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Posted onMay 18, 2020May 18, 2020Academic labour

The Academic Digital Divide – A conversation

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This is for my friend Elke who reminded me with a tweet that we have to be mindful that many academics are working in difficult…

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Posted onOctober 3, 2019October 4, 2019Academic labour

End of Days mode (Transition to new job)

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So as I write this, I’ve got just under 4 weeks before I leave my current role at Edge Hill University Business School and take…

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Posted onJune 12, 2019The Academy

How to use Social media strategically as an academic

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I have no idea, I just use it to knob about.

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Posted onJune 11, 2019June 12, 2019Nonsense

What’s in my bag: Academic edition

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this post is inspired by this. It’s the end of the year and I’m tired so just a bit of fun… So in terms of…

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Posted onJune 9, 2019June 10, 2019The Academy

On being a working class academic (or not).

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I recently got approached about contributing to a publication about being a working class academic, I demurred. The reason is that I feel there is…

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Posted onMarch 22, 2019March 22, 2019Actionable

Transition to independence – Framing the UG Thesis

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One of the big challenges for teaching Undergraduates is getting the balance right between providing support and opportunities for students to develop their independence. This…

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Posted onMarch 12, 2019March 12, 2019Teaching

Funny Business – what I learnt from doing stand-up comedy as a lecture

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So I tried to do stand-up comedy as a lecture.

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Posted onDecember 27, 2018December 27, 2018Academic management

Stop stuffing the syllabus

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Note: I’m specifically talking about the UK context, I’m not qualified to talk about other contexts such as the US where the differing nature of…

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Posted onNovember 2, 2018Teaching

Surface a go go for teaching and learning – Surface Go thoughts

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So a little while ago, I ordered some Surface Pro devices for the Business School.  Although they could be taken to staff to meeting, the…

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Posted onAugust 10, 2017August 10, 2017The Academy

Answers not to give at an academic interview

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I’ve recently spent a lot of time in our HR suite conducting job interviews and here are the answers to questions at interview that I…

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