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”

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!”

Lessons from the year that was 2017

It seems that reflecting on the year that has passed is something that bloggers do, but I don’t consider myself a blogger (yet!). Nevertheless, here are a few lessons that I’ve learned from 2017 and will use to guide me in 2018. They are not, however, New Year resolutions…. Time is a precious commodity, spendContinue reading “Lessons from the year that was 2017”

Drawing #mscidel stepping stones to a close

The IDEL journey has been foggy and misty at times but overall it’s been an excellent experience, forging new connections with cohort peers, tutors and the wider #mscde community, overcoming my fear of Twitter, learning how to write (not critically enough mind you!), freedom to read widely (yet critically), critically analyse my MOOC participation, learningContinue reading “Drawing #mscidel stepping stones to a close”

Drawing the #mscidel Twitter week to a close – what have I learned?

Last week was certainly an interesting week with the most intensive tweeting I’ve ever been involved in and this is reflected in the various numbers… Impressions, engagements, likes, retweets – in a nutshell, tons (well, perhaps not tons exactly) of data to tell my Twitter story of the week. Is the story an objective oneContinue reading “Drawing the #mscidel Twitter week to a close – what have I learned?”

One third through IDEL – what have I learned?

So, #Ophelia has hit Ireland, the electricity has gone, laptop is tethered to my phone so good opportunity to write this week’s blog post without distraction! One of the things I love about IDEL is the requirement to keep a blog – no, not this one, but another one where I get lots of helpfulContinue reading “One third through IDEL – what have I learned?”