PhD from @UCL_IOE, with a research focus in multimodality and assessment in HE; Educational developer at the Karolinska Institutet. All opinions are my own. Website: https://multimodalstudy.wordpress.com/https://bsky.app/profile/henrikafloren.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/henrikafloren.bsky.social/post/3mrag244t7c24In our chapter "Social Semiotics and Multimodality" Sophia Diamantopoulou and I present a 4 component structured approach for how to operationalize #Multimodal #SocialSemiotic analysis. Vol. 7 (pp. 254-259) of the International Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics (3rd Edn).22 Jul 2026 13:20 +0000at://did:plc:curc5v3o7lavvhrhhykwl44j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrag244t7c24https://bsky.app/profile/henrikafloren.bsky.social/post/3mpqydy6nmk26Summer leave and a walk through high grass and a multitude of flowers. There were butterflies and bumblebees and birds.03 Jul 2026 16:40 +0000at://did:plc:curc5v3o7lavvhrhhykwl44j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpqydy6nmk26https://bsky.app/profile/henrikafloren.bsky.social/post/3ml6hmqyq2c2wKurs för barn (7-15år)med Blå stjärnan i Dalarna! Lär dig om får & kor hantera höns & shettisar. 🐾 Var: Lissgården i Morbygden, Falun! När: start: 16 augusti, en söndag/ månad i 2 terminer. Pris: 250:-/termin Anmälan: Anna-Lisa Takkunen tel 070- 0909916 altakkune@gmail.com svenskablastjarnan.se https://svenskablastjarnan.se/06 May 2026 10:12 +0000at://did:plc:curc5v3o7lavvhrhhykwl44j/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6hmqyq2c2whttps://bsky.app/profile/henrikafloren.bsky.social/post/3mkfnvige522vOh my. We have 16 eggs in the incubator and then two broody hens. We might end up with quite a few chickens over the next couple of weeks.26 Apr 2026 13:27 +0000at://did:plc:curc5v3o7lavvhrhhykwl44j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkfnvige522vhttps://bsky.app/profile/henrikafloren.bsky.social/post/3mjhbktqios2jFinally! My #PhD #thesis is now deposited at UCL and ProQuest and will soon be available open access- all 597 pages if it @ioe.bsky.social @ioelibrary.bsky.social #AcademicSky #PhDlife #PhDdone #research14 Apr 2026 11:27 +0000at://did:plc:curc5v3o7lavvhrhhykwl44j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhbktqios2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/henrikafloren.bsky.social/post/3mgooepxyuc2jDogs have been my saviours through my #PhD journey. They make sure I leave my computer and take breaks. A windy day and my dachshund looked ready to fly.10 Mar 2026 05:49 +0000at://did:plc:curc5v3o7lavvhrhhykwl44j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgooepxyuc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/henrikafloren.bsky.social/post/3mftltlb5nc2oMy research is about assessments of multimodal texts and relevant across different levels of education. I also introduce innovations for #MultimodalTranscription which may interest the field of #multimodal #research. Stay tuned more will come about #MultimodalAssessment #AcademicSky. #PhD done 👍 [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Feb 2026 11:22 +0000at://did:plc:curc5v3o7lavvhrhhykwl44j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mftltlb5nc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/henrikafloren.bsky.social/post/3mfrra5ggnk22Yesterday I passed my PhD viva @ioe.bsky.social with minor amendments to submit26 Feb 2026 17:53 +0000at://did:plc:curc5v3o7lavvhrhhykwl44j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfrra5ggnk22https://bsky.app/profile/henrikafloren.bsky.social/post/3md5mhxpbv22iIf you didn't know already, in the arctic and subarctic there are no penguins. We are used to snow and cold temperatures. We know how to dress, behave and build our homes to stay safe and comfortable in harsh weather. We don't try to fight or conquer nature. We live in it and most of us love it.24 Jan 2026 06:44 +0000at://did:plc:curc5v3o7lavvhrhhykwl44j/app.bsky.feed.post/3md5mhxpbv22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/henrikafloren.bsky.social/post/3mcos2pmook2nDo you use the French #cloudstorage #Drime? I'm just thinking about alternatives to Google drive and this seems to be one option. https://drime.cloud/blog-posts/google-drive-alternatives-better-privacy-storage-in-202518 Jan 2026 09:14 +0000at://did:plc:curc5v3o7lavvhrhhykwl44j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcos2pmook2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/henrikafloren.bsky.social/post/3maizqbfets2yOur chickens have started laying eggs again. I love the different colours and I know which hen has laid which egg. I recognize shape and colour. Only two of them lay eggs that are so similar I can't tell them apart. This life is my counter balance to academic work and research. #AcademicSky21 Dec 2025 15:25 +0000at://did:plc:curc5v3o7lavvhrhhykwl44j/app.bsky.feed.post/3maizqbfets2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/henrikafloren.bsky.social/post/3mafplziqwk2cThis has been a busy autumn. Most importantly I've submitted my Doctoral thesis to @ioe.bsky.social and now waiting for examiners to be approved. I'm also finishing a 4 year project about skills training in digital environments @ki.se. I can now take time off over the holidays. #AcademicSky #PhDlife20 Dec 2025 07:46 +0000at://did:plc:curc5v3o7lavvhrhhykwl44j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mafplziqwk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/henrikafloren.bsky.social/post/3m6lkvnlqos2sThe next #Multimodality Talks seminar: 5 December 2025, 12-1.30 pm (GMT) with Prof James Simpson. Title: Navigating belonging for South Asians in Hong Kong: Challenging the single story with creative arts-based ethnographic research Register via: forms.office.com/e/8p9ZQPR4gb #AcademicSky https://forms.office.com/e/8p9ZQPR4gb27 Nov 2025 04:47 +0000at://did:plc:curc5v3o7lavvhrhhykwl44j/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6lkvnlqos2shttps://bsky.app/profile/henrikafloren.bsky.social/post/3m6247k3ysk2tStill proofreading my PhD thesis (at the moment working from the train). In retrospect I have done quite of bit of writing while going some place - often completely unrelated to my #research - squeezing in time in-between places and activities for reading and #writing. #phdlife #AcademicSky20 Nov 2025 06:09 +0000at://did:plc:curc5v3o7lavvhrhhykwl44j/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6247k3ysk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/henrikafloren.bsky.social/post/3m5tsuh4ijs2pI'm almost done now with proofreading chapter 5 and outside frost is turning the grass into art. #phdlife17 Nov 2025 18:06 +0000at://did:plc:curc5v3o7lavvhrhhykwl44j/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5tsuh4ijs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/henrikafloren.bsky.social/post/3m5slbbzovs2zI'm approaching the last part of my PhD journey @ioe.bsky.social. I'm proofreading and it's exhausting. A walk in the woods when I risk becoming welded to my chair and laptop makes all the difference. #phdlife #AcademicSky #writing17 Nov 2025 06:17 +0000at://did:plc:curc5v3o7lavvhrhhykwl44j/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5slbbzovs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/henrikafloren.bsky.social/post/3m4zwkgril22pFrom Learner to Professional: Transpositioning, Multimodality, and Critical Interactional Competence. Dr David Wei Dai and Dr Simin Ren, UCL Institute of Education. Today 7 November 2025 12.00-1.30 pm (London time) Via Zoom. Please register via: forms.office.com/e/TgBhFdLdMU multimodalforum.org07 Nov 2025 11:03 +0000at://did:plc:curc5v3o7lavvhrhhykwl44j/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4zwkgril22phttps://bsky.app/profile/henrikafloren.bsky.social/post/3m4ngxm6pjk2qFrom Groningen and the #12ICOM conference, organised by Janina Wildfeuer @neous.bsky.social and her team, to the quiet at home. It's a privilege to meet and discuss with other #multimodal researchers across the world. Then, a walk in the woods with my dog and time to reflect provides balance.02 Nov 2025 11:52 +0000at://did:plc:curc5v3o7lavvhrhhykwl44j/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4ngxm6pjk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/henrikafloren.bsky.social/post/3lzr7zbq3bs2pWhat a busy week! But I'm back to 30 min of running/walking in the morning and that feels good even if I'm out of shape.26 Sep 2025 19:43 +0000at://did:plc:curc5v3o7lavvhrhhykwl44j/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzr7zbq3bs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/henrikafloren.bsky.social/post/3lxkdttuwmc2qFor those who might be interested: Call for Challenge-led, interdisciplinary projects. UCL GrandChallenges @ucl.ac.uk #AcademicSky #research https://www.ucl.ac.uk/grand-challenges/research-projects/2025/aug/data-empowered-societies-funding-call-202526-challenge-award29 Aug 2025 15:12 +0000at://did:plc:curc5v3o7lavvhrhhykwl44j/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxkdttuwmc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/henrikafloren.bsky.social/post/3lu7bh6gvos2eI write and I write. I've restructured chapter 7 and reframed chapter 8. It's like domino. You change one thing and all the rest moves (or falls). How I wish I could have done a PhD by publication, if only because you cannot be asked to reframe what has already been published. #PhDlife #AcademicSky18 Jul 2025 01:14 +0000at://did:plc:curc5v3o7lavvhrhhykwl44j/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu7bh6gvos2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/henrikafloren.bsky.social/post/3lt7k2lxejs27The never ending story of my doctoral thesis writing continues. I'll just go on and work but I do wish there was an end in sight.05 Jul 2025 10:23 +0000at://did:plc:curc5v3o7lavvhrhhykwl44j/app.bsky.feed.post/3lt7k2lxejs27https://bsky.app/profile/henrikafloren.bsky.social/post/3lrjb4wryqk2hThis week I've given presentations on AI in HE, and been evacuated from a train, amongst other things. But summer is here and the birds are singing.13 Jun 2025 20:20 +0000at://did:plc:curc5v3o7lavvhrhhykwl44j/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrjb4wryqk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/henrikafloren.bsky.social/post/3lqwvb5ra3k2tBack from London the woods are more fabulous than ever.06 Jun 2025 12:59 +0000at://did:plc:curc5v3o7lavvhrhhykwl44j/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqwvb5ra3k2thttps://bsky.app/profile/henrikafloren.bsky.social/post/3lqjzlcjma22sBack to work and #research tomorrow but I've had some glorious days off. Nature, my dogs and time outdoors balance that other key part of my life which is my work and research @ioe.bsky.social01 Jun 2025 10:12 +0000at://did:plc:curc5v3o7lavvhrhhykwl44j/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqjzlcjma22shttps://bsky.app/profile/henrikafloren.bsky.social/post/3lqh64so5y22jI've been focusing on getting my #PhD thesis document in shape for a full read by my supervisors @ioe.bsky.social. Now things feel strange - a mix of being adrift and on holiday. I've slept longer, minded my chickens, walked the dogs, normal non-writing-at-all-hours things. #AcademicSky #PhDlife31 May 2025 06:55 +0000at://did:plc:curc5v3o7lavvhrhhykwl44j/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqh64so5y22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/henrikafloren.bsky.social/post/3loyru6inyk26I'm still writing but spring comes anyway with promise and cherry flowers and busy bees and nesting birds.12 May 2025 20:13 +0000at://did:plc:curc5v3o7lavvhrhhykwl44j/app.bsky.feed.post/3loyru6inyk26https://bsky.app/profile/henrikafloren.bsky.social/post/3lopvhscrms2oThere is still time to join us if you are interested in #Multimodality. Registration is open until one hour before the event forms.office.com/e/5MqF2qW0WV [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 May 2025 07:24 +0000at://did:plc:curc5v3o7lavvhrhhykwl44j/app.bsky.feed.post/3lopvhscrms2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/henrikafloren.bsky.social/post/3lokxe6p73s2eThis was interesting: "Generative AI Turns Bloom’s Taxonomy Upside-Down: Implications for Creativity and Learning (by Michele Galla, Bill Cope and Mary Kalantzis) "an intelligence defined by paradox" #AcademicSky #GenAI #Education #EduSky https://cgscholar.com/community/community_profiles/new-learning/community_updates/23454507 May 2025 08:14 +0000at://did:plc:curc5v3o7lavvhrhhykwl44j/app.bsky.feed.post/3lokxe6p73s2e