I was recently invited to give a talk to a group of research students at my university currently applying for funding from the Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme. Specifically, my topic was to be on Gantt charts since the programme application guidelines indicated that while not compulsory, applicants could certainly include one. From myContinue reading “Organising the chaos… Gantt charts”
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Just like riding a bicycle…
…there are some things that once learned are never forgotten. Not that I have any recent experiences of riding a bicycle except for the odd indoor ‘spin’ for charity if that counts. I’m not thinking about bicycles however, rather my experiences of crafting process flowcharts that started about 25 years ago – eeek!
August 2024: Plus ça change…
Reflecting on 2023 I noted “As I look ahead to 2024, I expect the year to be less busy on a professional level but time will tell whether or not this turns out to be the case.” Halfway through 2024 I have published two journal papers, attended two conferences, given four conference presentations, completed myContinue reading “August 2024: Plus ça change…”
#OER24 – a reflection
In this post I reflect on my first time attendance at OER24, the annual Open Education, Research, Practice and Policy conference hosted this week by Munster Technological University, Cork, Ireland. I also had the opportunity to present my current work, a video recording of a practice run is available through this link: https://learningdigitaltogether.com/our-pilot/
From 50k words to a 10-minute slideshow!
Continuing my practice of striving to be an open researcher I decided I would try and summarise my PhD thesis in a sub-10-minute PowerPoint presentation. Ambitious? Definitely. Possible? Oh yes! Disseminating our research doesn’t have to be all about journal publications and the like, right?
What is a mobile hotspot and why would I need one?
Facilitating a digital skills workshop without a Wi-Fi connection!
