Iterations of (PhD) research proposals and advice: from 2010 to now
Michael Gallagher I was just looking through my old folders on the request of a friend who was thinking about applying to doctoral school. He wanted some examples of doctoral research proposals…
Mobile Learning
Academic Identity and Equilibriums
This post is on academic and networked identity, and my awkward observations on both. I was inspired to write this post by someone infinitely more capable and articulate on the…
NLC and BERA 2014 submissions: mobile learning, simultaneity, and ethics
That was a very disparate collection of items in that title, but it wasn’t false advertising. I am in the midst of writing season and the attendant paper and conference…
Processing, Categorizing, and Acting on Extensive Feedback: My Method
I already wrote a bit on the feedback I received from my upgrading session the other day at the Institute of Education. The whole process was incredibly productive and I…
Upgrading Notes from Institute of Education: Feedback, Terminology, and Shifts in Context
I will spare the suspense and lead in with the fact that I passed my upgrading session yesterday at the Institute of Education, which basically means I am officially a…
Autonomy, Uncertainty, Empowerment, Scarcity: Drivers for Mobile Learning Game-Based Activities
My colleague Pekka Ihanainen and I are working on a few projects involving mobile learning field activities. The idea itself isn’t that original, but we are looking to systematically explore…
Notes from my PhD: Upgrading as a Reflective Process
I have my upgrading session scheduled for Wednesday at the Institute of Education, University of London. By at I mean via Skype. I am fortunate to have such a group…