January, 2021. For readers outside of Ireland this is the month of the third lockdown to help prevent the spread of Covid-19. Over the course of a few days an email exchange with a neighbour went like this: Her: “Can I phone you at some point today or tomorrow for help with the constant emailContinue reading ““Get yourself a granddaughter!””
Category Archives: 2. Professional Identity, Values and Development
Bridging the age-based digital divide: An intergenerational exchange during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown period in Ireland.
Participant Information Letter – Adult participants aged 18-25 years based in Ireland Dear Participant, I am Sandra Flynn, a PhD student of E-Research and Technology Enhanced Learning at Lancaster University. I would like to invite you to take part in a research project with the working title: Bridging the age-based digital divide: an intergenerational exchange during the Covid-19Continue reading “Bridging the age-based digital divide: An intergenerational exchange during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown period in Ireland.”
Confessions of a rookie reviewer
I recently wrote about rookie mistakes I made preparing my first submission to an academic journal. A learning experience certainly, and with any luck my paper won’t get an outright rejection since I put quite a bit of effort into selecting the journal in question. Only time will tell. A couple of weeks later I wasContinue reading “Confessions of a rookie reviewer”
Reflective learning, reflective practice – what else but a reflection!
I’ve been reflecting quite a bit these past few weeks, both personally and professionally. This month’s post marks the three year anniversary of launching my reflective journal, which has since evolved into my learning portfolio. I wonder if in three years time I will be reflecting on my PhD viva? Only time will tell.
The challenge of “remaining current” part 2 – “Ultimately, it’s all about community”
As promised in Part 1 of this short series, this post considers the Community of Inquiry framework from Garrison, Anderson and Archer (1999), in my opinion another important model for online teaching and learning. However, in the two weeks since my last post I have been pondering on community. Interested, then please read on. BrouwerContinue reading “The challenge of “remaining current” part 2 – “Ultimately, it’s all about community””
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 👋”
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