Dr Luke McCrone

Researcher (CHERS, Imperial College London) | Hall Warden (Wilson House) | Striving for a better student experience | All views are my own

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Attending the National Policy Roundtable (hosted by Centre for Belonging in Education) has left me with a consideration so far from Professor Richard Kwiatkowski: How do we truly influence change? Academic evidence is one thing, the story we tell (and to who) is another…

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Really great opportunity to present on Tensions and Trends in Learning Spaces thinking at the Future Learning Spaces conference held in Edinburgh Futures Institute. Discussions with colleagues have left me with lots to ponder…

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Tackling the challenge of AI in higher education feedback at the Imperial FLAIR Advancing Feedback Practice with GenAI event. Feedback needs to be treated as a process, not just as comments, while AI tools need to help students make sense of feedback.

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Great to have been invited to give a talk at the MTU Learning Spaces Seminar in Cork. Thanks to Dr Katie Power and colleagues for having us - an enjoyable day so far!

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A fantastic talk and workshop before lunch by Dr. Hiral Patel, Dr. Briony Supple and Dr. Katie Power, which reminded us of the importance of engaging in both the problem space and solution space #ILSS2025

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Dr. Zach Spire (co-organiser of ILSS) presents on the importance of informal spaces and conversations, based on integral research into institutional policy reviews #ILSS2025

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We are off! A predictably interesting and imaginative talk by Dr. Paul Temple on ‘The Connected University’ following my welcome talk. Looking forward to some great speakers today #ILSS2025

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First day at @SEBiology conference in Antwerp, a great venue right by the zoo, has been great so far reconnecting with OED colleagues. Excited to present later today on ‘rethinking the ecology of learning spaces in STEM’.

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Pleased to have published a paper in Nature's npj Science of Learning journal. Take a read of the paper here: https://t.co/GBV09o5MRH, or if you prefer the quick overview, read my blog here: https://t.co/Y1chUlOdjE

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How is belonging fostered in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (#STEM) in #HE? @cbkandiko, Martyn Kingsbury & contributors share critical, theorised & empirical cutting edge research. Read FREE. #OpenAccess #EduTwitter https://t.co/onxTgF1s2h

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Great first day running a symposium exploring 'Empowering Research for Community Impact' at Imperial in collaboration with @SEBiology. Another day of interesting talks to come tomorrow!

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Thanks again to @SEBiology for a wonderful conference in Prague. Winning a raffle to win VIP tickets to the conference in Antwerp next year was the cherry on the cake...

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First day at @SEBiology Conference in Prague. Interesting to dive into education and outreach matters in a discipline-specific context. Equally enjoying a humbling animal, plant and cell biology refresh!

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Great start to the Festival of Learning and Teaching 2024: Teaching, Learning and Assessing Well in STEMMB. A thought-provoking set of keynote speakers, including Wayne Mitchell who leaves us pondering the difference between equality and equity in learning.

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Thought-provoking event this evening: ‘20th Century Buildings - Refurbish and Replace?’ hosted by @unidesignforum_

Left reflecting on regenerative design and how we should be thinking more ecologically about our buildings and spaces.

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Proud moment today as those involved in the redesign of Imperial's Student Space gave @PresHughBrady a tour. Excited to be leading on the evaluation and hopefully publish some interesting findings.

Check out the news story here: https://t.co/blOpoqUd1X

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It was special, thanks Vily. Yes the research continues to inspire a curiosity in me. Hope to share more!

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@ISSOTL it was a real pleasure. Blown away by the 2023 conference and met some inspiring people.

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Great start to the @ISSOTL 2023 conference in Utrecht in the wonderful Railway Museum. ‘Getting outside the classroom’ workshop this morning leaves us with pertinent questions: Where are we teaching? How can we intentionally use other spaces to help contextualise learning?

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Blog post of our experience: https://t.co/aDMGxcyHYf

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Whilst I would have enjoyed a trip to Melbourne, Australia, it was great to present my pre-recorded presentation: "The Hybrid Learning Dilemma: Exploring the Learning Choices of Disadvantaged Students during the COVID-19 Era" at #ISAWC23.