I wrote a post with a similar title at the end of 2017. It seems timely to reflect on these 5 lessons and consider how I might apply them to the year, and indeed the decade, ahead. Not a list of new year resolutions most certainly, I prefer to think of them as a setContinue reading “Lessons from the year that was 2019”
Category Archives: PD Typology
Reflecting on PACT week 3
Our second activity for week 3 of PACT involved identifying how one of the selected readings can help us better reflect on our practice. Four resources were suggested and while I would have liked to have selected one of the SEDA specials I couldn’t locate a library source, so selected Chandran’s presentation instead. I wasContinue reading “Reflecting on PACT week 3”
PACT week 3: Domain 4 Professional Knowledge and Skills in Teaching and Learning
Part of this week’s PACT homework involves digging into the national PD Framework (for all staff who teach in higher education). I love the ‘all staff‘ focus since it certainly helps with the identity crisis that regularly hits me – but that’s a post for another day since we have a 250 word limit onContinue reading “PACT week 3: Domain 4 Professional Knowledge and Skills in Teaching and Learning”
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”
My name is Sandra and I am a teacher…
In last month’s post I referred to my planned research project for Module One of my structured PhD programme, the first draft of which is due for peer review in a week’s time. Being a logical sort of person, I drafted my introduction and literature review, in the knowledge that both will need to be edited duringContinue reading “My name is Sandra and I am a teacher…”
The first of many countdowns
I’ve stopped counting how many weeks I’m into Module One of my structured PhD programme, preferring to focus on how many weeks until my first research paper draft is due for peer review (5 weeks) and final submission (another 4 weeks after that). It’s not long really if the first half of the module isContinue reading “The first of many countdowns”
Sandra Flynn 