Nathalie Tasler, PhD, SFHEA, MPhil, PGDip CCM, PGCert LTHE
Academic Development, Faculty Development, Hochschuldidaktik, Play and Creativity in Higher Education, SoTL
posts related to my role in academic development
I made a game and need some people who are willing to test it!
Could you please help me identify inconsistencies, by all means improvements to language (grammar, typos), and things that would be nice to have. Continue reading I made a game
Some thoughts about imperfection, gardening, and acts of citizenship. Continue reading The power of imperfection
UofG SoTL Ethics Committee #37 Good news before a weekend of sea and rain. Continue reading I have ethics approval!
A very (very!) brief introduction to Symbiotic Autoethnography, with further reading and a webinar embedded. Continue reading Symbiotic Autoethnograpy
When we teach our students how to read academic (scientific) papers, we send them on a quest to identify the story amidst the academic writing conventions. I briefly show the 5 elements of story we also find in academic papers. Continue reading Looking for the story: how we teach our students to read academic texts
It feels very empowering: the biggest writing project, after my PhD.
I can now deliberately implement learning from the writing process, and cull all the things that didn’t work. So here is my reading strategy: Continue reading Reading Strategy
A journaling system for managing significant amounts of reading. Continue reading New Note Making System Part 01: Keep track of reading
I have chosen my favourite three SoTL activities from last year. These are interesting resources which might be useful for anyone involved in #SoTL Continue reading My Top Three SoTL Highlights to Start the New Year
Better late than never, I joined the Wayfinders program again as this has significantly helped me last year, one of the big insights from the last round has been lingering in draft status ever since: The Problem In the middle of semester scrambling, I often fall into bad habits of forgoing exercise, and walks, and … Continue reading Transition Times for Work-Life-Balance
#AcWriMo daily micro-writing prompts Continue reading #AcWriMo Daily Micro-Writing Prompts
I have been taking some time off social media–and a blogging hiatus–with occasional bouts of words. Partly, it was due to leaving Twitter* and part of it was life.
Now I am trying to find a way of being again in these public spaces. Continue reading Coming up for Air after 24 months
We spend last weekend in the Cairngorms National Park, undertaking winter training for being out on the hills in snowy conditions–ice axe, crampons, avalanche training etc. The one phrase that stuck with us both is: Be Bothered! – Mark, Trainer from Cairngorm Lodge You have to be bothered to stay safe in these weather conditions: … Continue reading Be Bothered!
Today I have more questions than answers after some intensive discussions in class today. How do you think about risk taking and authenticity in teaching? Continue reading Looking for your viewpoints: Abandoning slides and taking risks
(First draft or so) Existential threat is brewing in my cup.The fumes of despair gently wafting up. Don’t judge! Naught by a mild case of impending doom,a pile of marking and various deadlines loom. I am fine, just fine. Fine.Nothing to worry. No one showed up to the webinar room.Apparently, I didn’t send the link … Continue reading Mid-semester Slump
All the Selves brought to the Role ”What is your biggest hurdle right now?” Coach.”Here are some ways to approach this.” Mentor. “These are models for overcoming hurdles.” Teacher.”Let’s identify the most effective one for you.” Facilitator. “You jumped that hurdle, well. Next time consider…” Marker.136.000 emails. 25 Moodle updates. 7 spreadsheets. Administrator. The plight … Continue reading Faculty Development–A Poem
Nathalie Tasler, PhD, SFHEA, MPhil, PGDip CCM, PGCert LTHE 