Really interesting perspectives from a longitudinal study at Nottingham Trent on #belonging. Specifically looking at cohorts that are traditionally identified in APP and other measures, they are seeing student success as defined by those students. For them, it encompasses successfully acquiring of skills and networks, not just a "good mark". Something I feel like lots of us in #HigherEd know but maybe don't act on yet. #ConferenceThoughts

We're now hearing from Lizzie King and student partners about how important trust and partnership are to enable #belonging. Down to pointing out it is easier to build relationships out of the lecture theatre, around smaller tables that break down power dynamics inherent in less neutral spaces. #Raise23 #ConferenceThoughts

Always such a pleasure to listen to Claire Hamshire on students and #belonging. She is emphasising the fluidity and temporality of belonging and #students in #HigherEd. #ConferenceThoughts

On the island of Cheongsan in South Korea I went to look for #dragonflies in the UN FAO designated GIAHS of traditional rice terraces. I found the #blaupfiel #KeeledSkimmer , which I also saw this summer in #SchlieswigHolstein . I am researching for a new series of #art works that explore #migration #belonging #landscape #biodiversity and #ClimateChange and it is a visceral type of learning about these topics to observe these same dragonflies in such distant locations. Cc @Curator@mastodon.art

Lessons in Belonging From Beyonce's Record-Breaking Renaissance World Tour

#belonging #beyonce #lessons #Renaissance #worldtour
https://usnewsper.com/2023/08/lessons-in-belonging-from-beyonces-record-breaking-renaissance-world-tour/?feed_id=26028&_unique_id=64e3a35fca63c

Today's poem:

My Dear Istanbul
- by Necip Fazil Kisakurek

https://www.tumblr.com/ukdamo/726166576182771712/my-dear-istanbul?source=share

#poetry #istanbul #evocation
#love #city #belonging #metaphor #NecipFazilKisakurek

I've found one way to make meaning in a job that holds little value is to make connections with the other sensitive souls on the team who need a listening ear or gentle support. It's especially essential when they don't get it from leadership. It's possible to create little bubbles of encourage,ment, comfort, and friendship.

#belonging #listening #safety

walking by the waters
down where an honest river
shakes hands with the sea,
a woman passed round me
in a slow, watchful circle…

—Jackie Kay, “In My Country”
Published in OTHER LOVERS, Bloodaxe Books, 1993

#Scottish #literature #poem #poetry #place #belonging #racism

https://poetryarchive.org/poem/my-country/

I honored my need to retreat from PC and phone notifications by closing myself in my room and reading a book.

That book had some tips for creating a culture of belonging, which I think I may be able to put to use. :purple_balloon_heart:

#HSP #HighlySensitive #belonging

#prompt10 We have lots of new students. I always have assigned seats projected on a PowerPoint on the first day. Coming into a class where many know one another, a new kid can be feel lonely. Assigning seats levels the playing field. After that first day, I randomly group and explain that randomly grouping ensures all students meet one another and get to learn from each other. I have seats arranged in groups of 3. I randomly group a week at a time rather than daily. #classroommath #belonging

The biggest factor for me has been that, as a Society, we focus so strongly on Western European ideals. However, for many marginalized groups, that was a culture of colonialism and oppression.

I’ve had a hard time reconciling that, especially after stepping into an active DEIB role in my mundane work. How do you bring the #MiddleAges and #Renaissance into the modern era of DEIB?

I hope to see an answer now. 🤞🏻

#SocietyForCreativeAnachronism #SCA #DEIB #Diversity #Equity #Inclusion #Belonging

The latest announcement coming from Corpora is quite important and impactful. I am excited to see more work being done with this.

The lack of DEIB and DEIB standards in the Society has been one of the reasons I’ve been slow returning to active play since COVID. (More thoughts in the comments…)

Link to announcement: https://www.sca.org/news/2023-q2-board-meeting-deib-impacting-decisions/

#SocietyForCreativeAnachronism #SCA #DEIB #Diversity #Equity #Inclusion #Belonging

I’ve just blogged……..'Have you found your people and your tribe or someone else’s?'

https://www.amjcounselling.com/amj-blog/have-you-found-your-tribe

#therapy #therapist #counsellor #wellbeing #mentalhealth #psychotherapist #beingseen #beingheard #togetherness #friends #family #belonging

Fixed the uploading glitches! Here's the teaser trailer for my interactive fiction prototype, Hawthorn

#sensemaking #literacy #multimodalliteracy #belonging #community #complexinformationsystems

https://youtu.be/AhbW26eJkkQ

My connectivity has been nightmarish this week but I managed to get this thing to upload finally. Here's a little teaser for my research prototype game Hawthorn, in case it's of interest.

#sensemaking #literacy #community #designingforliteracy #belonging #jointcognitivesystems

https://youtu.be/MRGJtS20_nY

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…because we always have a federal government to revert to, there would remain a check on such power.

A dissolution of #StateGovt would be paired with greater #representation (more #MPs) at the federal level. A doubling of MPs and a 1000 char statement will help give a voice to more people and lower the barrier for nominating at the federal level. Greater choice can only help #democracy.

Both #diversity *and* a greater sense of #belonging is baked into a local government damper.

#belonging : hence, goods or effects

- French: appartenant

- German: zugehörig

- Italian: appartenenza/possedimenti

- Portuguese: pertencente

- Spanish: pertenencia

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See previous words @ https://wordofthehour.org/r/past

How many people-to-people activities are you measuring in your #marketing? @TBorreson11 https://buff.ly/3NuMy5b #personalbranding #networking #community #digitaltransformation #digitalmarketing #digitalselling #socialselling #belonging #culture #businessintelligence

At the AdvanceHE T&L conference and the keynote has started with a question that makes me wince. It’s meant to be on inclusivity and it is starting with “are you thinking what I am thinking?” First, I doubt I am as this keynote is being delivered by a white man. Second, starting inclusivity with sort of siloed individual thinking just makes me think we are missing the trick about needing #community and #belonging to have #inclusivity.

#NewInstance so that means #introduction time! I work in #highered in the UK, mostly around #StudentSupport, #InclusivePractice, #Belonging and #AcademicSkills. I spend a lot to time thinking about how to ensure our students have agency and voice in the work we do with them. Right now, I am working with others around an #EmergentFramework for belonging and a new model for conversation to support student agency. I want to hear about what you think and what you're working on!