Category: Academic Development
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ADHD Productivity: Strategies That Actually Work
A quick hello from recovery-mode, this morning I was thinking about strategies for the next academic year. Particularly, as I will be stumbling right into it. So I fed the things that have worked for me into Perplexity asking for evidence-based tips on how to stick with these and what else I could to to…
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Master Notion and Zotero for Effective Research
Notion If you are using Notion you might already have Notero installed to manage you references and annotations. One issue that always bugged me and I never had the time to explore is that autotagging in Zotero is not fantastic. And when I am in research deep dive I am not always great in adding…
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Navigating Scotland’s Tertiary Education Changes
Over three weeks since the operation and I am still more post-op than recovery, sorting through my files and back-ups in between bed rest. Here is the next gem for you: Earlier this year I set out to once and for all get my head around the changes to Enhancement and Assurance in the tertiary…
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The Art of Noticing: Reflections on Surgery and Awareness
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…
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Detecting AI Hallucinated Citations
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…
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Clickbait Auditor (The Media Skeptic)
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
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Clickbait Auditor (Marketing)
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…
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Crafting a Parable: Understanding Privilege Through Fiction
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.
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Organizing Work Insights: Lessons from 15 Years of Notes
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…
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Mountain biking, injustice, and life lessons
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.…
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What does change management have to do with creative learning and teaching?
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…
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What is excellence?
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…
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Never trust OS maps
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…
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Why is writing so difficult?
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…