Great to be back at @DreamFactoryLDN recording our latest Vodcast with the CEO of @dmuleicester's SU, @DSU_CEO, discussing the impact microaggressions have in shaping learning experiences + outcomes for women + girls🎙️
Check it out later this week 🎧
#microaggressions
“Stop trying to be woke” - an increasingly usual insult nowadays.
As with every walk of life, some people take it too far.
Yet most accused of wokery are making well intended and well delivered efforts to make a better world.
Don’t stop trying to be woke.
#inclusion#equity
Still think TikTok is just teens lip-syncing to the latest dance craze? 🕺
Well, you may have seen Ofcom’s latest report on news consumption hit the headlines over the weekend, showing that TikTok is the fastest-growing source of news for adults.
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BIG shout out to Marsha Currin McGriff, @alicialapolla, @FernandoDanushi, @RichDeCapua, Richard Harris, Wendy Maragh Taylor, @NCNaturalist, Floyd Cheung, LaKeysia Harvin, @solworth and so many more - keep on doing the awesome work you’re doing! ⚡
New blog!
As promised, we’ve rounded up some of our favorite insights from the DEI and HE practitioners we have spoken to from across the pond 🇺🇸
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Today’s instalment of the Interview features @JimInHigherEd, University Secretary + Registrar at @SolentUni.
@GDcourse_kira asks Jim about how he helps students engage with administrative processes, and the initiatives he is most proud of.
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goodcourse.co.uk/jim-irving-sol…
A lot of EDI practitioners in Higher-Ed talk about why ‘belonging’ is so important, but for many of us, belonging can feel like a bit of an abstract word.
It's useful to think about what happens when students feel like they don’t belong, or don’t fit in. 🧵👇
New blog alert! 🚨
Here at GoodCourse, we're lucky enough to speak to some of the most inspiring higher education leaders in the UK every day.
So, we decided to share that inspiration and round up their advice in a blog post!
Check it out here 👉 goodcourse.co.uk/top-10-tips-ca…
New blog alert! 🚨
Here at GoodCourse, we're lucky enough to speak to some of the most inspiring higher education leaders in the UK every day.
So, we decided to share that inspiration and round up their advice in a blog post!
Check it out here 👉 goodcourse.co.uk/top-10-tips-ca…
How can we place more value on non-traditional forms of education?
Caroline McDonald @BirkbeckUoL sat down with @GDcourse_kira to answer this question and discuss the work she is doing to break down systemic barriers in Higher Education
Full interview 👉 goodcourse.co.uk/caroline-mcdon…
And beyond that, it’s essential that educators don’t treat EDI issues as a box to be ticked, but instead, as fundamental to the success of marginalised students.
It’s why we’re so obsessed with technology that engages all in the conversation here at GoodCourse.
Racism in education should be treated as a safeguarding issue.
Jeffrey Boakye says issues of social justice, including racism, should be taken as a key performance indicator in educational institutions (🧵👇)
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