People put a lot of focus on Motivation Monday but today is Tuesday and I am struggling, at least struggling more than normal. I walked through the park this morning listening to the birds and noticing the many signs of spring, from blossoms to flowers, trying to calm my sense of panic and the blackness threatening... Continue Reading →
Hello 2017
Unbelievably January is already gone into the ether so I need to get this post out before it gets forgotten in the bottom drawer along with all the other well intentioned posts. I have been mulling over my professional development to-do-list since summing up 2016 in my last post and a meeting with colleagues this afternoon clarified... Continue Reading →
Farewell 2016
There is absolutely no doubt that 2016 was an utterly horrific one on so many levels. Many people have written of their frustrations and pain much more eloquently than I ever could so I simply want to wish that the new year brings significantly less tragedy and pain. Somewhat guiltily against this dark backdrop of... Continue Reading →
#NextGenDL Conference
Reflections from a 5* conference introvert I had a great start to November with a trip to Dublin which is always a welcome event in my calendar. Dinner and theatre to celebrate the last of October then the new month was welcomed in at Dublin City University at The Next Generation: Digital Learning Research Symposium 2016.... Continue Reading →
Space and reflection
Term is now well underway both with regards to work and study. Summer through to the end of October is by far my busiest time and it feels as if I have finally stopped trying to hang on by my nails, only ever one step ahead. I have been working my way through the huge list by... Continue Reading →
#CMALT is driving me crazy: part 3
So big sigh, it's done, my portfolio has been submitted. This latest instalment tracking my frustrations and musings on my CMALT journey comes a week after my submission so I am in that middle land of having finally succeeded in my goal but not yet knowing the outcome. Support Continued support came from the Twitter-sphere which... Continue Reading →
#CMALT is driving me crazy: part 2
It has been several months since I first blogged about my # CMALT frustrations and whilst I haven’t actually succeeded in writing much more I have had so many unexpected benefits since the post. I would never have guessed at just how much my approach to CPD would change and grow from putting my thoughts out in the... Continue Reading →
#FLsocmed Week 1: Twitter, numbers and being sociable
It is the end of my first week on the Social Media Analytics MOOC delivered by the good folk at the Queensland University of Technology. I have learnt how to get started analysing the numbers behind tweets and hashtags and how to use Martin Hawksey's TAGS, which prior to the course I had only unsuccessfully... Continue Reading →
#OLsuccess: my scribbles
Last week I joined in the Jisc #OLsuccess week lead by Lou McGill and Helen Beetham. A round-up can be found on their blog area. Online students could participate via polls, short survey, Twitter or the discussion forum. I have tried to collate my thoughts into this diagram however a couple of things have niggled... Continue Reading →
Jisc #connectmore16 Belfast
I was unable to attend the Jisc Connect More event in Belfast last week but by the power of the technical I was able to present and follow the conversations. Even better I can now view everyone's slides via the Jisc NI website. This post allows me to present my resource list in an Internet friendly way... Continue Reading →