The newspaper asked me to write a piece exploring the last 25 years from a technology perspective. Here it is in print (along with the other really interesting contributions). “Write a 400-word article reflecting on the past 25 years of the 21st century, focusing on information technology,” I typed. Within seconds, ChatGPT presented me with […]
December 11, 2024
That was a fun one – podcasting an #OPSITARA conference presentation about podcasts in professional practice research. With Tim Lynch and Lucky Hawkins (plus the words of Jules Tautz and Finn Boyle, with Mawera Karetai). “Like and Subscribe and Learn: Podcasts in Learning”. Jules Tautz recently completed her Master of Professional Practice at Capable NZ, […]
August 28, 2024
Professional practice research integrates both a practice challenge or opportunity, and professional development, usually an articulation of a professional framework of practice. These two sides need to play nicely. This integrated approach can make it challenging to describe and summarise, especially when all the exemplars are for more traditional research. This template is adapted from […]
August 28, 2024
Finn Boyle’s Masters of Professional Practice is now on OPRES/Research Bank (https://doi.org/10.34074/thes.6401). This was an absolute pleasure to mentor – the subject matter, the approach, the tikaka, and the ākonga all came together in a perfect demonstration of how professional practice is making a real difference, sometimes in unconventional ways. The nature of my professional […]
June 23, 2024
I can’t get to ICT4S this year, but I’m there in spirit – where “spirit” means in comic form, courtesy of Aksel and Oliver’s Zine Liminal Excavations. This was a lot of fun to put together with Mawera. Enjoy, and let us know what you think. There’s an accessible version below the images. I give […]
January 16, 2025
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