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Learning tech enthusiast hard of hearing and neurodiverse. Views = mine. Passionate about tech, teaching and learning, and making the world a better place...

Joined February 2014
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Do you want the UK to rejoin the EU? Please Retweet for a larger audience.
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RT if you want me to become the next MP for Uxbridge & South Ruislip.
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BTW, I really had no idea about the lang attribute and after hearing the difference with the screen reader my jaw dropped :O. #AbilitySummit #AccessibilityForAll
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“As a nurse, I encounter structural racism every day" Donna Kinnair on #bbcqt. Her full title is Professor Dame Donna Kinnair, but this was missed out of her name tag. Hugh Pennington’s title - Professor - was not missed out.
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As I said on #BBCQT, educate yourself. @renireni, @afuahirsch and @akalamusic's books on race and identity are a fantastic place to start.
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We know what Donald Trump is up to. Stand up to it. #BBCQT
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Be very careful with correlation vs causation - apparently the divorce rate in Maine correlates with margarine consumption! @awooler #LT20UK
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Word of the day is ‘dumfungled’: used up and exhausted. One of many fanciful concoctions from the 1830s, including ‘hornswoggle’ (hoodwink or humbug), and ‘absquatulate’ (to leave somewhere in a hurry).
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And when Dec 1st arrives so does this. FU @kimwilde @Wildericky x youtu.be/wd4-rGsTQgM
Cat Appleton retweeted
Replying to @BillBailey
Bill, we thought we’d send you a personalised Book Of Dreams from your childhood, and yes, yours is laminated to catch your tears of joy. Love Argos #BookOfDreams
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It's arrived! Version 3.1 of the Designing for Diverse Learners poster from @suewatling & @LeeFallin revised following community feedback from the session at #altc @A_L_T CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 #Accessibility #Inclusion #LTHEchat @LTE_Hull libguides.hull.ac.uk/diverse… …
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We're working with colleges and skills providers to enable learners and staff to embrace digital technology ji.sc/2ORINeF
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Looking for some inspiration? Here are some helpful examples of effective digital practice from our FE members ji.sc/2QQRZx7 #LoveFE
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Useful resources to help busy teaching practitioners provide a quality teaching experience ji.sc/2NMWF5q
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Here's a summary of services, guidance and training courses to help busy teaching practitioners provide a quality teaching experience ji.sc/2NMWF5q
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Hear all about the new #edtech challenge competitions at our webinar next Thursday ji.sc/2D6Yyab #jiscstartups
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Registration for Networkshop47 is now open - a three-day technical networking conference for research and education #NWS47 ji.sc/1LxlgRQ
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With the academic year now in full swing, we’re looking for new student partners to help us to transform education technology in colleges and universities ji.sc/2Si7Yov #edtech
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To support our members transition to the cloud, we've partnered with Amazon Web Services to deliver an AWS enablement session ji.sc/2Aiqx54
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