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The end of another strange year - this year without the lockdown beard.
It's all been a great team effort. This year topped and tailed by two College Development Network Awards both reflecting well on the work of the Learning and Teaching Academy.
Amazing really as the team have battled the frustrations and heartbreaks of CoVid like everyone else.
Highlights
- Continued staff support for webinar training and development .
- Chairing #OER21
- Launching College Fujitsu Hub.
- Sourcing speakers , open badges and chairing sessions at #Phygital conference
- Staff and Student input to business case that led to procurement of Canvas.
- On going cross College work on transition to Canvas.
- Trying to figure out what hybrid learning and teaching actually means.
- On going sanity checks from colleagues in College and from ALT and many others across the sector ( you know who you are) and patience, kindness, consideration and teamwork.
On personal level - I am still frustrated by the Scottish systems ongoing disregard of Unesco's guidance on Open Educational Resources - startling really in year of COP26. I will keep doing my bit at institutional level and through Open Scotland.
We once again missed our French fix on the Ile De Re and had none of our usual foreign jaunts and as CoVid restrictions are back in place in Scotland there will be no #Bett22 for me this year.
We did manage two great escapes to Isle of Raasay and to Isle of Lewis. We also juggled cases of household CoVid - we still are, currently spending Christmas and New Year in splendid isolation.
I know 2022 will bring more challenges. I think the main message in these strange and disrupted times is not to be distracted, keep your eye on the horizon and show compassion for all those around you.
And just noticed this marks 21 years of blogging ;-). Open reflection and blogging will eventually catch on.
Happy New Year to one and all when it comes ! Slainte !
