ALDinHE member report for April 2025 to March 2026

University of Exeter

Registered Members (27)

  • Clare Adams
  • Isobel Eddyshaw
  • Jude Fleming
  • Caroline Gale
  • Caroline Gale
  • Riadh Ghemmour
  • Rachel Griffiths
  • Lizzie Harris
  • Melvyn Hillsdon
  • Eleanor Hodgson
  • Wendy Hubbard
  • Sarah Jones
  • Sam Law
  • Louise Loder
  • Amy McEwan
  • Jenny McGarvey
  • Sharon Morgan
  • Ana Neves
  • Nicola Nye
  • Stewart Palmer
  • Kelly Pickard-Smith
  • Sean Porter
  • Akriti Rastogi
  • Sarune Savickaite
  • John Shanahan
  • Ana Simoes
  • Lee Snook

Members with Fellowships (0)

No members are Fellows.

Event Attendees (35)

‘59 Ways to Wellbeing’: supporting resilience, wellbeing, and belonging in university students (2 attendees)

  • Sam Law
  • Amy McEwan

AI Community of Practice meeting Apr 2026 (1 attendee)

  • Jenny McGarvey

AI Community of Practice meeting Dec 2025 (1 attendee)

  • Jenny McGarvey

AI Community of Practice meeting Feb 2026 (1 attendee)

  • Jenny McGarvey

AI Community of Practice meeting Mar 2026 (1 attendee)

  • Jenny McGarvey

AI Community of Practice meeting May 2026 (1 attendee)

  • Jenny McGarvey

AI Community of Practice meeting Nov 2025 (1 attendee)

  • Jenny McGarvey

AI CoP - AY 25/26 Kick Off (1 attendee)

  • Jenny McGarvey

Are we missing ‘the single most important thing for teachers to know’? Cognitive Load Theory and learning development (1 attendee)

  • Sam Law

Book Launch Learning Development in HE: Crisis, Practice & Power in the 21st century University (1 attendee)

  • Riadh Ghemmour

Bridging the Gap: supporting new students at Newcastle project evaluation (2 attendees)

  • Sam Law
  • Jenny McGarvey

Elevate your professional standing with ALDinHE Fellowship - January 2026 (3 attendees)

  • Caroline Gale
  • Amy McEwan
  • Lee Snook

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

  • Sam Law

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

  • Jenny McGarvey

JLDHE Reading Club - May (1 attendee)

  • Sarune Savickaite

LD online open lunchtime discussion - June (1 attendee)

  • Jenny McGarvey

LD@3 - What does "digital confidence" look like to us? (2 attendees)

  • Jenny McGarvey
  • Sarune Savickaite

Menopause Awareness: A time for renewal, growth and purpose (1 attendee)

  • Ana Neves

Neurodiversity CoP Jan 2026 (2 attendees)

  • Sam Law
  • Ana Neves

Neurodiversity CoP Meeting: Neurodiversity Resource Bank (1 attendee)

  • Sarune Savickaite

Neurodiversity CoP Meeting: UWE Bristol ADHD Psychoeducational Programme (1 attendee)

  • Sarune Savickaite

Neurodiversity Peer Support: Building employability through alumni mentoring (1 attendee)

  • Sam Law

Role of the Learning Developer in empowering responsible use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): digging deeper into the complexities of AI (1 attendee)

  • Jenny McGarvey

Supporting our international students by supporting our staff (1 attendee)

  • Riadh Ghemmour

The Essay Route Map (1 attendee)

  • Sam Law

The Neurodiversity Community of Practice and its Resource Bank (3 attendees)

  • Sam Law
  • Jenny McGarvey
  • Sarune Savickaite

Using Design Thinking for LD Workshop (1 attendee)

  • Stewart Palmer

ALDcon Attendees (0)

No members attended the conference.

Members who have published resources (0)

No members have published a resource.

Working Group Members (1)

  • Riadh Ghemmour (Advocacy)

CoP Members (2)

  • Rachel Griffiths (Neurodiversity / Inclusivity)
  • Jenny McGarvey (Artificial Intelligence (AI))

Mentees (0)

No members have requested to be mentored.

LearnHigher Downloads (74)

Revision techniques podcast (9)

  • Sam Law

Reading in print and in digital: Strategies and choices (7)

  • Sam Law

Videos to develop dissertation writing (7)

  • Sam Law
  • Sharon Morgan

Academic writing for exams podcast (6)

  • Sam Law

Tips for writing a critical essay (4)

  • Sam Law
  • John Shanahan
  • Sharon Morgan

Critical Thinking: Introduction and Activity (4)

  • Sam Law
  • Sharon Morgan

Excelling at critical analysis: a 3-stage method with an image (3)

  • Sharon Morgan
  • John Shanahan

What’s the difference between description and critical analysis? (3)

  • John Shanahan
  • Sharon Morgan

Focusing on the functions and qualities of writing using Wrasse (3)

  • Sam Law
  • Sharon Morgan

Writing clearly and concisely (3)

  • Sam Law
  • Sharon Morgan

Analyse This!!! (2)

  • Lizzie Harris

Critical Thinking Card Game (2)

  • Jenny McGarvey
  • John Shanahan

Creative Learning Activity Cards (2)

  • Jenny McGarvey
  • Melvyn Hillsdon

Approaching the Question (2)

  • Sam Law

Essays: Conclusion paragraphs (2)

  • Sam Law

How to structure a paragraph (2)

  • Sam Law

Overcoming procrastination (2)

  • Sam Law

Reflective Writing Made Simple (2)

  • Sam Law

Why is report writing so important? (2)

  • Sharon Morgan

Ground rules for group work (1)

  • Melvyn Hillsdon

Meeting roles for group work (1)

  • Melvyn Hillsdon

Group work booklet (1)

  • Melvyn Hillsdon

Generative AI: a problematic illustration of the intersections of racialized gender, race and ethnicity (1)

  • Sean Porter

Argumentation (1)

  • Sharon Morgan

What is critical thinking? (1)

  • Sharon Morgan

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

  • Sharon Morgan

Neurodivergence Resource Downloads (23)

Creating Accessible Materials – Checklist for All Media (8)

  • Sam Law
  • Jenny McGarvey
  • Wendy Hubbard

Supporting autistic students to work with their peers – 10 good practice principles (8)

  • Sam Law
  • Melvyn Hillsdon
  • Rachel Griffiths

Supporting ND Students Showcase TM 2022 (3)

  • Sam Law

Guide to help autistic students with the transition into Employment (3)

  • Sam Law

Mindful Practice Leading into Creative Writing (1)

  • Wendy Hubbard
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