I had to give a presentation this week on my ideas of how to inspire academics to use the VLE. The timing of this meant that I had read Kerry Pinny's I am not your enemy blog post the week before, along with the numerous heartfelt reactions this generated. Admittedly, this wasn't the ideal article... Continue Reading →
Diving into #clmooc
Having been on the periphery of previous #clmooc (Connected Learning MOOC (#clmooc) A Connected Learning Massive Open Online Collaboration) runs this year I was determined to dive on in. The barriers to joining in were to do with summer being my busiest time, for workload and family, but after so many years of following on the... Continue Reading →
Twitter Me
Who is Twitter Me? Who do people see? Professional Me? #edtech in HE, #digitalliteracies, reflection? At Home Me? Gardening, baking, making, reading, parenting? What now – she has kids? (Don’t you see; I have three – growing & learning; Ridiculously bendy and endlessly in-de-fa-tig-able) Overly optimistic of what can be done with no time to spare?... Continue Reading →
Putting open on trial: my response
For one of my MSc Digital Education modules I wrote an essay and put it out in the open for ‘marking’ for want of a better word: Turning to the community: my open learning journey. This is my response* to all those people who took time not only to read it but to comment and... Continue Reading →
#CMALT is driving me crazy: part 4
At this point the title of this series ‘#CMALT is driving me crazy’ maybe needs updated to ‘#CMALT drove me crazy’ as I officially received my certificate and badge in January. It was even more exciting as I wasn’t required to make any changes. Cue an immediate celebration on Twitter but it is now time to... Continue Reading →
Give yourself a mental ‘Valentine’
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 →