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The career trajectory for PhD – making the
most of opportunities and changes
Gráinne Conole, University of Leicester
23rd May 2014
PGR Student conference, Southampton University
National
Teaching
Fellow 2012 Ascilite fellow 2012EDEN fellow 2013
Outline
• Career history
• Turning points and
reflections
• Current role and research
interests
• Harnessing the power of
social media
Early years…
• Born in Cork, Ireland
• Moved to London when
five years old
• One sister, Moya
• Dog named James Joyce!
• Schools
– Holy Mary, Kingston
– St Philomenas, Carshalton
Academic performance
• Secondary School 74-
82
– A late developer!
– 10 O’ levels
– 4 A levels (Chem, Biol,
Maths, Art)
• University 82-85
– Chemistry, 2.1. Sheffield
University
The Thatcher influence…
• …..or life in the ‘real’ world
• 85-86
– Graduate training programme
– Allied bakeries
– Area retail manager
– 150 staff in 10 outfits across
London!
Life as a Chemist
• 86-90
– PhD X-Ray
Crystallography
– P/T demonstrating and
lecturing
• 90-91
– Lecturer on newly
established Foundation
Science course – HITECC
• 91-96
– Lecturer (Inorganic
Chemistry)
Changing roles
• UNL June 96 - Sept 99
– Project Director Learning
and Teaching Innovation
– Director of Teaching and
Learning Technology
Centre
– Head of Technology-
based Learning
• Bristol Sept 99 –April 02
– Director of Institute for
Learning and Research
Technology
Changing roles….
• Southampton 2002 – 2006
– Chair in educational
innovation in post-
compulsory education
• OU 2006 - 2011
– Professor of e-learning
• Leicester 2011 - now
– Professor of Learning
Innovation
Early turning points
• Moving to England
– Identity crisis – Irish or English?
Integrating into a new society
• O’ and A’ level choices
– Switch from Sociology to
Chemistry O’ level
– Switch from Geography to
Maths A’ level
– Lack of career advice or choice
of university
Turning points
• Retail manager! and switch to PhD
(phew)
• Securing lectureship
• Promotion to Principle Lecturer (96)
• Birth of Eleanor (94) & Tabby (98)
• Taking the Bristol post, Tabby 6
months
• Nannies and au pairs!
• Chair at Southampton, then OU &
now Leicester
• JISC & EU funded projects
• Increasing involvement in national
and international activities
Focus of research
• Enhancing the learner
experience
• Effective & innovative
use of technologies
• New approaches to
design
• Open practices in
learning, teaching and
research
E-Learning timeline
Multimediaresources
80s
TheWeb
93
LearningManagementSystems
95
OpenEducationalResources
01
Mobiledevices
98
Gamingtechnologies
00 Socialandparticipatorymedia04
Virtualworlds
05
E-booksandsmartdevices
MassiveOpenOnlineCourses
07 08
LearningDesign
99
Learningobjects
94
LearningAnalytics
10
Institute of Learning Innovation
• Research
• Teaching
• Supervision
• Consultancy
• Visiting scholars
• Institutional advice
http://www.le.ac.uk/ili
Four phases
• Multimedia
• The Internet
• Learning Design
• Social and Participatory
Media
My network
Blogs
• Of the moment
reflections
• Digital archive
• The power of peer review
• Record of events, reviews
and resources
• Wider audience reach
and hence profile
• Link into facebook and
Twitter
• Complements traditional
publication routes
e4innovation.com
gconole.wordpress,com
Using facebook
Ideas for harnessing Web 2.0?
Twitter
Twitter and facebook #fb
Conferences
• Purpose: presentation & feedback
• Network, network, network!
• Potential collaborators & bid partners
• Put in a symposium of experts
• Expert validation workshops
• Put papers/presentations online
• Follow up contacts afterwards: email,
fb, Twitter, blogs, etc.
• Work up into a research paper
• Work the hashtag
• Live blog or follow conference-related
blogs
A personal example
Publishing
•Write books and chapters
•Become an editor ofa special issue of a journal
•Keep publication list up to date in your research
repository
•Set up a writing group or workshop (real/virtual)
•Co-write with lots of different people
•Disseminate publications via Tweet, fb etc
•Set up a blog
•See Twitter, blogs, journals, books as
complementary
GO OPEN!!!!
Networking
• Build international
links
• Join professional
bodies
• Become a reviewer
• Do a special issue
• Sit on committees
• Do a study visit
Reflections
• Difficulty of balancing home
and work
• Significance of turning points
• Importance of support –
partners, friends and childcare
support
• Clash of having children and
career breaks
• Politics!
Importance of relaxation!
Porthcurno, Cornwall
Seascamp
http://www.le.ac.uk/ili
http://www.slideshare.net/GrainneConole
grainne.conole@le.ac.uk
http://e4innovation.com
@gconole

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  • 1. The career trajectory for PhD – making the most of opportunities and changes Gráinne Conole, University of Leicester 23rd May 2014 PGR Student conference, Southampton University National Teaching Fellow 2012 Ascilite fellow 2012EDEN fellow 2013
  • 2. Outline • Career history • Turning points and reflections • Current role and research interests • Harnessing the power of social media
  • 3. Early years… • Born in Cork, Ireland • Moved to London when five years old • One sister, Moya • Dog named James Joyce! • Schools – Holy Mary, Kingston – St Philomenas, Carshalton
  • 4. Academic performance • Secondary School 74- 82 – A late developer! – 10 O’ levels – 4 A levels (Chem, Biol, Maths, Art) • University 82-85 – Chemistry, 2.1. Sheffield University
  • 5. The Thatcher influence… • …..or life in the ‘real’ world • 85-86 – Graduate training programme – Allied bakeries – Area retail manager – 150 staff in 10 outfits across London!
  • 6. Life as a Chemist • 86-90 – PhD X-Ray Crystallography – P/T demonstrating and lecturing • 90-91 – Lecturer on newly established Foundation Science course – HITECC • 91-96 – Lecturer (Inorganic Chemistry)
  • 7. Changing roles • UNL June 96 - Sept 99 – Project Director Learning and Teaching Innovation – Director of Teaching and Learning Technology Centre – Head of Technology- based Learning • Bristol Sept 99 –April 02 – Director of Institute for Learning and Research Technology
  • 8. Changing roles…. • Southampton 2002 – 2006 – Chair in educational innovation in post- compulsory education • OU 2006 - 2011 – Professor of e-learning • Leicester 2011 - now – Professor of Learning Innovation
  • 9. Early turning points • Moving to England – Identity crisis – Irish or English? Integrating into a new society • O’ and A’ level choices – Switch from Sociology to Chemistry O’ level – Switch from Geography to Maths A’ level – Lack of career advice or choice of university
  • 10. Turning points • Retail manager! and switch to PhD (phew) • Securing lectureship • Promotion to Principle Lecturer (96) • Birth of Eleanor (94) & Tabby (98) • Taking the Bristol post, Tabby 6 months • Nannies and au pairs! • Chair at Southampton, then OU & now Leicester • JISC & EU funded projects • Increasing involvement in national and international activities
  • 11. Focus of research • Enhancing the learner experience • Effective & innovative use of technologies • New approaches to design • Open practices in learning, teaching and research
  • 13. Institute of Learning Innovation • Research • Teaching • Supervision • Consultancy • Visiting scholars • Institutional advice http://www.le.ac.uk/ili
  • 14. Four phases • Multimedia • The Internet • Learning Design • Social and Participatory Media
  • 16. Blogs • Of the moment reflections • Digital archive • The power of peer review • Record of events, reviews and resources • Wider audience reach and hence profile • Link into facebook and Twitter • Complements traditional publication routes e4innovation.com gconole.wordpress,com
  • 18. Ideas for harnessing Web 2.0? Twitter
  • 20. Conferences • Purpose: presentation & feedback • Network, network, network! • Potential collaborators & bid partners • Put in a symposium of experts • Expert validation workshops • Put papers/presentations online • Follow up contacts afterwards: email, fb, Twitter, blogs, etc. • Work up into a research paper • Work the hashtag • Live blog or follow conference-related blogs A personal example
  • 21. Publishing •Write books and chapters •Become an editor ofa special issue of a journal •Keep publication list up to date in your research repository •Set up a writing group or workshop (real/virtual) •Co-write with lots of different people •Disseminate publications via Tweet, fb etc •Set up a blog •See Twitter, blogs, journals, books as complementary GO OPEN!!!!
  • 22. Networking • Build international links • Join professional bodies • Become a reviewer • Do a special issue • Sit on committees • Do a study visit
  • 23. Reflections • Difficulty of balancing home and work • Significance of turning points • Importance of support – partners, friends and childcare support • Clash of having children and career breaks • Politics!

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