Another month, another failed attempt at the simple task of keeping a blog up to date. So I thought maybe having some sort of weekly round up might encourage me to actually get on with it. Maybe. Anyway, I guess the point in this is to reflect on what I’ve been doing this week. Given… read more»
Category Archives: education
It’s that time of year again. The pavements are covered with dead leaves, nightclub flyers and patches of vomit. It must be the start of the academic year. Brighton and Sheffield are very different places over summer; the former is busy with tourists, the latter almost seems to fall asleep. But over one weekend in… read more»
Moving to a new city is hard. Starting life all over again in another place means rebuilding a lot of the things you take for granted. This is my story, all of the mistakes I made, and my advice for anyone planning to make the same kind of journey. A year ago yesterday, I packed… read more»
Just over a year and a half ago I took redundancy at a well paid, very comfortable job where I was surrounded by good people and sustained by a regular supply of cake. I did so because I knew that I needed to develop my skills for my career to progress, but wouldn’t be able… read more»
I often put it down to my Mancunian roots, but for whatever reason I’ve always been more comfortable on rainy days than sunny ones. Pretty much anything over 20ºC and I’m uncomfortable; 30ºC and I’m straight up panicking. But give me clouds and a cooling rain shower and I’m at peace. I’m sure as a… read more»
As I discussed in my last post, one of my more recent Masters modules focused on technology enhanced learning environments. Our assignment was to develop a prototype for a learning environment that was supported by theories of learning and motivation. Having previously worked in media production within an educational institution, I was genuinely quite excited… read more»
Learning is a long time interest I never realised I had. Not just a desire to learn things myself, but a curiosity about how learning and education works. I guess it makes sense; after spending 18 years in education myself, I worked for The University of Sheffield for four years, then left to study a… read more»
