Category Archives: experience

don’t do as I did, don’t do as I do

Posted on November 23, 2017 by pat thomson

I really love reading about other people’s experiences of the PhD and beyond. But I don’t much like talking about my own. Well, I do sometimes talk about myself on this blog. Talking about me makes the blog a bit human. … Continue reading →

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mulling it over – a thinking tool for reflecting on a research experience

Posted on October 29, 2012 by pat thomson

Reflection is one of those weasel-ly words that can mean anything and nothing. Most of us acknowledge that we need to do it, but what does it actually mean as a practice? You are probably familiar with Donald Schön’s (a) … Continue reading →