Tara Brabazon's Blog, page 46
October 10, 2014
Mick Winter 10 - Staying away from the brown acid
How do we choose the correct pathway for our PhD? Tara and Steve talk with Mick about the formulation of his PhD proposal. They discuss how to create a focus and trajectory for the remainder of a research project.
September 28, 2014
How to handle a doctoral examination and feedback
Tara and Steve Redhead enter the vexed terrain of doctoral examination. They assist doctoral students and supervisors to manage the emotion of the process and create a concrete outcome: a successful doctoral graduation.
September 27, 2014
Anne McLeod 24 - Making sure deadlines are not the death of you
Anne McLeod talks with Steve and Tara about how to manage deadlines in her doctorate. How can deadlines be productive, rather than debilitating?
August 30, 2014
Becoming a principal - strategies, plans and trajectories
Do you want to become a principal? How will you achieve this goal? Tara talks with Cameron Fraser, an experienced principal and academic in the School of Teacher Education at Charles Sturt University, to determine how to build momentum for success, achievement and change.
August 27, 2014
Bullying - the challenges and the tools
What are the strategies to create a safe learning community? Tara talks with Paige Bennett about bullying and how the definitions, challenges and tools to manage it are transforming.
Examining your first PhD - what to look for - what to avoid
An opportunity emerges to examine a PhD. But what should this new examiner look for and what should be avoided?
The body is more than just a mind - teaching health and physical education
There is a gift and power of physical education. Tara talks with Dr umar umangay about why his HPE class worked so powerfully and passionately.
August 26, 2014
Bodies, embodiment, spirit and vision - a conversation with umar umangay
Can we think about decolonizing the curriculum through post-humanism? Tara talks with umar umangay about bodies, embodiment, spirit and vision, offering a strategy to think about teacher education through an innovative and interventionist frame.
How to build research momentum as an Early Career Researcher
As an early career researcher, the demands on time - particularly through teaching - are great. How do ECRs find time for research? How can we move great ideas into great articles? Tara talks with Dr Randa Khattar about building momentum for research each day, week, month and year.
Social media for early career researchers
What are the best social media choices for early career researchers? Tara talks with Dr Randa Khattar about the most effective social media sites when developing an online profile and presence.