We are delighted to invite you to the following meetup. Title: More than a profile picture: Using imagination to spark teaching and learning Day and time: 22 October 25, 2pm UK time Presenter: Dr Yanan Wang Moderator: Professor Chrissi Nerantzi Organised by the #creativeHE community in collaboration with the Imaginative Curriculum Research and Scholarship Centre…
#creativeHE is back
Dear #creativeHE friends, We hope the academic year started well for you and you are looking forward with excitement to what this year will bring. #creativeHE activities will have a specific focus on imagination and we are inviting colleagues and students to share their related practice, research and ideas with the wider community via an…
#creativeHE Jam 2025 – We Creatives
We are delighted to invite you to the following #creativeHEjam. We Creatives Day and time: 13th August 25, 2-3.30pm pm UK time Organisers: Dr Anna Hunter, Simon Abbott, Dr Charlotte Stevens Summer wouldn’t be summer without a Jam now would it? The #creativeHE team is delighted to announce the theme for the 2025 #creativeHE Jam,…
New Book: Stories of Hope
Stories of Hope: Reimagining Education Edited by Sandra Abegglen, Tom Burns, Richard F. Heller, Rajan Madhok, Fabian Neuhaus, John Sandars, Sandra Sinfield & Upasana Gitanjali Singh A book rooted in radical hope Higher education is at a crossroads. With rising student disengagement, widespread lecturer burnout, and institutions increasingly focused on rankings and revenue, it’s easy…
Looking back, leaping forward: A celebration of our creative journey
Visual generated by Microsoft Copilot: Alt text A visually striking and imaginative abstract landscape representing creativity and imagination in education. The scene should include surreal elements like floating books, glowing pathways, dreamlike skies with stars and clouds blending into each other, and symbolic representations of ideas (like lightbulbs, keys, or open doors) subtly integrated into…
Sharing experiences through VR drawing tools – 14 May 25 #creativeHE meetup
Title: Sharing experiences through VR drawing tools Day and time: 14 May 2025, 2-3pm UK time Moderator: Dr Marianna Karatsiori Guest: Dr Sarune Savickaite 1. Session Description: Generated by Microsoft Copilot seeking a visual on VR drawing tools “In my presentation, I will explore the use of VR drawing tools as a means to understand…
Academic Wintering: a creative, open, transdisciplinary collaboration
Guest Blog Post by Sandra Abegglen, Annapurna Menon, Kelsea Costin, and Fabian Neuhaus Figure 01: Academic Wintering Book Cover In the neoliberal university, where efficiency and productivity often overshadow the needs of the human body, winter can intensify existing challenges. For those who don’t fit the traditional academic mold — including racialized, queer, menstruating, neurodivergent,…
“What kind of pedagogical researcher are you? Alebrijes and identity” – 2 April 25
We are delighted to invite you to the following #creativeHE meetup. Title: “What kind of pedagogical researcher are you? Alebrijes and identity” Day and time: 2 April, 2-3pm UK time Moderator: Marianna Karatsiori Guest: Claire Jones Short introduction to the session Visual generated by Microsoft Copilot “Mexican folk art creatures” This session explores using Alebrijes…
 Podcasting as assessment
We are delighted to invite you to the following #creativeHE meetup. Day and time: 19 March 25, 2-3pm UK time Moderator: Alex Spiers Guest: Sophie Renaudineau generated by Microsoft Copilot “a visual which I would like to use for a podcasting post, without people” Short introduction to the session In today’s rapidly evolving educational landscape,…
The potential pitfalls and perils of using Escape Rooms for summative assessment
We are delighted to invite you to the following #creativeHE meetup. Title: The potential pitfalls and perils of using Escape Rooms for summative assessment Day and time: 5 February, 2-3pm UK time Moderator: Dr Marianna Karatsiori Guest: Claire Timmins Short introduction to the session Visual generated by Microsoft Copilot “A visual of an escape room”…
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