Reflecting with a purpose – part 2
In Part 1 of this post I set out the incredible value that I have earned from a small group of my peers, individually and collectively, along my pathway to PhD that continues into my post-PhD life. For me, this value may be itemised in a number of categories including (in alphabetical order), belonging, community,…
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Reflecting with a purpose – part 1
Along the pathway to my PhD I have engaged in regular reflection for many years, initially for my own benefit, but as my confidence grew I reflected on and blogged about topics that might help others on their own pathways. WordPress tells me that to date I have published 91 blog posts and as I…
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2024: A year of two halves
During this Twixmas period I find myself humming the words of the late John Lennon: “…and what have you done, another year over, a new one just begun….’ These few days offer an opportunity to reflect on the year that has gone and to give some thought as to what the year ahead might bring.…
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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! My project…
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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 my…
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#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/ In 2019…
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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? I did have a challenge with a few of the…
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2023 in review; 2024: a preview
Professionally and academically, 2023 closed out on a high point, attending my graduation ceremony at Lancaster University, marking the end of my PhD studies that I started in January 2019. I had the honour of being conferred with my degree by The Rt Hon Alan Milburn, Chancellor of Lancaster University, pictured here (image courtesy of…
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My post-PhD summer at the Ideas Academy
This month, September 2023, my PhD research project came to life in a number of ways, largely due to the support of the Ideas Academy team of Social Entrepreneurs Ireland. I was fortunate to be part of a like-minded community of peers on the programme, all of us hoping to make a social impact with…
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Sandra Flynn 