And so it begins…

PathwaytoPhD is back from sabbatical – where did those four months go? In truth, it was a sabbatical from this blog and during this time I still wrote a little (for my local Tidy Towns group), I read a little more (advance reading for my PhD ahead) and did a bit of organisation thanks toContinue reading “And so it begins…”

It’s been a funny old week

It’s Thursday and normally my fortnightly blog post is published at this stage but as the post title says, it’s been a funny old week. Not funny in the ha-ha sense and this post aims to explain my thinking about where I’m at right now and where I’m going (in the direction of a PhDContinue reading “It’s been a funny old week”

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”

Reflections on DEGC at half-term!

It’s been a busy month or so. Not only was there no break between submitting our IDEL assignments and starting the new course Digital Education in Global Context, this semester is a busy one for me with a face to face MSc in Project Management class starting in January along with a similar online oneContinue reading “Reflections on DEGC at half-term!”

Technology is not our enemy…

… but it takes investment to learn how to use it wisely. It’s a couple of weeks since I last posted and I’ve been busy with lots of things but mostly reading, reading and more reading. Looking back at my last post when I made the statement that forms the title of this post I thoughtContinue reading “Technology is not our enemy…”

As one chapter closes…

…another one opens. Well, its almost mid-January 2018 and as one course ends (IDEL) a new one begins (Digital Education in Global Context – DEGC), no rest for the wicked I might add since this has happened over the space of last weekend – truly! DEGC assessment is 50% by way of a group blog andContinue reading “As one chapter closes…”