It’s that time of year again. I’m looking forward to an evening of poetry, haggis and song with good friends.
My favourite contemporary of Robert Burns is Mary Somerville.
Mary had a much loved uncle who was keen on punning. Burns publicly made fun of Mary’s uncle’s punning and the uncle never punned again.
Burns, possibly a bit of an arse.
We have some fun, creative programme managers around here. One has the crazy idea that we should get project boards and teams to reflect on the lessons learned from a project via the medium of reflective haikus. This is what you get when you ask your Lecture Recording Programme Board to draft reflective haikus from their experiences of participating in the programme.
Students love it.
Powerful technology.
Accessible for all.
Scared at the start point.
Found our feet and so much more.
Brimming confidence.
Policy delays.
Sometimes arise the temperature.
All’s well that ends well.
Student employment.
Sound, but high administration.
Make it easier.
People have made it.
Together across the campus.
Very sound service.
The structure worked well.
Project team could make progress.
Good decisions made.
Colleagues are afraid.
What would be the best practice?
Get out to the schools.
Working it out together.
Breaking down barriers.
Business as usual.
Working together.
One big team.
Making a difference.
The retention period.
Navigating treacherous waters together.
To be revisited.
Knowhow captured.
Knowledge exchanged.
Change happens.
Emotion is motion.
Sharing the shifting.
Noticing the change.
We win over Hearts and Minds
Inclusion throughout our teaching
Must keep the ball rolling
Broken Moments of Learning
Resolved and repaired
Independence gained
Silent recording.
Disabled students can’t hear.
Wear the microphone.
A barrier or enabler.
The research reveals many facets.
The community comes together.
Pedagogy meets ethics.
Anxiety and confusion meet innovation.
All ending in positivity.
Give us every view.
We do intend to listen.
A project for all.
Happy new year to you, Reader.
In the long dark days of the Scottish winter when its tempting to hibernate it’s always nice to have a few things lined up to look forward to in the ‘Spring’. Here are some of the dates I already have in my diary. These are events and conferences at which I’ll be giving presentations or keynotes about a range of topics.
Over the the last few years I have cut down on my international travel for work, but still very much enjoyed the range of events at which I get invited to speak.
If any of these topics interest you, it would be great to see you there.
Strategic leadership of open and online learning
The future of libraries and learning technology
27-28th May- Keynote: CONUL Conference 2020 ‘Imagining the future and how we get there’. http://conference.conul.ie Thank you to Laura for the invitation.
Wikimedia in the curriculum
I’ll be presenting with Ewan about our work embedding wikimedia in the curriculum and LILAC and OER20 and we’ll be launching our book of case studies of wikimedia in UK HE reflecting 5 years of ongoing work. At OER20 Lorna and I will be reviewing 5 years of our Open Educational Resources (OER) service at University of Edinburgh.
Digital literacy and digital skills
6-8 April at LILAC conference I’ll be hosting a panel with Josie and Jane called ‘Hindsight 2020: if we knew then what we know now’ https://www.lilacconference.com/lilac-2020
Equality and diversity/women in STEM
17-19 March- Equality Diversity and Inclusion Conference 2020: ‘Courageous conversations and adventurous approaches: creative thinking in tackling inequality’ I’ll be presenting with Dominique about the experiences of making changes in our organisation and joining a panel about the the ‘taboo’ subject of menopause. https://www.advance-he.ac.uk/programmes-events/conferences/EDIConf20
I am also planning to complete and defend a massive piece of writing which is currently a bit of a monster, but i’m hoping that preparing these presentations will help me to hone my ideas.