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Goodbye blog, hello learning portfolio 👋

Participants were welcomed to the second iteration of the online PACT course with a clear statement of its aims: The aims of the PACT badge are to familiarise you with the PD framework, to encourage you to use the PD framework to develop effective PD strategies, and to develop your PD learning community. We encourageContinue reading “Goodbye blog, hello learning portfolio 👋”

Lessons from the year that was 2019

I wrote a post with a similar title at the end of 2017. It seems timely to reflect on these 5 lessons and consider how I might apply them to the year, and indeed the decade, ahead. Not a list of new year resolutions most certainly, I prefer to think of them as a setContinue reading “Lessons from the year that was 2019”

Reflecting on PACT week 3

Our second activity for week 3 of PACT involved identifying how one of the selected readings can help us better reflect on our practice. Four resources were suggested and while I would have liked to have selected one of the SEDA specials I couldn’t locate a library source, so selected Chandran’s presentation instead. I wasContinue reading “Reflecting on PACT week 3”

PACT week 3: Domain 4 Professional Knowledge and Skills in Teaching and Learning

Part of this week’s PACT homework involves digging into the national PD Framework (for all staff who teach in higher education). I love the ‘all staff‘ focus since it certainly helps with the identity crisis that regularly hits me – but that’s a post for another day since we have a 250 word limit onContinue reading “PACT week 3: Domain 4 Professional Knowledge and Skills in Teaching and Learning”

PACT week 1: Typology of Professional Development Activities

You probably haven’t noticed that Pathway to PhD has been on an unscheduled sabbatical for a number of months now but that’s okay, I won’t take it personally! I recall at the outset of my PhD programme being told that ‘life events’ may get in the way of our studies. Little did I expect theContinue reading “PACT week 1: Typology of Professional Development Activities”

An open letter to my students of #MN6052 AY2018/19

Our module has come and gone, assessment work has been graded and it’s time for reflection. By that I mean my own reflection rather than yours, many of which have inspired this blog post (or ‘blessay’ given its length at just over 1,000 words) and your insightful direct quotes are scattered liberally throughout. Here goes…Continue reading “An open letter to my students of #MN6052 AY2018/19”