Been a while since I paid X a visit… good to see so many educators filling my feed.
Here’s a little contribution from myself… Hear Me, See Me – #Research in #FE conference being hosted by @Walsall_College 7th Nov 👇🏽eventbrite.co.uk/e/hear-me-s…
Year 1 of EdD complete- what a steep curve that was.
Interested to hear from any #doctoral & #education#researchers, wanting to connect, talk about their experiences/work or generally just decompress!
We are delighted to launch ‘Staying with the troublemakers: A celebration of research in FE’, a @LSRNetwork publication showcasing practitioner research within the FE sector. #LSRNetwork
Read the publication here:
aoc.co.uk/research-unit/rese…
Attended our first Doctoral Writing Retreat yesterday @ Springfield Capus @wlv_uni great thinking space, positive engagement and motivation between peers and future plans of attack made
Happy end of term people… not that it’s a work free break- marking, governors stuff & catching up on doctorate stuff. But a bit of self-directed thinking space is long overdue!
Many firsts have happened in the last week… some professional, some personal. Makes me think about the real meaning of the term #LifelongLearning and sometimes the unpreparedness you can feel when another light switches on
Of all the challenges I’ve faced in my career working with young people that ‘don’t fit’ societal or educational ideals, nothing compares to battles families of people with #SEND face just to enable them to be heard in the #community#education#health#employment
Quick selfie of me at management training at Edgbaston Cricket Club (Sandwell College have a hub there), to mark the end of my self imposed socials exodus. Looking forward to ending my online #education#FE#EdD#SEND#AcademicChatter hiatus #SorryNotSorry
2) … early career researcher/subject specialist/etc., etc.) impact the conceptualisation, design or interpretation of research?
Can a single identification of being an ‘insider’ or ‘outsider’ ever be realised within (around/observing/experiencing/valuing) research? 🤔 #ProfDoc
1) #ProfDoc#Reflections whilst at the Hear Me, See Me research conference @wolvcoll …
Reflexively considering the multifaceted nature of insider Vs outsider research perspectives:
How does one’s own (past/current/emerging) identity (teacher/teacher-researcher/researcher …