Mc² = E Learning Reflections

This time last year I remember posting about  how I wanted 2022 to be different.  Well, it didn't disappoint.  I learned a lot, I changed a lot and I grew stronger.  Some people who were on this journey with me, changed direction and carried on their own way.  Others have stayed with me and accompanied my along the way and others still have joined me my adventure.  Other times, I changed direction because I took the time to recognise that I didn't want to go to the same places as other people.  And while, from time to time I miss their company, their destination simply wasn't the same as mine and I hold no ill feeling about that.    A friend of mine reminded me that "to everything there is a season" and seasons change - it's natural.   ( " The seasons are changing. " by  Bernard Spragg  is marked with  CC0 1.0 .). Have you ever though  of yourself as seasonal?  I hadn't but I'm starting to realise that some ...

As we're getting to the end of the academic session here in Scotland, I have to say I'm so looking forward to the summer holidays.  It's been a long year, but there's a lot to do still - meetings, paperwork, form filling...  It's been really interesting this past week though because it's allowed me to reflect, not so much on the processes that are underway, but on how they're happenning. (" tea break " by  Kanko*  is licensed under  CC BY 2.0 .) With a range of formal programme review meetings taking place, getting the chance to have those face-to-face informal "water cooler" conversation with colleagues you haven't seen in ages has felt like a breath of fresh air.  Some of the meetings took place face-to-face while others have been online or some hybrid combination of both.  But they've all felt like a pressure release.  Sometimes it's provided the opportunity to venting our frustrations, other times its allowed teams to refl...