Lee Fallin: technology and its humans

Show notes Lee would be the first to admit he’s a tech nerd (in fact he does at least twice, in this conversation!) and has been since building his first website as a child. However, he never loses sight of the person in front of the screen, and he has never forgotten what it was like to be the only one of his school friends not to have access to a computer. That sense of inclusion has driven him ever since, culminating (to date, anyway) in the Designing for Diverse Learners poster now in the National Teaching Repository. As well as providing clear instructions for ensuring all our resources are as inclusive and accessible as possible, they also open up more of a link to design thinking. Well designed resources benefit everyone, and it’s an important habit to cultivate. As for writing, Lee loves it. (We cheered!) He has engaged in an ongoing process of trial and error to figure out what works best for him but as with other guests, recommends collaborative writing for that sense of accountability and value. If you’re still unsure whether to take the plunge, perhaps this is the extra nudge you need? The resources we mentioned Richards, K. and Pilcher, N. (2023) Study Skills: neoliberalism’s perfect Tinkerbell, Teaching in Higher Education, 28:3, 580-596, DOI: 10.1080/13562517.2020.1839745 Tomlinson, T., Fallin, L. and Watling, S. (2022). Designing for Diverse Learners Poster [4.0]. National Teaching Repository. Poster. https://doi.org/10.25416/NTR.20141498.v1 And the papers we talked about Fallin, L. (2021) “Developing online content to support students: the Remote Learning SkillsGuide”, Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education, (22). doi: 10.47408/jldhe.vi22.671. Fallin, L. (2021) “Teaching academic software via YouTube videos in the Covid-19 pandemic: potential applications for learning development”, Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education, (22). doi: 10.47408/jldhe.vi22.679. Fallin, L. and Tomlinson, T. (2022) “Designing for diverse learners ”, Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education, (25). doi: 10.47408/jldhe.vi25.973. Fallin, L., Davison, E., Spencer, G. and Tomlinson, T. (2023) “Supporting inclusive learning resource design with Designing for Diverse Learners ”, Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education, (26). doi: 10.47408/jldhe.vi26.924.