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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

6 years

Why when we talk about women in computer science do we often only mention Ava Lovelace or Grace Hopper? Both amazing, but there are so many inspirational women in computer science. These are some of the women that have inspired me. (A thread - not an exhaustive list)

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

4 years

I've been chatting to some colleagues about student engagement in the blended classroom. There are some understandable worries about participation in online engagements. So I thought I would throw together this thread with some thoughts, advice, and tips. [thread]

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

3 years

Excited to announce that I will be joining @StaffsUni as Professor of Digital Innovation, and head of the Games Design & Technology department. Looking forward to the new role, & can't wait to meet my new colleagues. My family thought it was a good justification for fudge :)

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

2 years

Bit more traumatic than we were expecting, but a successfully result. Friends, meet my beautiful son. River Anthony Headleand Mummy doing very well, and baby already having his first snack.

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@ChrisHeadleand

7 months

@EMC3D They had a few good videos, but man, some of their stuff is so cringy

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@ChrisHeadleand

3 years

I’m honoured and humbled to have been awarded a National Teaching Fellowship from @AdvanceHE thanks to everyone who has helped me along the way, and huge congratulations to the other #NTF and CATEs. @NTF_Tweet @unilincoln

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

4 years

Just found out that my book proposal “Engaging Students in Online Learning: A Practical Guide for Higher Education” has been accepted, just need to sign the contract. Big thanks to @ProfSallyBrown and @mdleast for the early encouragement. This is my happy face!

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

4 years

Some ideas for online icebreakers (Teams Calls, Zoom etc). 1) "Post a GIF Response" Ask students a question that can be answered with a GIF. For example "Post a GIF that describes your hopes and dreams" - Really fun way to enable a little creativity and humour. [1/n]

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

2 years

They said it couldn’t be done! My team and I are proud to present “CVS” or the Chocolate Value Spectrum. All Christmas chocolates ranked from best (malteser) to worst (decker). I would like to thank the confectionery research council for their support. #research #noargument

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

2 years

End of an era / last day at Lincoln before formally taking up my new post at Staffs. Lincoln has been such a wonderful university to work at, and I’m grateful for all the opportunities I’ve had here. It’s a really special community full of fantastic people. Thanks all.

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

3 years

Tristan has some news…

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@ChrisHeadleand

2 years

From the truly brilliant @JohnAmaechi

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

2 months

Hi everyone, thank you for all the well wishes. Wanted to just update to say we are home recovering and walked away surprisingly lucky. Boys and wife are all ok. River was on the same side as me and has some injuries (bruises, belt rash etc), but he’s being typically stoic about

Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

2 months

Not the best start to Easter. The family and I were involved in a head on crash over the Woodhead pass. Caused by a distracted driver who didn’t check her mirror before pulling out into the side of us. By Stuck in hospital for a while. Going to be off socials while we recover.

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

2 years

Tomorrow is my first day in my new role. Looking forward to getting settled into the new role, and getting to work with this awesome team who have already been so welcoming. #proudToBeStaffs

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

3 years

Yey :)

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

4 years

A thread of threads. Going to create a super thread of all my teaching tips and videos to keep them all in one place. I’ll keep updating this over time. [1/n]

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

2 years

Flippin finally

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

3 years

the best office buddy :)

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

3 years

Super pleased to announce the programme for #PracticalPedagogy1 . There will be three streams of talks for a full day of practical pedagogy. Please share with your colleagues and institutions. It is going to be great! [thread]

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

4 years

Just had a really useful brainstorming session on my whiteboard about socially distanced pastoral care - had a few ideas. Would this be useful for anyone else if I put it into a tweet thread?

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

4 years

Pastoral Care in the digital classroom. I've been thinking a lot about how we support the learning community, and how we develop/deploy pastoral activities into the online space. I did some whiteboarding earlier and thought I'd share some thoughts and ideas I've had [thread]

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

3 years

My little buddy. How is he 1 year old already? Happy birthday Mr T

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

4 years

Building Simple Games in #MicrosoftForms [thread] Games can be a great way to engage students, and there are loads of ways to play games in a face to face session. However, with the shift to online/blended learning, we need some new approaches. This is one in MSForms [1/11]

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

2 years

Wohoo! @StaffsUni winners of the “Best Educational Initiative” award for our “StaffsVerse” and 1UP scheme initiatives. Super proud of this amazing team I get to work with every day!

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

2 months

Not the best start to Easter. The family and I were involved in a head on crash over the Woodhead pass. Caused by a distracted driver who didn’t check her mirror before pulling out into the side of us. By Stuck in hospital for a while. Going to be off socials while we recover.

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

4 years

Sooo... as it’s likely that I will be doing more video content in the future I thought I’d do some small upgrades to my home filming/streaming rig. [thread]

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

2 years

NTF time!

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

5 years

Really happy to announce to my Twitter colleagues that I have assumed a new role at Lincoln, and starting today I will be the new Director of Teaching and Learning at @UoLCompSci I'm excited for the new challenges and opportunities ahead. Working with an amazing team.

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

3 years

Thinking of running a one day online conference this summer "Practical Pedagogy" Similar to @pedPancakes with talks on practical TnL advice. Reply if interested in attending of being involved. Thinking of doing a book or special issue out of the submissions too. Thoughts?

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

2 years

Super impressed to see sign language interpreters at @StaffsUni graduation. I've been to a lot of graduations and it's the first time I've seen this. What a considerate approach towards inclusion.

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

4 years

Hi all, going to be a bit quiet on here for a bit. Baby seems VERY determined to meet us earlier than we expected. So currently in the hospital waiting for our family to gain a new member. Feeling an odd mix of glee, adrenaline, and nerves #DadInWaiting #ImpatientBaby

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

3 years

Thank you @NHSLincsCCG for fixing my whole world. X

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

2 years

Patrick Stewart shouldn't be allowed as a trending topic, without immediate confirmation that he is alive and well.

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

4 years

Dyslexia and Inclusive Online Education (A Thread). To start this one off I want to stress that much of this is from my experience. I'm dyslexic. However, dyslexia is a broad spectrum. Not every dyslexic student will be like me, and I am not like every dyslexic student. [1/n]

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

4 years

Anyone else got the presidential race on a browser tab constantly refreshing?

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

2 years

To end the year, here are some of my favourite teaching tips. From planning, delivery, assessment, and pastoral care. These are written largely from a perspective of engagement, inclusion, and compassion. Recognising that all students are on different journeys. [thread]

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

4 years

For this reason, asynchronous content is super important. Record sessions, direct people to alternate sources, book chapters (the OG asynchronous), YouTube videos, PodCasts, Collaborative notes or even Talis Elevate resources. Give students every chance to stay engaged. (5/25)

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

2 years

Very exited to be at daddy’s work today… which he refers to as “nursery for big boys and girls” which is quite sweet. First day at his new nursery soon… really excited for him to start at @StaffsUni nursery

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

2 years

Lovely surprise came through the post today from @unilincoln . 2020 was slap bang in the middle of the pandemic, and I was really pleased with what we managed to pull together as a team.

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

2 years

Games Development department (first year and foundation) at @StaffsUni . We certainly draw a crowd in welcome week as one of the largest games departments in the world. Course director Greg giving the Design talk.

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

3 years

*Attention Pedagogs* Practical Pedagogy Conference - Monday 13th of September. As part of Pedagogy and Pancakes we will be hosting a conference on "practical pedagogy". A day-long session of advice, tips and tricks that can be applied directly into your practice [Thread]

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

4 years

I was today old when I realised that @RevRichardColes was in The Communards....

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

3 years

We had lockdown during other religious festivals. Why is Xmas any different?

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

6 years

Margaret Hamilton coined the term "software engineering" while working on Apollo. Computer Scientists... think of how often you use the term "Software Engineering" every day!

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

4 years

Honestly, I’ve never seen much difference in attendance. Most of the “evidence” for drops in attendance are anecdotal. Imho - if students aren’t turning up, there are bigger issues with your delivery than lecture recording.

Lecture recordings mean fewer students are turning up – does it matter?

In our law school, lecture attendance averaged just 38% of total enrolments across the semester.

theconversation.com

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

2 years

Moments like this you just feel like the luckiest person in the world. Tristan has such love for his little brother. He’s a really bouncy boy, but always so so gentle with River. Proud dad ♥️

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@ChrisHeadleand

2 years

Roberto’s… I will be coming here again. Best pizza I’ve had outside of NYC. Really nice little place with super friendly staff. What a gem in the middle of the city

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

2 years

I think this block tower may be one of my proudest achievements…

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

2 years

This idea that play is for children really frustrates me. Truth be told, it’s only as an adult that you can start to afford the really cool toys.

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

1 year

Little man’s first birthday 🥳

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

2 years

At one of the inaugural events in the Catalyst @StaffsUni - and the VC is sat here with a young-un. Maybe it’s a small thing? I don’t know. But it’s a positive message about what the culture of Staffs aspires to be. As a young dad, it’s important. What a wonderful place to work.

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

4 years

I've been experimenting with adding animations to my teams call. This is my virtual parrot pet Sheldon. Really pleased with how seamless it looks.

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

6 years

I've always found the story of the ENIAC Six hugely inspirational. Jean Bartik, Betty Holberton, Kathleen Antonelli, Marlyn Meltzer, Frances Spence, and Ruth Teitelbaum are names that every computer scientist should know off by heart. They are the pioneers of software!!

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

2 years

End of the day in my new role, and thought I would share my experience. Most of my friends and close colleagues know that I've had my eye on Staffordshire University for a few years. Seeing the institutional commitment towards games has been inspiring! [thread]

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

2 years

Soooo happy with this addition to the home office

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

3 years

[Face to Face Apprehension Thread] After 18 months teaching online I recently taught my first face to face "large" lecture as part of the @UniofLincolnSWC WOW summer school. Honestly, I had forgotten how much I loved delivering an in-person session. But it made me think [1/20]

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

4 years

Firstly, remember that the online space is very different from the physical, and there are many reasons why a student may be struggling to participate... 👏THIS 👏DOES 👏NOT 👏MEAN 👏THEY 👏ARE 👏DISENGAGED. (2/25)

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

3 years

Watching DieHard with this little noodle 🙂 pretty great Xmas so far

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

4 years

As part of the book I'm writing "Engaging Students in Online Learning: A Practical Guide for HE", I'm looking to include a number of case studies/vignettes from outside my context. Anyone be interested in sharing something? pls RT

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

2 years

Wheeeee house bought and sold. Finally, the madness is over!

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

2 years

Tristan’s birthday, 2 years old today :-) Very proud dad of two wonderful boys.

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

4 years

I've been writing "bare with me" instead of "bear with me" for years.... apparently the later is correct, and the former means "let's get nude". Just been corrected in an email. ... There are times that my dyslexia doesn't bother me. And times when it is worryingly embarrassing

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

4 years

As there is a shortage of yeast, I thought I'd share with you my Soda Bread recipe (no yeast) You will need - 300g flour - teaspoon of baking soda - 200ml milk - teaspoon of lemon juice or vinegar - teaspoon of salt - tablespoon of melted butter

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

4 years

It took 26 hours but I am now officially Uncle Chris. :-)

Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

4 years

Nephew being born now! I’m gonna be “uncle Chris”!

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

3 years

Today is Tristan’s first day at nursery. He’s got his bag ready. He’s fine, mummy and daddy are missing him already. Wish him luck x

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

3 years

Interested in learning how to code in #Python ? We have created a YouTube series at @unilincoln and @UoLCompSci where we will teach you to write your first program. We live-stream every week and the first four episodes are available on your YouTube site.

Learn Python

In this weekly web-show, Ben Williams, and Dr Chris Headleand will take you through how to programme in Python. We will take you from knowing nothing about t...

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@ChrisHeadleand

4 years

If you need to carry an assault rifle to feel safe when confronted by a peaceful protest you are either a) racist b) a coward c) both.

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4 years

America do you have any idea how insane this looks the outside

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

2 years

A year ago I found this lovely photo of my wife as a kid with her grandads dog. I put it on the shelf as it makes me smile, I can see so much of her in Tristan, and there makes me happy. … today she told me that it’s “just the picture that comes in the frame” 🤦‍♂️

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

4 years

So excited to announce that the first version of the Lincoln Island project has now been published! We have loads of extra stuff to go into the next version. But if you would like to play the early release it can be downloaded from the Microsoft store.

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

4 years

Super excited to announce that I'll be joining the @SAGE_Publishing Pedagogy Advisory Board (PAB). Even more exciting I'll be working alongside my long-time twitter buddy @DrWGarnham :-p Really excited to undertake this new role.

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

6 years

Think for a second how amazing this is. They devised methods and paradigms to write complex software without any guidance. They worked out how to write programmes with nothing but wiring diagrams to work with! It's mind blowing!

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

3 years

So tired... Just ended a telephone call with a collaborator with "love you, bye!".... 1) apologised quickly 2) hoping other collaborators wont be offended if I don't say I love you to them. 3) looking forward to a full nights sleep

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

2 years

Looking forward to doing some webinars from the new home office. Thinking about maybe starting to bring back Pedagogy and Pancakes... Maybe...

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

3 years

#NewProfilePic

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

4 years

Having COVID run rampant through society would do more economic harm than a (relatively) short lockdown, and some target local restrictions. You callous self-centred goblin.

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We all have to die sooner or later. If I get Covid and cop it, so be it. My time has come. I'll have had a good life, better than most in this world at any rate. I certainly don't expect the entire nation to bankrupt itself to save my sorry ass.

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@ChrisHeadleand

3 years

Best misspelling I’ve seen in a couple of years :-)

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

2 years

I challenge anyone to look at this smile and not melt inside…

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

2 years

People talk about pedagogic innovation like it’s a magic bullet that’s going to solve all education problems… it isn’t! It’s also not a light switch you can just turn on and off on demand. [A Rant Thread]

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

5 years

Team Headleand has some news :-) currently feeling a bit overwhelmed... but at least Riley is going to be prepared!

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

1 month

I'm up and moving today. I'm still walking with my cane, but making good progress and things don't hurt as much. I hope to pop into the office to pick up some things today. The boys are still a bit traumatised (which comes out in unusual ways), but they are really proving how

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

4 years

Today I discovered that I had left a cheese sandwich, some pasta, and a strawberry yogurt in my fridge 7 months ago.... .... fortunately I was already wearing a mask 😷

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@ChrisHeadleand

8 months

Getting 600 @StaffsGamesDev to say “hi” to my mum. Brilliant. Let’s get it started. #ProudToBeStaffs on our #20yearsOfGames

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

2 years

Love the excellent forest school at @StaffsUni , it was Tristan’s first day today. He left super excited to go back. What an excellent building, and what a great addition to the campus. #proudToBeStaffs

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@ChrisHeadleand

8 months

10 years married today :-)

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

3 years

Want to know more about Virtual Reality? Past, Present and Future? Ben and I from @UniLincoln and @UoLCompSci did a special Xmas lecture - The Future of Virtual Reality

Future of Virtual Reality Video Games

In this session, we will talk about virtual reality video games, and make some predictions about how they may develop in the future. We will also look at the...

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@ChrisHeadleand

4 years

Students of Lincoln - I'm currently working on a project to build a virtual campus in a video game called "Lincoln Island" where I have re-imagined the Brayford campus as a fantasy pirate island. But its currently very quiet on Lincoln Island and I need your help to fix that!

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@ChrisHeadleand

4 years

Anyone else have a minor panic when you realise that your package is being delivered by Hermes?

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@ChrisHeadleand

4 years

Ice breaker exercises can be a great way to promote participation. One fun one I use is asking participants to post a GIF in answer to a question, something abstract like "what are your hopes and dreams". It's a good, fun way to get people to focus on the session (16/25)

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@ChrisHeadleand

4 years

Nephew being born now! I’m gonna be “uncle Chris”!

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

2 years

Games Development at @StaffsUni - really proud to be part of this team.

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

4 years

May have got myself a neon sign.... I think I may have taken this "branding" lark a little too far... What do you think ? @jayumcooper @EJubbs

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

2 years

At the midwife appointment. Midwife “Would you describe your son as white British?” Me “I prefer peachy European” Midwife (exasperated) “that’s not an option”

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Prof. Chris Headleand

@ChrisHeadleand

3 years

My latest THE article.

Times Higher Education

@timeshighered

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Don’t confuse online engagement with logging in: when assessing engagement, the sector defaults to the crude measurement of attendance, which is flawed, says @ChrisHeadleand of @UoLCompSci More advice on online learning and teaching at #THECampus

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@ChrisHeadleand

6 years

Mario looks terrible in 3d...

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@ChrisHeadleand

4 years

The best use of breakout rooms I have seen is as a separately timetabled pre-session activity. Flipping the learning, and getting the students to bring ideas for discussion. This was then brought together during the main session. (15/25)

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@ChrisHeadleand

8 months

When you run a department meeting and someone turns up dressed as a dinosaur 🤷‍♂️ . Absolutely love the crazy bunch that make up @StaffsGamesDev . Followed this with our department celebration event. - Great NSS scores. - 6 projects shortlisted for @TIGAMovement industry awards. -

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@ChrisHeadleand

4 years

After a very long week, getting lovely emails like this from graduating students really puts a smile on my face. :-) I honestly get to work with the best people at @UoLCompSci and @unilincoln

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