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I am happy to say that in early March I will be joining King's College London Online Team as Head of Learning Technology! Sadly this also means leaving Bayes Business School, (but I'll save my emotive and thankful farewell post for…lnkd.in/euU6-Fw4 lnkd.in/exqfUrfv

Three years ago we started to build this Global MBA. A high stakes programme, with many details, delivered in a new way for the school. So many hours of discussion about design, endless late nights of editing, a whole team gritting teeth to create a progr…lnkd.in/eAcJaef7

Come work with us in Bayes Digital Learning! Our team brings together colleagues with varied expertise to ensure we are creating great holistic experiences online for students - we're friendly but driven by high standards! Please do feel free to forward t…lnkd.in/diEK7C6T

No easy answers! From the panel: being an ally (not a saviour); not just top down 'we know best' - hear educators/students in colonised contexts; focus on research from diverse researchers, professional bodies like @A_L_T engaging(/leading) a global discussion #altwm_decolonise

Difficulty but key question: "How to balance opening the table to marginalised groups vs not dumping all the emotional labour on them for training the rest of the world to respect them?" #altwm_decolonise

Mention of the 'hidden curriculum': "a range of implicit norms, values, beliefs and practices within academic life". We need to uncover it for/in ourselves before we can make it visible to students. Resource from Uni of Liverpool liverpool.ac.uk/centre-for-inn… #ALTWM_decolonise

What can learning technologists do to #decolonise #edtech? The @ALT_WestMids #ALTWM_decolonise meeting shared their ideas here: #loveFE #AmplifyFE

What can we do practically in our #FE #HE practice to #decolonise the curriculum? Great advice from @KateEvans1000 who tells @ALT_WestMids #ALTWM_decolonise we must work within our sphere of influence and do what we can every day! #loveFE #AmplifyFE

At #ALTWM_decolonise @TaskeenAdam shares her research and perspectives on Human Injustice considering cultural-epistemic, political-geopolitical and material injustices. Knowledge needs to include different histories, narratives and worldviews @ALT_WestMids #loveFE #AmplifyFE

@DustinHosseini @A_L_T I wouldn't penalise anyone for using '~ize' or non '~or' English as I don't own the language - but I definitely have a personal preference! For the materials we create, we try to pick a standard to stick to - just like a ref system - more for consistency and coherence.

@a8dessus @A_L_T What gets me is how either side (UK v US English) gets up in arms about insisting upon you using "their" standard in terms of academic writing etc. Both (and likley others) are valid so why not just allow both?

Attending the Decolonising Learning Technology webinar today from @A_L_T . Looking forward to challenging my own assumptions! #altwm_decolonise (also really happy that's spelled without a Z - maybe showing my own prejudice :s)

@2standandstare poses some key questions for learning technologists: #gref" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">altc.alt.ac.uk/blog/2021/06/a… #altwm_decolonise

@DustinHosseini @A_L_T Agree! Try to acknowledge my own prejudices when I see them. Even more worried about the ones I am blind to...

@a8dessus @A_L_T Considering English is a world language... Yes.

@2standandstare presenting on Anti-Racism in Learning Tech working group. Great to hear that people are focussing on trying to tackle these issues. How can we avoid being being not just bystanders but also perpetuators of injustice through what we build? #altwm_decolonise

Powerful presentation on #decolonising #edtech from @Mona_Younes @ALT_WestMids #ALTWM_decolonise focuses on community, content and pedagogy, communication devices and connections aspects of learning technology use #loveFE #AmplifyFE

@UOWEdObs @TaskeenAdam We now have a link to the study! Bookmarking for later!: Adam, T. (2020). Open educational practices of MOOC designers: Embodiment and epistemic location. Distance Education, 41(2), 171–185. doi.org/10.1080/015879…

Addressing needs and aspirations, as well as social and political injustices through MOOCs @TaskeenAdam outlining her research, points at the geographical, political and cultural design origins of OER being used #ALTWM_decolonise

Huge turn out for the 'Decolonising Learning Technology' event from all global corners just starting with @johntraxler #ALT_decolonise Welcome all

@dompates @johntraxler Much the same! Fast paced!! So much to read for later! :-o Glad others are tweeting too - collaborative note writing FTW!

@a8dessus @johntraxler All a bit too fast for me to tweet today, but screenshotting furiously :) #altwm_decolonise

Great to see a more detailed definition of decolonisation @johntraxler Not just making space for minorities/ migrant communities, but highlighting colonial structures, and challenging them. As much as we wish, technology is rarely neutral (or neutrally used). #altwm_decolonise

Sonya Strydom from SA: decolonisation all the more urgent as we see increasing discussion of AI and automation in education. AI is as neutral as the people who build it! (spoiler: probably not very diverse and quite narrow learning sets) #altwm_decolonise

Western influences are pervasive in learning technology from gestures, terms, icons, emoticons and graphic interfaces to VLEs that shape and impact cultural dominance and hence disadvantage other cultures #ALTWM_decolonise