It only takes a butterfly…
I have found myself thinking increasingly about the butterfly effect of late. Perhaps because there have been a few in my garden despite the increasingly autumnal weather, or maybe (more […]
Category Archives: reflection
I have a theory…
This post was catalysed by a discussion thread on the Global Innovative Language Teachers group (#GILT) on Facebook. The relationship between theory and practice in education, between research and teaching […]
The price of everything…
I have been thinking recently about values. On Friday I will be hosting a discussion webinar for the Open Ed Sig on this very topic so my reflections are in […]
Reflections on virtual placemaking
Today I was fortunate to be able to participate in a discussion which was part of the MELSIG conference at Edgehill. The SIG is a community of practice for media […]
Bubbling up! OER17 – an invigorating experience.
When streams rush together to meet and make their way to the ocean, they foam and bubble, oxygen rich waters feed the area, bringing life and carving through rock and […]
#101openstories: professionally open.
Prepared for the #101openstories project to celebrate 2017 as Year of Open. 1980’s My early days as a teacher involved lots of learning. As a new teacher you have to […]
Personal pedagogy
A response to discussions in #creativeHE. There are so many flavours of pedagogy flying around in HE at the moment: paragogy, discipline-specific pedagogies, critical digital pedagogy, androgogy and many more. […]
Nailing our colours to the mast
There are times when we each have to let others know what we feel. The past few months have brought me to a point where I can no longer dismiss […]
Créer, c’est vivre deux fois!
Prompted by musings after the #BYOD4L final topic of Creating, I am coming here to pull together my deeper thoughts around what creation means to me. The post title comes […]
Communication frustration! #BYOD4L
(gif via giphy) If I remember correctly (and it was over 20 years ago now) my children were very effective at getting my attention whatever time of the day or […]
