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Background During the preparation of my CMALT portfolio, I attended some webinars organised by the Association of Learning Technologists (ALT) and I enjoyed the collaborative atmosphere of these events. As soon as I heard about the formation of a new Special Interest Group in Digital Assessment (SIG DA) in September 2024, I expressed an interest. […]
As 2025 comes to an end (and yes, I can barely believe it’s nearly 2026) it’s worthwhile to reflect on the past year. It’s been a quite a whirlwind. Not only has news and politics been pretty shocking and horrible this year (again!!!) but news about finances in UK HE institutions has been depressing and […]
I’ve thought about writing this post for awhile because I want to share all of the scholarships I applied for as a Canadian international PhD student at the University of Edinburgh. My goal with this post is to illuminate funding opportunities, and to help other Canadian researchers and potential doctoral students alleviate the financial stress […]
It took me a long time to figure out what a critical reflexive was. When I began my doctoral studies in creative writing, I had (wrongly) interpreted the critical reflexive as an essay, therefore my original attempts after year one were very incorrect. I thought I was supposed to create some kind of academic analysis […]
It is the last day of the year, and I am walking with four-year-old Minnie and her mum, Jenni. Jenni and I were in the same tutorial group when we started university in 2000, and we have stayed close friends ever since. We have been in each other’s lives for quarter of a century now, […]
Today’s Film: The Muppet Christmas Carol No list of Christmas movies would be complete without this film and I think we have saved the very best for last. This 1992 film encompasses everything that is special and magical about the Christmas season. The songs are delightful, the sets spectacular, and Michael Caine is a pitch […]
