Doing nothing in the early days of a PhD
Well that’s not entirely true but I have been knocked around a little over the last two weeks with a cold/chest thing and my reading & writing have certainly slipped down the priority list. That’s […]
Colin Simpson
Doing everything in the early days of a PhD
I suspect one of the advantages of starting a PhD a little later in life than many is having a greater sense of how and where to look for help. Three weeks in (officially), I’m […]
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Thoughts on: What is educational research? Changing perspectives through the 20th century (Nisbet, 2005)
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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Thoughts on: “What should count as Education Research: Notes towards a new paradigm” (Anyon, 2006)
I’m on my weekly bus trip to Sydney – between 3.5 – 4 hours – to take a workshop on Thesis Proposal Writing (and also to get to know my scholarly colleagues) so it seems […]
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Inspired by Alda
Easily one of my favourite things about working at a university is the rich range of speakers that come to share ideas with us. This week alone we have presentations for International Women’s Day and lectures on […]
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Thoughts on: A general framework for developing proposals – Developing Effective Research Proposals. (Punch, 2000)
Writing in this format for gathering my thoughts and collecting useful quotes and ideas from articles/books/etc proved fairly useful to me while completing my Masters so I figured that I’d give it a shot here […]
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Starting a PhD
This is me, today, Tuesday the 1st of March 2016. This is the day that I officially start my PhD studies (is it studies or research?) with the Faculty of Education and Social Work at […]
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Trying out Mahara – an ePortfolio adventure
Managing your online identity – particularly your professional identity – is arguably now one of the core digital literacies. This is why I’ve long taken an interest in the use of ePortfolio tools. As the […]
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When Schools Overlook Introverts: Why Quiet Time is Important for the Learning Process – The Atlantic
For many students, quiet time is key for the learning process. Source: When Schools Overlook Introverts: Why Quiet Time is Important for the Learning Process – The Atlantic I found a lot of value to […]
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Week 4 of the 11.133x MOOC – Bringing it on home
The final week (ok 2 weeks) of the MITx – Implementation and Evaluation of Educational Technology MOOC – is now done and dusted and it’s time for that slight feeling of “what do I do […]
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