5. Personal and Professional Digital Capacity

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!

#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/

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 withContinue reading “My post-PhD summer at the Ideas Academy”

Thinking about accessibility: Part 3

Ensure all diagrams and tables are accessible and have alt text labels… PhD Examiners’ report, May 2023 Regular readers will know that since I ‘discovered’ the importance of making writing accessible it is never far from my mind. Since this post is part 3 of a series entitled ‘Thinking about accessibility’, it seems to meContinue reading “Thinking about accessibility: Part 3”

Thinking about accessibility: Part 2

In December 2020, I reached out to an alumna of my programme for some general advice on how best to manage Part 2 of the programme, with the goal of being awarded a PhD for my efforts in 2023. Her generous advice included a tip to make good use of the period between submission andContinue reading “Thinking about accessibility: Part 2”

Thinking about accessibility: Part 1

Hands up – I have never given much thought to the accessibility of my writing – there, I’ve said it. I recall at the outset of my PhD studies, wrestling with choosing a font I like for my module assignment papers. I didn’t want to use the default fonts, preferring something that looked nice thatContinue reading “Thinking about accessibility: Part 1”