We wanted to share a very exciting update about the first successful publication from the ALN Global Educator Exchange and an opportunity to get involved in a brand new upcoming publication. The ALN Global Educator Exchange is a group within the Active Learning Network which continues to meet with a refined focus on planning, co-authoring and publishing articles on active learning.
Publication Success (AI in Active Learning):
In March 2025, we published our first co-authored article in the Times Higher Education Campus. The article is entitled Eight ways to use AI in active learning – and four challenges it brings and the full reference for the article can be found below:
Betts, T., Surendran, S., Hawes, M., Kazamia, S. Lam, J.S., Le Boutillier, S., Richter, U.M., Williams, J., Moiseev, R, Pugh, J, Surendran, G.S. (2025) Eight ways to use AI in active learning – and four challenges it brings. Times Higher Education Campus. Available at: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/eight-ways-use-ai-active-learning-and-four-challenges-it-brings
Please engage with the article and help promote the publication by actively sharing on social media, through channels or mailing lists within your organisation or by sharing with anyone who you think might be interested. Huge congratulations to Tab Betts, Shelini Surendran, Martin Hawes, Stella Kazamia, Joey Sikchun Lam, Shaun Le Boutillier, Uwe Matthias Richter, Jason Williams, Roman Moiseev, Jon Pugh, and Geyen Sasha Surendran on this first successful publication. More details about the contributing authors can be found below:
- Tab Betts is a lecturer in higher education pedagogy at the University of Sussex.
- Shelini Surendran is an associate professor in biosciences;
- Martin Hawes is a senior lecturer in veterinary pharmacology and therapeutics;
- Stella Kazamia is senior lecturer in computer science and electronic engineering;
- Joey Sikchun Lam is a lecturer in computer science and electronic engineering, all at the University of Surrey.
- Shaun Le Boutillier is associate professor of sociology;
- Uwe Matthias Richter is associate professor and academic lead: digital pedagogic innovation;
- Jason Williams is media specialist, all at Anglia Ruskin University.
- Roman Moiseev is a lecturer in pharmaceutics at the University of Reading.
- Jon Pugh is senior lecturer for applied drama: education, well-being, community at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David.
- Geyen Sasha Surendran is lecturer in anatomy and physiology at British International University.
- All are part of the Active Learning Network.
Brand new collaborative publication on the way (Using Science-Fiction and Active Learning as a tool for Reimagining the Future):
A group of us met on 30th May 2025 to start planning a brand new publication on the topic of using science-fiction and active learning as a tool for reimagining the future. We went through an ideation, shortlisting and selection process during the meeting and arrived on the following provisional title:
“From Fiction to the Future: Leveraging Speculative Design, Gamification, and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for Transformative Active Learning in Higher Education”
Our next task is to start conducting an annotated bibliography and literature review on the topic. The aim is for each contributing author to find 5 or so sources that we could include in a literature review on the above topic and add these as entries within the annotated bibliography. If you are interested in leading or contributing to efforts on this publication, then please reply to this email or contact activelearningnetwork at gmail.com to register your interest.
Kind regards,
The Active Learning Network Team
The Active Learning Network 