Academic Development, Faculty Development, Hochschuldidaktik, Play and Creativity in Higher Education, SoTL
A friend and colleague and I had a discussion today about working spaces and working from home and that reminded me of having seen a tweet about someone using an ironing board as standing desk. So I thought as an interlude to the next proper blog post I share some resources of people and how … Continue reading No work-desk no cry
I have fallen in love with the SoTL walk. It is a great way to engage in reflective practice and with colleagues across the world. This month’s topic was more challenging than I thought. Once I began writing it grew vines and tentacles all over the place. So instead of sharing directly on the padlet, … Continue reading Monthly SoTL-walk: Emergence
Mindfulness Mindfulness has been a bit of a tricky topic for me. I cannot stand having to sit or lie still and then focus on my breathing. A friend of mine eventually suggested to read an article about walking meditation [1,2]. Much better. I often take my camera. The camera asks for a focus, and … Continue reading Mindful Breaks
I am going on walks every day, often Nordic Walking–which in Scotland earns me strange looks and the occasional comment. As spring takes hold and the days become longer, if not necessarily warmer, I was thinking about emergence. As educators we are used to being in an autopoietic state (Kidd, 2015), but the process of … Continue reading Emergence
Reflexive Practice, Research Diaries and Witchcraft I feel at the moment I want to begin every post with: in the current situation, or during this challenging time … whilst I do not want to amplify the platitudes, the pandemic has amplified fractures, and needs. More than ever do I find solace in reflective writing, in … Continue reading Reflective Practice During a Time of Change
Over the last years I have experimented with numerous apps, techniques and approaches of organising my notes. The last two months–which feel more like two years–have been challenging to say the least and resulted in a significant increase of note dumping. During times of poor focus I work in small bouts of sorting my way … Continue reading Zettelkasten–Messy Notes
As a little relief from remote working and self isolation sharing some photos from the garden and my daily walk, but also house plants. There have been a couple of articles making the rounds lately that indicate the postive impact of plants and house plants on mental health: https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=949 https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/cravings/201909/11-ways-plants-enhance-your-mental-and-emotional-health But without further ado the … Continue reading GardenMoments
Workout from Home (YouTube link embedded) A link to an article with 12 virtual museums’ tours (opens in new tab) https://www.travelandleisure.com/attractions/museums-galleries/museums-with-virtual-tours My favourite anti-couch-potatoe measure Spotify and my dance around the house playlist (embedded) Writing and creative writing are keeping me sane! This semester I have co-hosted the #LTHEchat on twitter with my wonderful colleague … Continue reading Remote Working Survival Kit
for 2 large loafs of bread first step 60g rye flour 60 ml luke warm water mix and rest for about 12h around 30 degree celsius second step 4oo g rye flour 200 g wheat flour 600 ml luke warm water rest for 12 hrs take away 80-100g as your starter for future bread third … Continue reading 3 step sour dough
I won’t be writing about remote working ever day just when things emerge that might be useful to share. Plan and Accountability Buddy So the accountability buddy system is definitely worthwhile! I haven’t had much chance of planning due to ad hoc meetings. However, after the morning chat with accountability buddy. We decided to treat … Continue reading Remote Working First Insights
Preamble: I love working from home. I am privileged to have a quiet space (not right now as SO is trying to video conference with stepson about fixing his PC and shouting as if he needs to physically carry the sound waves–both of them have to self isolate right now). However, working from home are … Continue reading Remote Working
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Dear #LTHEchat friends, We have have got news for you. We are delighted to announce a triple Golden Tweeter Award! This is the very first one of its kind and so very well deserved. Keep reading 😉 The triple Golden Tweeter Award goes to our exiting #LTHEchat organising team from Jan… Continue reading We have got news for you >>> A triple Golden Tweeter Award!!!
An accidental insight. I had the opportunity to obtain coaching supervision, and this session led to a profound insight about one of my postgraduate courses: Creative Pedagogies for Active Learning. Brief background: The course has only been in its second iteration, after a complete restructure, and the first year went really well. However, the second … Continue reading Coaching Supervision: and Course Development
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Transitions into Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) What is the purpose of this week’s SoTL chat? Linnea and I are not focussing on the definitions and debates around the terminology of SoTL. We want to explore how engaging in SoTL for the first time, impacts academics, including those coming from… Continue reading #LTHEchat 165: Transitions into Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) with Linnea Soler @DrLinneaSoler and Nathalie Sheridan @drnsheridan
There are some terms and concepts in the Germany language which directly impact my day to day work, but I have no English words for them. And a translation seems impossible because not a single word I would choose would even come close to reflecting the complexity of these nouns. I meant to write this … Continue reading Bildung & Weltaneignung an Attempted Translation of Education
Nathalie Tasler, PhD, SFHEA, MPhil, PGDip CCM, PGCert LTHE 