attendees)

  • Avril Buchanan
  • Aurelie Cauchard
  • Ben Windle

Book launch - University and You (1 attendee)

  • Julie Taylor

Bridging the Gap: supporting new students at Newcastle project evaluation (1 attendee)

  • Yasmine Mulholland

Coffee drop-in: sharing current challenges in HE & impact on LD (1 attendee)

  • Chad McDonald

Discover the power of ALDinHE membership - Dec 2025 (1 attendee)

  • Avril Buchanan

Elevate your professional standing with ALDinHE Fellowship - January 2026 (4 attendees)

  • Mark Burgess
  • Nicola Gregory
  • Nicola Ward
  • Kate Woods

Elevate your professional standing with ALDinHE Fellowship - March 2026 (1 attendee)

  • Yasmine Mulholland

Embedded teaching or Academic skills curriculum: re-thinking how we teach academic skills at university (1 attendee)

  • Phil O'Brien

How to be a learning developer in HE: Cultivating Criticality (1 attendee)

  • Brigid Callaghan

How to be a learning developer in HE: Praxis (1 attendee)

  • Brigid Callaghan

Input into ALDinHE’s strategic plans (1 attendee)

  • Chad McDonald

JLDHE Reading Club - September (1 attendee)

  • Ben Windle

LD online open lunchtime discussion - July (2 attendees)

  • Avril Buchanan
  • Elise Hay

Mindfulness for learning May 2026 (1 attendee)

  • Julie Taylor

Neurodivergent and Mental Health Role Model Strategies (1 attendee)

  • Gill Robinson

Neurodiversity CoP Meeting: Neurodiversity Resource Bank (1 attendee)

  • Brigid Callaghan

Role of the Learning Developer in empowering responsible use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): digging deeper into the complexities of AI (4 attendees)

  • Matthew Clark
  • Yasmine Mulholland
  • Elizabeth Peet
  • Jonah Richardson

Supporting our international students by supporting our staff (2 attendees)

  • Louise Livesey
  • Corryn Walker

The Essay Route Map (1 attendee)

  • Louise Livesey

ALDcon Attendees (0)

No members attended the conference.

Members who have published resources (0)

No members have published a resource.

Working Group Members (1)

  • Chad McDonald (Journal Editorial Board, Professional Recognition)

CoP Members (5)

  • Avril Buchanan (Artificial Intelligence (AI))
  • Aurelie Cauchard (Mindfulness for Learning)
  • Matthew Clark (Artificial Intelligence (AI))
  • Nicola Gregory (Artificial Intelligence (AI))
  • Elise Hay (Engineering and Work-based Learners, Artificial Intelligence (AI))

Mentees (0)

No members have requested to be mentored.

LearnHigher Downloads (31)

Building Local Cross-Institutional Collaborations to Promote Sustainability and Community-Based Learning in the Curriculum (5)

  • Aurelie Cauchard

AI for Learning: 3 steps to smart prompt design (4)

  • Aurelie Cauchard

Reflective Writing Made Simple (3)

  • Aurelie Cauchard

Bias in AI representations: Race, Gender and Ethical Challenges (2)

  • Aurelie Cauchard

Tips for writing a critical essay (2)

  • Aurelie Cauchard
  • Emily Webb

What is critical thinking? (2)

  • Aurelie Cauchard
  • Emily Webb

What’s the difference between description and critical analysis? (2)

  • Aurelie Cauchard
  • Emily Webb

Critical Thinking: Introduction and Activity (1)

  • Aurelie Cauchard

Evaluating academic sources using S.P.E.A.R. (1)

  • Aurelie Cauchard

Critical Thinking Card Game (1)

  • Aurelie Cauchard

Critical Evaluation of Evidence (1)

  • Aurelie Cauchard

The Three Domains of Critical Reading (1)

  • Emily Webb

Text-scrolling with David Middlebrook (1)

  • Glen Brown

Groupwork role play (1)

  • Chad McDonald

Inclusive Teaching: A Quick Guide for Module Leads and Lecturers (1)

  • Chris Little

Identify the audience and purpose (1)

  • Matthew Clark

Academic writing for reports (1)

  • Matthew Clark

Collaborative Matching Card Game for Critical Thinking and Visual Learning (1)

  • Stuart Parkin

Neurodivergence Resource Downloads (7)

Creating Accessible Materials – Checklist for All Media (3)

  • Brigid Callaghan
  • Freya Pigott
  • Gill Robinson

Dyscalculia – Support and Strategies (2)

  • Gill Robinson
  • Isabel Spring

Supporting autistic students to work with their peers – 10 good practice principles (1)

  • Kate Woods

Neurodiversity & Inclusivity Guide (1)

  • Chad McDonald
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