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Category: 23 Things Syndicated
23 Things – Thing 4
I thought the documents to read for Thing 4 had some really good tips and advice. At first I didn’t … More
Criteria to collaborate
Last week two ideas collided in my head. One of the upsides of a busy schedule is that I’m constantly hopping from topic to topic under the very broad umbrella of researcher development. The two big ideas that came together were mental health and collaboration. The mental health element came from the conference I co-organised … Continue reading Criteria to collaborate
Buy-in from the Busy
In the last post I started exploring the idea of getting others to help with your career development before diverting into a post about how to say no. To return to my initial theme, what are the questions we should have in mind if we are to convince someone to invest some time in our … Continue reading Buy-in from the Busy
Do I really want to do this?
I’ve been speaking at a few events recently, many connected with the Ingenious Women programme which we’ve got Scottish Government Can Do funding to run for Scottish STEM researchers. This means I’m talking a fair bit about how to make the most of your network and use it for help and opportunities. In a talk … Continue reading Do I really want to do this?
23Things – Thing 3
The concept of googling yourself is never a nice thought however, being that all of my personal social media accounts have strong privacy settings, not much came up for me, despite my more unusual name. With the exception of an old high school news feature and a documents of minutes from a meeting I attended, … Continue reading 23Things – Thing 3 →
23 Things blog post 1
I’m participating in 23 Things for Digital Knowledge as part of my Employ.ed on Campus internship, and I hope it will advance my knowledge and skills in this area, which is one of my development goals for this internship. I’ve never written a blog before so this in itself is a new digital knowledge skill … Continue reading 23 Things blog post 1 →
Thin 13 – Video
I have discovered that YouTube is an excellent platform for accessing a range of videos online. Whatever one’s interest, there probably is a video covering it- from tutorials of various educational and general interests, to music videos, movies, animation, you name it, there probably is a video. Also, the quality of videos are a mixture … Continue reading “Thin 13 – Video”
Thing 14 – Podcasts
I want to Soundcloud and found an interesting podcast on anthropology. Anthropology is an area of interests that I have. This was a talk by an anthropologist named Gillian Tett who used her anthropology training while working in the financial services industry to highlight the cultural problems, especially in the way language was used, that … Continue reading “Thing 14 – Podcasts”
23 Things – Thing 3
Thing 3 I must admit I was a little nervous about Googling myself. I previously thought I didn’t have that … More
Keeping up with good intentions
So I set up my new blog to complete the 23 Things course and I full of enthusiasm to get … More
Thing 14 Audio – Podcasts
I have been using podcasts with the students and teachers I work with since their inception. They have developed so much in a short time and the addition of easy to use apps to help access them on mobile devices revolutionised the engagement of my students. In the bad old days students could borrow a … Continue reading Thing 14 Audio – Podcasts →