Brickfield Education Labs @brickfield.bsky.social
Ken McCarthy @kenmccarthy.ie "It's the last piece of the puzzle, but you just can't make it fit"
Head of Centre for Academic Practice SETU
Vice President ILTA
LEGO® Serious Play® Facilitator
Interested in #EdTech #GenAI #Lego and making the world a better place
Views are spectacular
Felicitas MacGilChrist @discoursology.bsky.social research // generative critique // edtech // critical digital education // solarpunk // recovering poststructuralist // prof in oldenburg // editor at learning, media and technology @lmt-journal.bsky.social // curator of the relab
Ian Linkletter @linkletter.org Emerging Technology & Open Education Librarian. My work focuses on protecting students from the harms of ed tech surveillance. I defend freedom of expression, access to information, algorithmic transparency, open privacy knowledge, and fair dealing rights.
Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app Founder & PI @aial.ie. Assistant Professor of AI, School of Computer Science & Statistics, @tcddublin.bsky.social
AI accountability, AI audits & evaluation, critical data studies. Cognitive scientist by training. Ethiopian in Ireland. She/her
Howls and Hooves Project @howlsandhooves.bsky.social A zooarchaeological grassroots research project on Medieval and Viking-age dogs and horses and how they interacted with humans in Ireland and the UK. Co-PIs @ruthfcarden.bsky.social & @justrena.bsky.social (was VikingDublinDogs)
Website: coming soon!
Dwayne Ripley @dwayneripley.bsky.social Creating and translating learning sciences knowledge. PhD in design for interdisciplinary education. Researches epistemic cognition, educational technology, and design knowledge.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7812-0614
Open Research and Public Engagement Roadmap @engagedroadmap.bsky.social Co-Creating Ireland's Public Involvement in Open Research Roadmap
ENGAGED is building a national roadmap to shape public involvement in open research in Ireland. We believe that research can and does play an important role in tackling societal challenges.
Dictionary of Irish Biography @dib.ie An authoritative reference work of nearly 11,000 lives for scholars of Irish history, society and culture from the Royal Irish Academy.
Sign up for our quarterly newsletter here: https://mailchi.mp/d44f57115e53/royal-irish-academy-communications-sign-up
Dr Catherine-Ann O’Connell @catherine-ann1.bsky.social Senior Education Developer. Passionate about higher education pedagogy and practice. Research areas include Pedagogies of Care; collegial cultures; EDI; Relational pedagogy.
#AcademicSky
National Student Engagement Programme (NStEP) @nstepie.bsky.social Promoting student engagement and student-staff partnership in Irish higher education, working collaboratively with 30 Irish HEIs. #studentengagement #studentpartnership
https://linktr.ee/nstepie
University of Galway @uniofgalway.bsky.social Shaping the world & inspiring leaders since 1845. University of Galway - Where will it take you?
http://universityofgalway.ie
University of London Press @uolpress.bsky.social Opening up humanities research.
Passionate advocates for the humanities, we are a collaborative, non-profit and predominantly open access publishing partner to researchers and institutions, creating award-winning scholarly books.
https://uolpress.co.uk
Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social Global HE news, data, insights and events
American Association of Colleges & Universities (AAC&U) @aacu.org Advancing the democratic purposes of higher education by promoting equity, innovation, and excellence in liberal education. aacu.org
Nicole Blythe @njblythe18.bsky.social To aim for the highest point is not the only way to climb a mountain….
(disclaimer: all views are my own)
Cosáin Climate @cosaingalway.bsky.social Climate Action. Active Travel. Public Transport. Travel Behaviour.
Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com Helping you 🫵 make sense of higher education 🎓 Follow for the latest news, opinions, jobs and resources.
Visit insidehighered.com for more.
Classics, University of Galway @galwayclassics.bsky.social News from discipline of Classics, University of Galway, Ireland (@uniofgalway.bsky.social). Web: https://www.universityofgalway.ie/classics/
DARIAH-IE @dariahie.bsky.social Enhancing and supporting an ecosystem for digitally enabled research, teaching and practice across the Arts and Humanities in Ireland within the pan-European DARIAH infrastructure. Funded by Research Ireland.
Dr. Jill McSweeney (she/her) @jillmcsweeney.bsky.social Assistant Director, Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning; assistant Professor, Wellness & Education | Elon University
ED, FacDev, SoTL, HigherEd, dog mom, game enthusiast, reader of terrible fiction, 🇨🇦
Fiona Jones @fionajones.bsky.social Events and Training Manager at Independent Higher Education
Tracey Madden @traceymadden.bsky.social PhD MInstP SFHEA
Learning Technology Advisor in higher education.
Key interests: learning design, accessibility.
Graduate of MSc Digital Education (disertation on private funding of edtech and its claims to deliver social justice).
Sam Oakley @drsamoak.bsky.social Research Governance and Integrity Manager at the University of Glasgow, formerly Archaeology, Egyptology, ex-Librarian...
Nicolaas Blom @niekieblom.bsky.social Associate Professor in Educational Leadership @UL. Course Director for the International Masters of Educational Leadership.
UCISA Digital Education Group @ucisa-deg.bsky.social The UCISA Digital Education Group acts as a bridge between IT provision and Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) in support of education and aims to identify areas of interest related to the use of technology in support of teaching and learning activities.
Lynne Taylerson, Real Time Education @realtimeedu.bsky.social She's Real Time Education. UK critical digital/AI literacy and pedagogy. FE/HE professional learning, practitioner research, social purpose education.
Author, mentor, PhD, teachers' professional learning. https://linktr.ee/ltaylerson
#AmplifyFE #UKFE
ALTUK.bsky.social @altuk.bsky.social Association for Learning Technology is the leading professional body for Learning Technology in the UK. Visit alt.ac.uk to learn more. #altc #CMALT
Padlet @padlet.com Software for a good education.
For support, visit http://padlet.help.
For jobs, visit http://padlet.jobs.
UCD Teaching & Learning @ucdtl.bsky.social We provide support, resources and professional development to the University College Dublin teaching community to enhance our students' educational experience. Find out more on our website: www.ucd.ie/teaching #SpéirGhorm
The Atlantic Communications @theatlanticpr.bsky.social News and stories from @theatlantic.com's communications team. Inquiries and media requests: press@theatlantic.com
Dr. Alice Kim 🧡 (She/Hers) @alicesnkim.bsky.social Investigating pedagogy, working to make the findings mainstream. Interested in leadership, progress, and innovation.
ESAI @esai-irl.bsky.social Educational Studies Association of Ireland is a voluntary, non-political body dedicated to the advancement of educational research in Ireland. Website: www.esai.ie
#edchatie #edusky #edresearch
Maggie Cunningham @maggiecunningham.bsky.social Reader in Pharmacology | Biomolecular Sciences Programmes Director | Science Faculty Associate Dean (Learning Enhancement) - University of Strathclyde | Senior Teaching Fellow #SFHEA
Dr Fiona Harvey @fionajharvey.bsky.social Digital Higher Education in UK. Just because we can doesn’t mean we should.
STER @sterireland.bsky.social Student Teacher Educational Research (STER) | Peer Reviewed, Open Access Journal, Conference & Podcast | Publishing student dissertation #EdResearch
Founder AimieBrennan.bsky.social
Visit www.ster.ie
Submit via ster.ireland@gmail.com
#edchatie #edusky
Centre for HE Research and Evaluation @centreforhere.bsky.social Centre for Higher Education Research and Evaluation
Lancaster University
https://tinyurl.com/hte2knet
(This account is now dormant, please find us on LinkedIn.)
Marlene Miglbauer @miglmarl.bsky.social Associate Professor in English Applied Linguistics and Virtual Learning Environments @haup.ac.at | researching political and social media discourse, extramural English and AI in tertiary education
based in Vienna/Austria
Open Education at The University of Edinburgh @openededinburgh.bsky.social Open Education and Wikimedian In Residence services at The University of Edinburgh.
https://open.ed.ac.uk/contact-us/
https://information-services.ed.ac.uk/help-consultancy/is-skills/wikimedia
#OER #OpenEducation #Wikipedia activities & initiatives.
Emma Reardon @emmareardon.bsky.social PhD | Acting Head of Department at TUS (Athlone Campus) | Programme Coordinator DCU & TUS BEd in Home Economics and Technology | Posts and Views are my own
2025 ATEE Conference @ateedublin25.bsky.social Welcome to the 2025 ATEE Annual Conference held at Marino Institute of Education in Dublin, Ireland from 26th-29th August.
LTHEchat @lthechat.bsky.social A collaborative project to discuss learning & teaching in HE with the wider community via tweetchats, first #lthechat 29.10.14, Wed 8-9pm UK time, join us!
Steve Jones @profstevenjones.bsky.social Professor of #HigherEd, UoM, UK
Views own
#PFHEA
Glen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social Historian. Writer.
Andy Westwood @andywestwood.bsky.social Professor of Public Policy at University of Manchester. Soon to be Birmingham.
Plashing Vole @plashingvole.bsky.social Mild-mannered lecturer by day…mild-mannered lecturer by night. Welsh lit, politicians’ fictions. Fencer, cyclist, UCU. Dysgwr Cymraeg; tá gaeilge agam. Barnau fy hun.
Read books; join unions; block cookies.
University of Mordor.
Jennie @unabridgedopinions.com Student success w/ a HigherEd perspective. Associate Director T&L & Student Success at UoM Library & Academic Lead for Student Success. Constantly tilting at windmills. Often seen reading, riding & running about. NTF/CATE/PFHEA, data and pedagogy obsessed
Prof Dave O'Brien @drdaveobrien.bsky.social
@suebecks @suebecks.bsky.social Associate Professor L&T Sheffield Hallam Uni | National Teaching Fellow | PFHEA | CMBE | SFSEDA | Visiting Professor Arden Uni | #TEDxSpeaker @lthechat.bsky.social #LTHEchat @socmedhe.bsky.social LinkedIn.com/in/Suebeckingham socialmediaforlearning.com
Rachel Brooks @rachelbrooks.bsky.social Professor of Higher Education and Fellow of Linacre College, University of Oxford | Editor, British Journal of Sociology of Education
Prof Debby Cotton @profdcotton.bsky.social Dean of Research and Knowledge Exchange at Plymouth Marjon University, UK. Interested in all things HE. Sustainability education and behaviour change researcher. Accidental AI expert. NTF.
Carlos Azevedo @carlosazevedo.bsky.social Higher education, social justice, and some other stuff.
Pat Thomson @patthomson.bsky.social Academic, educator, silversmith. Researching arts ed, school change, leaders work. Patter academic writing blog - Patthomson.net. Semi-retired. Working part-time @ U Nottingham & U South Australia. #FAcSS
Liz Morrish @lizmorrish.bsky.social UK independent scholar. Critical University Studies. Fascinated by US politics. Tweets mostly about Higher Ed issues. Open Water swimmer. Blog https://academicirregularities.wordpress.com/
Duncan Exley @duncanexley.bsky.social Not-for-profits struggle to recruit & get the most out of people from non-middle class backgrounds. I can help: Analysis-&-recommendation &/or training.
Jo Littler @jolittler.bsky.social Social / cultural / political / media analysis
Prof @Goldsmiths @MediaComGold.bsky.social
📕📗: Left Feminisms, Care Manifesto, Against Meritocracy, Politics of Heritage
#firstgen
All views socially & culturally constructed.
Sylvie Lomer @selomer42.bsky.social Higher Education, international students, policy, critical pedagogy, decolonisation and much leftist ranting
She/her (mostly)
Prof Janet Lord FCCT PFHEA @profjanetlord.bsky.social Deputy Pro Vice Chancellor; Professor of Digital Education at Manchester Metropolitan University. ‘Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.’
Jan McArthur @janmcarthur.bsky.social Professor in Higher Education and Social Justice, Educational Research, School of Social Sciences, Lancaster University, UK. Passionate about education and social justice - plus cats, chickens and gardens.
Jenna Mittelmeier @jlmittelmeier.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in International Education at the University of Manchester. Research focuses on international students and international higher education. “Research with International Students” book out now! www.researchintlstudents.com
Paul Ashwin @paulashwin.bsky.social I teach and research about higher education
Dr Sadia Habib @sadiahabib.bsky.social Senior Lecturer - University of Manchester. Also based at Manchester Museum & Centre on the Dynamics of Ethnicity. Co-founder of The Riz Test.
#education #museums #cats
Own views
Sam Aston she/her @manclibrarian.bsky.social Lecturer in ed tech learning in Public Health CeLP SFHEA Mum. Former Librarian/Learning Developer. Programme manager for LILAC conf. Reads, hikes and occasionally knits. Loves Cornwall and the Lakes.
Richard Budd @ddubdrahcir.bsky.social He/Him, Lecturer in HE, Lancaster University, UK
HE, in particular social justice, lived experience (esp. students), decolonising, policy, geographies, organisational cultures.
(This account is dormant, find me in LinkedIn!)
Dr Cora Lingling Xu 许玲玲博士 @coralinglingxu.bsky.social Author: The Time Inheritors @sunypress.bsky.social
Asso Prof @durham-university.bsky.social Exec Editor @bjse.bsky.social; Director @chiedmobilities.bsky.social; Soc of time, Bourdieu, China; https://sunypress.edu/Books/T/The-Time-Inheritors
Andrew Gunn @asgunn.bsky.social Academic at The University of Manchester
Dr Kate Carruthers Thomas @drkcarrutherst.bsky.social Interdisciplinary academic, podcaster, 'A Feminist Family History in Eight Lives' https://open.spotify.com/show/3wQk4knM8L8P8FSZ52FJqg Into creative research dissemination and supporting academic writing. www.thinkthreeways.com- R Richard Procter @rp311.bsky.social Education | Technology | Outdoor Education
Vicki Trowler 🇿🇦 🇵🇸 🏴☠️ 🌍 @vicki-t.bsky.social Curiouser and curiouser.
Apparently "disgruntled hard leftist" and "fairly unpleasant hard-line Free Palestine activist".
Rita Hordósy @rhordosy.bsky.social Sociologist | Higher education | Research/teaching nexus | HE transitions and widening access | International comparative education | Associate Professor at UONottingham | Sheffield-based | Views my own https://www.rhordosy.com/
Fadia Dakka @fadiadk.bsky.social Rhythm scholar | Associate Professor in Philosophy and Theory of HE | Editorial board Time&Society, Ethics and Education, Philosophy and Theory in Higher Education, Critical Studies in Education | TRC Lab Sunkhronos
Birmingham and other places.
Katherine Stiles @katherinestiles.bsky.social Alternative account; it will be experimenting and evolving. Please, see pinned post and main account @katherinestiles.org · If on 𝕏, see 𓅪 https://x.com/_K_Stiles
🌐 katherinestiles.org
Johnny Rich @johnnyrich.com Director, ResearchPlus
CEO, PushTalks | Author (The Human Script and other works) | Speaker | #HigherEd Specialist
Personal account - any views are all my own fault.
Web: johnnyrich.com
The Tattooed Professor @schwessinger.bsky.social Professor at the Australian National University. Biosecurity, fungal and plant genomics, evolution, and biochemistry. Dad. Swimming, reading, nature.
Eloquent Science (Prof. David Schultz) @eloquentscience.com Univ. of Manchester Prof of Synoptic Meteorology, educator, scientist
Author: Eloquent Science: A Practical Guide to Becoming a Better Writer, Speaker, and Atmospheric Scientist
Free online climate course: "Our Earth: Its Climate, History, and Processes"
Dr Matthew J. Williamson @drgrobby.bsky.social Head of Learning and Teaching, Istituto Marangoni London. EdDev, all things L&T and EDI in HE, student learning development, librarian redux.
Outside work - choir, parkrun, dog, cat, breadmaking, Dr Who
Pooftah, neurospicy, disabled
Janja Komljenovic @jkom.bsky.social Senior Lecturer | University of Edinburgh | higher education markets, assetization, EdTech | econ sociology, STS, political economy
Web: https://www.ed.ac.uk/profile/janja-komljenovic
Prof Lydia Arnold @lydiaarnold.bsky.social Professor. Learning and Teaching.
Pragmatist. Assessment, Action Research, SoTL. Leadership, AI, Technology, EdTech. ADHD. National Teaching Fellow. Kindness matters.
Blogger: LydiaArnold.net 🐶🎧🥾
Prof Damien Page @profdamienpage.bsky.social Vice Chancellor at Buckinghamshire New University and Professor of Education #academicsky
Dr Kate Richardson @theedukater.bsky.social Higher Education teaching, SOTL/PedR. Interested in practitioner research, assessment, mentoring and coaching. Fuelled by Yorkshire tea.
Dr Mary Jacob L&T @maryjacob.bsky.social Passionate about pedagogy
Aberystwyth University L&T Enhancement Unit
PGCTHE Coordinator, Lecturer in L&T
https://wordpress.aber.ac.uk/e-learning/category/weekly-resource-roundup/
Dr Samuel Saunders @samfordsaunders.bsky.social Educational Developer at the University of Liverpool (@livunicie.bsky.social): assessment and feedback, academic integrity, curriculum design, and (sceptical thoughts on) Generative AI. PhD: English, LJMU (2018) C19 crime fiction. SFHEA. He/him.
Samantha Pugh @samlp.bsky.social Prof of STEM Higher Ed, AI, and alumnus @ University of Leeds.
Mum of 3 adults. Wife of 26 years. Crazy Cat Lady! (she/her)
Paul Kleiman @paulrk.bsky.social Fragments at the edge of educational, cultural, political chaos.
HE Consultant. Visiting Professor. PFHEA. Strategic thinker. Assessment radical. Creativity expert. Learning Outcomes heretic. Narrowboat owner. Blog: stumblingwithconfidence.com
Jo FletcherSaxon 🎙️ 👩🏻🎓 🐑 📚 💄 💻 @jofletchersaxon.bsky.social Assistant Principal FE,HE,Adult Ed, #TeacherEducation | #PhD teacher-research #furthereducation | Co-host FE Research #Podcast | Ed. Learning & Skills Research Network | Jisc Community Champion | BERA Teacher Network | https://linktr.ee/JoFletcherSaxon
Peter Goodyear @petergoodyear.bsky.social Emeritus Professor of Education, University of Sydney. Writes mostly about: learning, teaching & research in universities; educational technology; learning spaces; professional education, networked learning; educational design.
https://petergoodyear.net
Gabriel Cavalli @gabrielcavallip.bsky.social Professor of Science and Engineering Education. Director of LITE (Leeds Institute for Teaching Excellence, https://teachingexcellence.leeds.ac.uk ). Views my own (blah blah).
@philrace.bsky.social @philrace.bsky.social Interests include education, AI, classical music and science.
Ben Williamson @benpatrickwill.bsky.social Researching data, tech, futures, and biological sciences in education | Senior Lecturer and co-director at the Centre for Research in Digital Education | University of Edinburgh | Editor of Learning, Media and Technology @lmt-journal.bsky.social
Kalwant Bhopal @kalwantbhopal.bsky.social Professor of Education and Social Justice, Director Centre for Research on Race and Education, University of Birmingham. Interests: race, gender, class, equity, social justice.
https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/education/bhopal-kalwant
Ronald Hartz @ronaldhartz.bsky.social Interim Professor at Europa-Universität Viadrina and Senior Researcher at Technische Universität Ilmenau, Germany | organization studies | critical management studies | higher education
he/him
Heather Cockayne @hcockayne.bsky.social Lecturer in Education @UoM | Inclusive international higher education
Kathryn Telling @kathryn-telling.bsky.social Lecturer in Education at the University of Manchester. Higher education, elitism and moral sociology.
Sam Friedman @samfriedman.bsky.social Professor at LSE Sociology, Co-Editor British Journal of Sociology. Research: class, culture, elites, social mobility. Books: Born to Rule, The Class Ceiling, Comedy and Distinction
Neil Selwyn @neilselwyn.bsky.social digital media + education | Monash University | research interests: automation, AI, tech bans, public interest ed-tech | host of 'Education Technology Society' podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1301377
Jelena Brankovic @jelena3121.bsky.social Sociologist | Robert K. Merton Center for Science Studies | HU Berlin
Current project: https://jelenabrankovic.net/datafying-universities/
Jana Bacevic @unsocialtheory.bsky.social Feral theorist. Anthropologist & sociologist by education, philosopher by practice, anti-disciplinary by choice. Associate professor, Durham University; migrant, equalities & environment rep, @ducu.bsky.social.
Under the pavement, the forest! 🌳🌲🌳✊🏴
Amanda McKay @chalkhands.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in Education at Griffith University. Researching education policy & school leaders’ work and lives.
Kate Lister @katemarburg.bsky.social Professor of Education | Director of EDI at Arden University | Visiting prof at the Open University | Expert associate at Advance HE | EDI, accessibility, mental wellbeing & inclusion, online and distance education | PFHEA | Views my own
Alex Hensby @alexhensby.bsky.social Sociologist at University of Kent.