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What’s in a name?

At the outset of every new semester, students in my face-to-face class always appear unsure about what to expect from my module. It is called ‘International Project Management’ but the titles of the texts range from the aforementioned International Project Management to Global Project Management and Mastering Virtual Teams. By the end of the firstContinue reading “What’s in a name?”

Chaotic organisation or organised chaos?

I’ve always thought of myself as an organised type of person, everything in it’s place even if it doesn’t appear so – you know the sort. I’m open to trying new things – technologies, note-taking techniques – in fact anything that will make my life more efficient. Since starting my current study programme, I’ve foundContinue reading “Chaotic organisation or organised chaos?”

An open letter to my students of #MN6052 AY2017/18

Featured image courtesy of Pixabay Our module has come and gone, assessment work has been graded and it’s time for reflection. By that I mean my own reflection since I’ve completed reviewing your submissions and that’s the topic of this blog post. At the start of the semester we struggled with dynamic interaction but IContinue reading “An open letter to my students of #MN6052 AY2017/18”

To flip or not to flip?

I first came across the concept of the Flipped Classroom when I took a Coursera MOOC last summer called Learning to Teach Online. While the term was new to me, the concept was not, since in a classroom environment where materials are made available to students via a learning management system (LMS) surely students areContinue reading “To flip or not to flip?”

Reflections on DEGC at half-term!

It’s been a busy month or so. Not only was there no break between submitting our IDEL assignments and starting the new course Digital Education in Global Context, this semester is a busy one for me with a face to face MSc in Project Management class starting in January along with a similar online oneContinue reading “Reflections on DEGC at half-term!”

Technology is not our enemy…

… but it takes investment to learn how to use it wisely. It’s a couple of weeks since I last posted and I’ve been busy with lots of things but mostly reading, reading and more reading. Looking back at my last post when I made the statement that forms the title of this post I thoughtContinue reading “Technology is not our enemy…”