education

Research journals relating to education in business and economics

education, higher education, research, Uncategorized by Colin Simpson

Sometimes you need to spend hours poring over a list of 20,000+ academic journals looking for those related to education in business and economics. I’d advise against it. Here are the ones that I found, […]

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Research update

discussion, ed tech, education, higher education, organisation by Colin Simpson

This blog post will probably be of interest to maybe five other people (including my Mum) but it’s part of a process that I’ve decided on for tracking what I’m doing and maintaining some accountability, […]

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Thoughts on: Reflecting or Acting? Reflective practice and continuing professional development in UK Higher Education (Clegg, Tan and Saeidi, 2002)

assessment, communication, education, education design, higher education, PhD, professional development, reflection, Uncategorized by Colin Simpson

Clearly one of the key ingredients in enhancing teaching practice is teacher professional development and a vital element of deriving meaning from this is reflective practice. It is at this point however that we need to […]

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Thoughts on: Change Thinking, Change Practices (LTSN Generic Centre, 2003)

change, community of practice, ed tech, edtech, education, higher education, Uncategorized by Colin Simpson

I’ve been thinking that a core theme of my research – looking at how to support TELT practices in Higher Education – is Continuity and Change. This is a tiny bit tongue in cheek, referencing […]

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Thoughts on: Two guides from Ako Aotearoa on education projects and researching learners

communication, community of practice, ed tech, edtech, education, facilitation, higher education, methodology, PhD, reflection, research by Colin Simpson

It was always my intention that researching in the area that I work in would help me to shape my professional practice (and it is) but I’ve been surprised lately at how much things are flowing […]

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More thoughts on: “Digital is not the future – Hacking the institution from the inside” – Technology, practical solutions and further questions

communication, community of practice, culture, discussion, ed tech, edtech, education, education design, expertise, feedback, forum, higher education, organisation, pedagogy, Practical tips, reflection, research, teaching, Uncategorized by Colin Simpson

Previously on Screenface.net: I’ve been participating in an online “hack” looking at “Digital is not the future – Hacking the institution from the inside” with a number of other education designers/technologists. It’s been pretty great. […]

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Rethinking Ed Tech at our university

communication, community of practice, culture, discussion, ed tech, edtech, education, education design, expertise, higher education, organisation, Uncategorized by Colin Simpson

I mentioned a couple of weeks ago that I’ve embarked on some sort of ramshackle process of evaluating what we’re doing in terms of Ed. Tech and design with some of my fellow Ed Techs […]

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Thoughts on: “Digital is not the future – Hacking the institution from the inside” – how education support staff can bring change

community of practice, culture, ed tech, edtech, education, education design, expertise, organisation, pedagogy, PhD, professional development, Uncategorized by Colin Simpson 2 Comments on Thoughts on: “Digital is not the future – Hacking the institution from the inside” – how education support staff can bring change

One of the best things about my research and being part of a community of practice of education technologists/designers is that there are a lot of overlaps. While I’d hate to jump the gun, I […]

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Thoughts on: “Doing Insider Research in Universities” (Trowler, 2012) Part 3 – Good research design and ethics/politics

education, ethics, methodology, PhD, research, Uncategorized by Colin Simpson

I’m not sure that this is how I’ll process all of the books that I read – in fact I’m almost certain that it isn’t – but I’ll continue this series of posts about Trowler […]

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Thoughts on: What is educational research? Changing perspectives through the 20th century (Nisbet, 2005)

education, professional development, research, Uncategorized by Colin Simpson

This is a substantial and comprehensive paper that takes us on a journey from the late 19th century to the modern age. Nisbet explores the place of research in education and how it has shifted […]

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