Organising the chaos… hello Trello

In my newly created bullet journal I have a page dedicated to blog ideas for September. Regular readers will know that I currently only write two blogs per month but it’s a step in the direction of organisation and this post is about the first of those ideas, sharing how I’ve recently come to startContinue reading “Organising the chaos… hello Trello”

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”

Organising the chaos… bullet journalling

Monday was a holiday this week here in Ireland and it’s the day when I usually give some thought to what I might write in my blog scheduled to post every two weeks at the moment. I would like to have a pipeline of content to write about but it just hasn’t happened that wayContinue reading “Organising the chaos… bullet journalling”

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”

What’s in a name?

At the outset of every new semester, students in my face-to-face class always appear unsure about what to expect from my module. It is called ‘International Project Management’ but the titles of the texts range from the aforementioned International Project Management to Global Project Management and Mastering Virtual Teams. By the end of the firstContinue reading “What’s in a name?”

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?”