Verity Ward

Lecturer at @EducationLBU , PhD researcher at @SotonEd with @ACoRNSoton

[ACoRNS Southampton @ACoRNSoton]

Delighted to celebrate with our former PhD students at graduation. So proud of you Dr Ward @VCSWard & Dr East @chloesam_92

[Sonny Hallett @scrappapertiger]

Neurodiversity is a vital concept. Understanding the difference between neurodiverse & neurodivergent is much more important than splitting hairs over linguistics. I made a comic explainer.

Higher quality pics & with qus for reflection:
https://t.co/nJdgVROFTo

#Neurodiversity

[Verity Ward @VCSWard]

@your_nd_coach If you think it will help you then ask for what you need- there is often more flexibility in the system than it looks and you may find this is someone *trying* to be helpful without fully understanding what that means for you. If it was me (as a lecturer) I would want to know

[ACoRNS Southampton @ACoRNSoton]

Great to see @ACoRNSoton represented on a billboard on Burgess Road - QR code links here: https://t.co/daL76yrhCG

[Verity Ward @VCSWard]

@your_nd_coach No worries at all- I really love the conceptual framework they come up with, I have used it and applied it to working with ND young people. It's fab 🙂

[Verity Ward @VCSWard]

@emilynordmann I don't have an article to link, but it's because chatGPT is a language model that doesn't actually "know" anything. It can only produce outputs that sound right, based on the initial data it was trained on and user feedback (when users say which of two answers is better)

[Leeds Beckett Library & Learning Services @LBULibrary]

A huge welcome to all new students starting this week!

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[Autie-biographical Comics @Teesy738]

Ever wonder why so many professionals push for person first language? Because that's how they were taught by their teachers and professors.
I can understand why people outside of the autistic community can get confused.

#AutieBiographical
#ActuallyAutistic
#IdentityFirstLangugae

[Verity Ward @VCSWard]

@sadhbh_dwyer @m_nind White wine and jelly beans... What a combination! Not quite the adrenaline rush or jeopardy or climbing a wet slippery statue... I'd better get in training!

[Thomas Ward @tom_james_ward]

@BBCRB Please give a shout-out to Ed celebrating his 30th birthday here tonight with friends and family

[Verity Ward @VCSWard]

@HannaKovshoff Couldn't have done it without you and Sarah- I couldn't have asked for more supportive supervisors 😊

[Verity Ward @VCSWard]

@HannaKovshoff @ACoRNSoton @FairmeadYeovil Final thanks to @SouthCoastDTP for funding my research and giving me the opportunity to study at @SotonEd

[Verity Ward @VCSWard]

Thank you so much to @m_nind and @cfrauenberger for examining my thesis, and for some interesting and insightful discussions and suggestions in my viva this morning

[Verity Ward @VCSWard]

Massive thanks, as always, go my fabulous supervisors Sarah Parsons and @HannaKovshoff, as well as the rest of the @ACoRNSoton and of course everyone @FairmeadYeovil

[Kay Kempers 🏳️‍🌈 @kaymagpie]

Come and join us! Fixed term 1yr Lecturer in Education/Childhood in a friendly supportive team @EducationLBU https://t.co/P1iiucwE5A

[Verity Ward @VCSWard]

@eyfs4m @ElaineMcgreevy So great that someone has already flagged this- digital stories are super useful for this. I have been involved in some of the research relating to this and used it with older children to document their experiences. More than happy to chat on DM if that's helpful!

[ACoRNS Southampton @ACoRNSoton]

Prof Sarah Parsons will be speaking at this #BERA_Ethics online event 20th April on ethical challenges of doing participatory ‘voice’ research with children with SEND in schools https://t.co/yxidUy6h6a

[Verity Ward @VCSWard]

@DrRLofthouse @leedsbeckett @EducationLBU Thanks! Excited to be joining @EducationLBU