Rebecca MS

Dear student, I’m sorry you believe this is is the shittest paper you ever wrote. Bemused #PGT #phdchat #academia

@yclepit @usaskArtSci @LeverhulmeTrust Amazing!!! Massive congrats Lucy!

Happy #WorldMentalHealthDay! Today we want to remind everybody that it's okay to ask for support if you need it. We’re partnered with @BigWhiteWall1 to provide online #mentalhealth support 24/7 to all Heriot-Watt students and staff. To join, register at bigwhitewall.com

Feeling all kind of furious & frustrated - PG students from Uni of Amsterdam whom we invited to @UofGPsychology to build research collaborations & share practice have been denied visas by UK - Both embarrassing & horrifying to have students treated this way @scotgov @TESScotland

@amystevens_ I face this battle every day!

Today, I must write...but the dog doesn't agree! #phdlife #phdchat

Excellent advice on managing PhD overwhelm, something I get a lot and try to do this to help me focus again #phdchat #phd #impostersyndrome #stress amberdavis.nl/feeling-overwh…

@AnnaGlarin Mendeley for storing and highlighting, scrivener for annotated bibliography so I can line it up with chapter writing. I have a manually typed index folder (A-Z) in Scrivener too to help referencing.

PhD students, what are your best methods for referencing/note taking while reading? I need to work out a system... #phdchat #phdlife

@naomicog @ReadTheSyllabus Of course, I agree. But often the over emphasis on independent learning can tip to student (and staff) disengagement

@MktgAunzers @ReadTheSyllabus Completely agree. But often in my research on student experience the classroom is periphery to students because they find them boring, didactic and very little participation opportunities except maybe ask or respond to a Q

@ReadTheSyllabus I was inspired by this article yesterday chronicle.com/article/Why-Im… 😉

@ReadTheSyllabus Switch emphasis in grading on attendance and you see more participative classes and excellent learning experience. Shouldn’t the classroom be at the centre of the education, not on the peripheral?

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Amazing

@heathercameronw @AcademicChatter Think of it as positive goal setting

As if I'm not stressed enough as it is, I made a thesis submission countdown on my phone 🙃🙃 #imusthatemyself #phdlife #phdchat #phdstudent #ihaventslept #sendhelp #writing247 #iminhell

@CatScutt @NSRiazat

Is it normal to have a to-do list on which the items vary in scale from 'email R about event' to 'Do PhD'?

@vickimmadden This is my second year and I already feel it’s my 19th... Reminds me of Beijing but with less selfies with strangers and a little more space between people - but not by much!

I completely agree. We need accessible resources for teachers so they can easily find useful technology that suits them and their students. That's where Academic Development Departments can come in. @DamianHinds @educationgovuk

@itsashleydee Amazing!! I’m finding it fantastic, plus really good for #remoteretreat as you can add multiple entries per day, so tracking your progress. 310 words is great, better than 0, keep it up!

It's break time on #remoteretreat and I've written 310 words - it's not a great big number, but they're really good words. I'm using this break to make tea and look into the Word Keeper app @Rebecca_MaxSt suggested the other day!