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Learning online to teach online – openly of course!

Note: This post was originally published on OpenTeach.ie I first came across OpenTeach in October 2019 as I browsed through the World Conference on Online Learning programme scheduled to take place in Dublin early in November. I knew that if I were to attend it would only be for one day and while the attractionContinue reading “Learning online to teach online – openly of course!”

PACT week 1: Typology of Professional Development Activities

You probably haven’t noticed that Pathway to PhD has been on an unscheduled sabbatical for a number of months now but that’s okay, I won’t take it personally! I recall at the outset of my PhD programme being told that ‘life events’ may get in the way of our studies. Little did I expect theContinue reading “PACT week 1: Typology of Professional Development Activities”

Building community… the question of reciprocity

In my last blog post I starting thinking about the concept of lurking in an online community and whether it is a good or bad thing. My instinct tells me that the term is a negative one, that lurking isn’t a good thing since it’s one-sided and no reciprocity exists. So, I did a littleContinue reading “Building community… the question of reciprocity”

Building community… a few more steps

Several months have passed since I wrote a blog post on the important topic of community, a full academic year has been completed and it’s probably time to apply some learnings for the upcoming semesters. Just like starting out as an undergrad student in a physical university environment it takes effort to get to knowContinue reading “Building community… a few more steps”

Academic writing summer school

In my last post I wrote about my increased confidence following my first year of blogging. Perhaps it was too much to expect that my academic writing might miraculously appear (not improve or develop but appear) during the same timeframe. So, when the opportunity arose to participate in an optional #acwri summer school offered by myContinue reading “Academic writing summer school”