Creative practitioner and arts lover. Passionate about lifelong learning. Lead - Learning and Teaching @ColDevNet All views are mine. (she/her)
Stirling, Scotland
Joined November 2015
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I am a Balancing Acrobat! Which #KeepTheHeid circus character are you? scottishconflictresolution.o… via @SCCRCentre
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🚀 New to teaching in Scotland’s colleges?
Our Teaching in Colleges Today (TiCT) units at SCQF Levels 7 & 8 support your professional development – from your first day to building confident, effective practice.
Learn more on #CDNLearnOnline 👇bit.ly/3JudJOS
Great to see staff having a go at life drawing Not an easy thing to do 👏🏻 @CofGCollege
One City was a day to remember. A festival by staff, for staff—full of creativity, connection, and community. Here’s to what’s next. #OneCity
ALT City campus with One City balloons
ALT Staff enjoying a life drawing class
ALT Staff meeting the animal man and his animals.
ALT Staff enjoying different workshops
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The best news of the day?
@dylanwiliam has just made the text to "Assessment for Learning: Why, what and how" open access.
Grab it while you can!
bit.ly/4jCJOkd
ALT Headshot of author Dylan Wiliam smiling at the camera.
Amazing campus at @UHI_Inverness Looking forward to a guided tour after the second workshop this afternoon @ColDevNet
Great morning at @UHI_Inverness with insightful discussions about strategies and approaches to stop common low level disruptions for derailing learning and teaching Looking forward to round 2 this afternoon. @ColDevNet #LearningAndTeaching #ABCs of #ClasssroomManagement
At @UHI_Inverness today and tomorrow delivering workshops on the hot topic of the moment -classroom management. This issue has really come to the fore because of recent events as noted within @ColDevNet s #TheChangingLearner report.
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Micro-credentials are a great way for people to upskill, prove their abilities or explore a subject before committing themselves to further study. Find out how a Scottish micro-credentials framework is being put in place tinyurl.com/2w78rceh
ALT Collage of students. Pictures courtesy of the University of Aberdeen, the University of Glasgow and the University of St Andrews
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Today, CDN & @CollegesScot launch the 'Colleges’ Approach to Tackling GBV & Harassment' survey findings 🔎
The report highlights how Scottish colleges address GBV & offers key recommendations to strengthen efforts in prevention.
Read blog post: bit.ly/41JPJ0R
#IWD2025
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Our brand new Women into Construction course, ran by Lecturer Tracy Burns, recently gained a lot of traction across our social media channels.
Now, just in time for Women in Construction Week, we have received some fantastic coverage from the BBC👇
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz0l…
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CDN Annual Review 2024 is here!
Our report highlights the impact we’ve made in supporting Scotland's colleges, staff, and students.
Key highlights:
📊 Our Year in Numbers
📚 Learning & Teaching
💡 Developing Future Leaders
📖 Learner Support & More!
🔗 bit.ly/4320TiS
@ColDevNet 🌟 Out and about again this week working with staff across the sector and supporting their ongoing #ProfessionalDevelopment 📚One of the best parts of this job ❤️#PDA #teaching observations @AyrshireColl plus catching up with @elainezenati ✔️
Great to be working alongside @QAAScotland on this important work Shout out to my two @ColDevNet colleagues who are keeping ideas and conversations bubbling in between the Discovery Days via online Navigation sessions @Verbicosity (Dr Gail Thomas) and Valerie Jackman
STEP is stepping up to enhance the learner experience!
Today, CDN & @QAAScotland host the 2nd Discovery Day of Scotland’s Tertiary Enhancement Programme (STEP), uniting colleges & universities to improve learning & support diverse journeys
🗞️Read more: bit.ly/3Ej0ePO
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Wow! It’s been fantastic hearing from the teams on the aims and feedback of their projects at today’s STEP Discovery Day 2 , in partnership with @QAAScotland! 🎉
Thank you for sharing your ideas—we hope you’ve had an informative and inspiring day!
🔗step.ac.uk
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Happy #InternationalDayOfEducation to our #ArmedForcesCovenant signatories and Defence Employer Recognition Scheme Award holders: @ColDevNet, @dundee_angus, @RobertGordonUni, @ThinkUHI, @fifecollege, @FVCollege, @robertgordons, @dundeeuni, @aberdeenuni, and @AbertayUni! 🏫🗓️🎉
@DRM_Support
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Training college educators to understand #AI will ensure they and their learners can harness it in positive, empowering ways.
To mark #InternationalDayOfEducation, @edinburghcoll, @fifecollege, @westlocollege and @BordersCollege have announced new professional learning programmes that will help staff prepare students for an AI-powered future.
Read more 👉 bit.ly/42vqv7l
Amazing timing control and creative expression from both dancers in this milonga 👏🏻❤️#ArgentineTango
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Scotland now has fewer schools with a librarian than the rest of the UK, this needs to change. If any MSPs would like to find out more about the impact of school librarians and libraries come and chat to us, last day in @ScotParl
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Please re-Tweet to raise awareness: #Grief often is not straightforward.
#Alzheimers #dementia #mentalhealth
