While I have been aware of hypothes.is and its potential in education for crowd-sourcing global notes on an online document, I hadn’t had the opportunity to participate in a ‘live’ note taking session before. And this week I had my first experience! Spoiler alert: I Ioved it. I felt quite nervous and vulnerable since I…
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ISOC 25U25 Roundup
I’m back. Hey. Hi! Even though I wasn’t away for very long I’m really struggling to get into my normal sleeping routine. I think it’s partly jet lag but mostly I can’t stop thinking about the week I had in Los Angeles with the Internet Society. Tired from looking at a computer screen I decided…
Virtually Connecting at ISOC Internet Hall of Fame Dinner (Los Angeles)
On Monday 18th September 25 people Under 25 were awarded for their hard work and dedication using the Internet as a tool for good. Unfortunately for various reasons (including visa issues) three of our 25 could not physically join us in Los Angeles. When I heard about this, I wanted to find a way for…
Internet Society’s 25 Under 25 Awards!!
I have been keeping this under wraps for quite some time now, but I am super proud to announce that I am one of the Internet Society’s 25 Under 25 awardees for my contributions towards making the internet a safer, fairer place. I will be jetting off the Los Angeles for the celebrations in September…
Rest
Listen to what your body needs. Work hard, but look after yourself – period.
Digital Mental Health 2017
I was in London this week attending the Innovation & Strategies for Digital Interventions in Mental Health conference that was organised by Dr Becky Inkster. The focus of the conference was to explore and be critical of how we engage with the digital to support mental health. My research does not specifically focus on mental health…
DE-Summer School Report
The Digital Economy Network (DEN) holds annual Summer Schools hosted by different Centres for Doctoral Training (CDTs) within the network. The aim of the Summer Schools is “to bring as many different Centres together at once, as well as to engage the wider Digital Economy PhD and researcher community,” [i]. In July I headed down…
Social Media Research Ethics
This week I attended an afternoon conference run by Chris Carter and Sarah Glozer entitled Social Media Research Insights (you can find some of the Twitter commentary at #SMRinsights). The reason why I attended is because my research is focused around social media platforms used by members of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease community. Using user-generated…
Keeping things balanced
I have just looked back and I can barely believe it was over 18 months ago since I decided I wanted to take a more active role in managing my Crohn’s and not simply relying on medication. So, I have to say that I have really enjoyed the journey so far. I have learned so…
DEN Summer School 2017 – Extended
A couple of weeks ago I headed down to Loughborough University’s campus in London for the Digital Economy Network’s annual summer school. I was looking forward to spending a few days away with fellow PhD’ers and meeting new folks. This post will provide an overview and reflection of the week. It’s pretty long and I…