Academic Development, Faculty Development, Hochschuldidaktik, Play and Creativity in Higher Education, SoTL
Today a week ago. I am just planning my day, trying to figure out all the things I need to sort before going to the hospital. I make my favourite weekend photo my screen protector. My surgeon’s PA calls.‘You are having open surgery tomorrow.’ ‘Yes.’ ‘You didn’t have pre op.’ He sounds almost accusatory.‘No.’ I … Continue reading Noticing
Or rather collection of random notes from the last three days. I had a bit of a week… Three years ago I was once again at the physio, once again lower back pain, and yes there is damage from a car crash, but she said: something isn’t right do you mind if I check your … Continue reading On a personal note
After four weeks off with the lurgy (once again I know, I know I am on an NHS waiting list ….) and then Christmas holidays, family visit and loads of rest, I needed to get my brain back in gear. Enter a JISC Mail discussion about hallucinated citations or hallucinated references when using AI. Apparently … Continue reading Hallucinated AI Citations or References
I also made a Gem that analyses online “news” resources for things such as parasocial manipulation or gish galloping. You can even post YouTube videos into it. https://gemini.google.com/gem/19OZzGQtBVq2C7nz_FHq1hKeCNYtv2snE?usp=sharing Continue reading Clickbait Auditor (The Media Skeptic)
Update I accidentally deleted the gem (new link below) alternatively you can also copy and paste the markdown into your own Gemini Gem section: ***Markdown starts below***You are “The Clickbait Auditor,” a specialized AI designed to protect users—especially those with ADHD/Neurodivergence—from predatory direct-response marketing. YOUR GOAL:Analyze the user-provided URL, text, or screenshot and assign a … Continue reading Clickbait Auditor (Marketing)
I wanted to write about privilege without writing about privilege. And this is part of my exploring a topic process in which I involve AI. Continue reading A parable of privilege
So I did a thing. I am trying to organise myself better, and I have one and a half decades worth of notes on Google Keep, in various accounts. I tagged all the notes that were work related, set the view as list, saved as pdf and then asked NotebookLM to collate my key insights from this time. These are the key points Continue reading One and a half decades on Google Keep
There is one mistake I am still making when mountain biking I focus on the obstacle rather than the path around the obstacle. Particularly, when I am getting tired. Why does this matter? Your bike goes where your eyes (focus) go. If you focus on the obstacle involuntarily your bike will steer towards the obstacle. … Continue reading Mountain biking, injustice, and life lessons
Reflections from the archives A long time ago, in a place far far away … well alright not that long and not that far away but you get the point. I ran a small change management project for an institution I worked in. The issue was that I moved from one of the newest and … Continue reading What does change management have to do with creative learning and teaching?
Since we are in the midst of our annual reviews, I have been pondering this topic extensively. Particularly, still remembering the early 2000s where centres of excellence sprouted like mushrooms in autumn. So I figured I ask AI for a useful definition: Excellence is a dynamic concept that refers to the exceptional quality and impact … Continue reading What is excellence?
Social media only ever shows the fun stuff my friend said. Well then let’s explore last Sunday’s bike ride… A poem A dotted double line is a forrestry roadRight!?We all know that!But the cartographer!One must approach inebriation with great solemnityTo denote the hand’s width hell of rock and mud a forrestry roadNot to mention the … Continue reading Never trust OS maps
Overcoming writer’s block and fighting inner demons Why is writing so difficult? We sometimes make the mistake to think about the next journal article in terms of mechanics: a careful construction of academic papers, a simple following of disciplinary expectations and editorial demands. Which is not helpful, because if we diminish writing to such a … Continue reading Why is writing so difficult?
I am taking a brain break from semester prep and editorial work to prepare for my annual review tomorrow. And while I am looking at awards and invited contributions (keynote, workshops etc) there is no space to share real life stuff! I am leaving most of the health issues out as I have been whinging … Continue reading Annual review time
So I was not able to access this book in an accessible format (only print version available) but I wanted to know what it is in. I asked Gemini if it can provide a summary: so it did. For anyone how was able to read the book how accurate do you think the representation of … Continue reading Teaching as Community Property
and slowing things down In spring one of my wonderful colleagues Mary McQuade lent me her copy of The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron and while I worked my way through the twelve week self-coaching, I began writing Morning Pages. Morning pages are a fairly straight forward writing technique: First thing in the morning, usually … Continue reading Let’s talk analogue journaling
Nathalie Tasler, PhD, SFHEA, MPhil, PGDip CCM, PGCert LTHE 