In last month’s post I referred to my planned research project for Module One of my structured PhD programme, the first draft of which is due for peer review in a week’s time. Being a logical sort of person, I drafted my introduction and literature review, in the knowledge that both will need to be edited duringContinue reading “My name is Sandra and I am a teacher…”
Category Archives: 1. The Self
And so it begins…
PathwaytoPhD is back from sabbatical – where did those four months go? In truth, it was a sabbatical from this blog and during this time I still wrote a little (for my local Tidy Towns group), I read a little more (advance reading for my PhD ahead) and did a bit of organisation thanks toContinue reading “And so it begins…”
It’s been a funny old week
It’s Thursday and normally my fortnightly blog post is published at this stage but as the post title says, it’s been a funny old week. Not funny in the ha-ha sense and this post aims to explain my thinking about where I’m at right now and where I’m going (in the direction of a PhDContinue reading “It’s been a funny old week”
A sense of community – contribution to wellbeing
As the summer draws to a close, planning and preparation begins for a new academic year. In some respects it feels similar to coming into January and a new calendar year, and in a sense that’s exactly what this time of year is like for those of us involved in education, students and teachers alike.Continue reading “A sense of community – contribution to wellbeing”
Reflections on my first year of blogging
It’s been a year since I tentatively dipped my toes into the then cold waters of blogging to create a learning journal for myself, publishing my first post on 19 June 2017 at 2:50pm local time. The intention was for it to be a personal place to reflect on my learning, teaching and research journeyContinue reading “Reflections on my first year of blogging”
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?”
Sandra Flynn 