Organising the chaos… towards a literature review

I recall the tutor suggesting a title for my Module One autoethnography that included the word ‘towards‘. I liked this since it emphasised that I was not yet at my destination and I have used it on a number of occasions since, with ‘contribution‘ being another preferred word when it comes to titles for myContinue reading “Organising the chaos… towards a literature review”

Organising the chaos… the magic of NVivo

I’ve been learning loads about Nvivo this semester through training workshops and a one-to-one consultation. Actually it was the other way around since I booked a consultation first to look at my recent data from a survey of 460 records (called cases in NVivo terminology). A little more than an hour into the consultation IContinue reading “Organising the chaos… the magic of NVivo”

Organising the chaos… EndNote (and not before time!)

In about two months time the timer will start ticking on my PhD thesis. Being an organised type of person I want to have all my ducks lined up in terms of reading, writing and productivity tools. I’ve been getting to grips with many of these over the past while and am now in aContinue reading “Organising the chaos… EndNote (and not before time!)”

Organising the chaos… hello Scrivener, goodbye Word

Not chaos exactly but since previous posts have opened with this title it seems to make sense to follow the pattern with this post. Note to self: I should soon put a list of these posts together to easily locate them for myself although a tag search for ‘chaos’ or ‘productivity’ usually produces the postsContinue reading “Organising the chaos… hello Scrivener, goodbye Word”

Reflecting on the 3 Ps… and no, not People, Planet, Profit

Readers will be forgiven for thinking that this post purports to be a meaningful reflection on perhaps social responsibility, ethical practice, or indeed any of the sustainable development goals, since teaching and research in this area is a passion of mine. No, this post is about a different set of 3 Ps that have beenContinue reading “Reflecting on the 3 Ps… and no, not People, Planet, Profit”

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.”