Now in it’s 10th year and following last year’s success, I curated Santa’s EdVent 25 with 24 NEW resources for the education community. This blog post gives you the full list.

Impact

  • 463 individuals engaged directly with the short bit.ly link from countries.
  • The LinkedIn post got 354 impressions (views), 10 reactions, 2 reposts
  • The Twitter/X post got 20 impressions (views).
  • The Bluesky post got 5 likes and 2 reposts. Currently, it doesn’t show the number of views per post.
  • I received several emails and direct messages on social media that people have enjoyed the resources and added several books to their reading lists.

The full list

The full list of the #SantasEdVent24 postings on the Advent Calendar is listed below. Enjoy! Merry Christmas!

  1. Assessment Strategies for Online Learning Engagement and Authenticity Dianne Conrad and Jason Openo (Open Access Book) https://www.aupress.ca/books/120279-assessment-strategies-for-online-learning/
  2. AI and the future of education: Disruptions, dilemmas and directions by UNESCO (Open Access Report) https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000395236
  3. Great Teaching Unpacked by StepLab (Open Access Documentary Series) https://steplab.co/watch/great-teaching-unpacked-episode-1-harnessing-attention
  4. The future of universities: A Nature Special Report (Open Article) https://www.nature.com/immersive/d41586-025-03086-5/index.html
  5. How to Use The Learning Network from the New York Times (Open Education Resources) https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/learning/how-to-use-the-learning-network.html
  6. Will the Humanities Survive Artificial Intelligence? New Yorker (Open Article) https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-weekend-essay/will-the-humanities-survive-artificial-intelligence
  7. Tackling Climate Crisis Anxiety (Open Access Meditation App) https://oilwell.app/
  8. 2025 EDUCAUSE Students and Technology Report: Shaping the Future of Higher Education Through Technology, Flexibility, and Well-Being (Open Report) https://library.educause.edu/resources/2025/4/2025-educause-students-and-technology-report
  9. How To Fix Your Attention Span (Before It’s Too Late) (YouTube Video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXHrPfWJcCI
  10. The SoTL Guide (Re) Orienting the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning by Nancy L. Chick, Peter Felten, and Katarina Mårtensson (Open Access Book) https://www.centerforengagedlearning.org/books/the-sotl-guide/
  11. AI in Higher Education Innovation Exchange Edited by Sandra Abegglen; Barbara Brown; Patrick Hanlon; Leeanne Morrow; Fabian Neuhaus; Soroush Sabbaghan; Alexandra Poppendorf; Mohammadmahdi Zanjanian; and Bridgette Crabbe (Open Access Book) https://pressbooks.openeducationalberta.ca/aiexchange/
  12. Inclusive Teaching and Equity UNSW (Open Access Resources) https://www.teaching.unsw.edu.au/inclusive
  13. H5P Tutorials for Educators (Open Access Interactive Resources) https://h5p.org/documentation/for-authors/tutorials
  14. Academic Research Poster Design (Open Access Resource) https://www.academicposter.org/
  15. University of London Centre for Online and Distance Education (CODE) FREE webinars and recordings (Open Education Resources) https://www.london.ac.uk/centre-online-distance-education/events/webinars
  16. Teaching and Learning One Pagers by Jamie Clark (Open Access Resources) – https://www.jamieleeclark.com/graphics
  17. Universities and Climate Action by Tristan McCowan https://uclpress.co.uk/book/universities-and-climate-action/
  18. The Visual Life of Climate Change by Saffron O’Neill (Open Access Book) https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/the-visual-life-of-climate-change
  19. Advancing Accessibility – Practical Strategies for Instructional Designers and Educators by Rebecca M. Reese and Amy Lomellini (Open Access Book) https://edtechbooks.org/accessibility
  20. Higher Education Digital Capability Framework (Open Access Resource) https://www.digitalcapability.org/
  21. All my own work by Open Learn, the Open University (Open Access Resources) https://www.open.edu/openlearn/all-my-own-work
  22. Methods Library – International Association of Facilitators (Open Educational Resource) https://www.sessionlab.com/team/iaf/library
  23. Lumi – Interactive Content Designer (Open Access Application) https://lumi.education/en
  24. Building better models for expert teaching (YouTube video) https://www.youtube.com/live/0zxJV1sYNLc?si=XoIQH7v6qu-c1dtg