“Evil begins when you begin to treat people as things.” (Terry Pratchett) Working in a Professional Services role can be, amongst many other things, incredibly rewarding. The Higher Education sector is filled with many challenges, but that does not (always) detract from the positive aspects of a job well done and overcoming the latest challenges …
Author: lmtcrow
Challenges for Professional Services Staff: Resources
“For a moment, nothing happened. Then, after a second or so, nothing continued to happen.” (Douglas Adams) It is remarkable, given the current strangulation of resources across the entirety of the Higher Education sector, how little prominence is given to the impact this has on Professional Services staff (and, therefore, the wider staff and student …
Challenges for Professional Services Staff: Language
The political (using the term in the broadest possible sense) environment of Higher Education has changed substantially in the last several years, and there is a great deal of uncertainty about the future of Higher Education Institutions across the UK. This has been most recently demonstrated by the (entirely unsurprising) news that several education providers are …
Twitter Hashtags: Place, People, and the Internet
Back in November, I hosted a Twitter Hour on the subject of #OrkneySupernatural as part of my research into folklore and contemporary expressions of identity relating to Orkney. I chose #OrkneySupernatural (in discussion with my Director of Studies), because it was an example of what is broadly accepted to be an element of folklore, and …
Twitter Hour: #OrkneySupernatural
So. This is it. Earlier this year, I discussed my plans for my remaining data collection. I was ready to announce the date of my first Twitter Hour when I promptly took a leave of absence for six months. Now, however, I’m back and I’m ready to go. My first Twitter Hour will be held …
2016, April: Orkney’s Online Landscape
I thoroughly enjoyed presenting at the third international St Magnus Conference (#StMag16), particularly as it was based in Orkney. As the conference was multidisciplinary, with delegates from a variety of academic backgrounds, I took the opportunity to be a little more light-hearted and creative with my presentation. Rather than work through a linear presentation of …