Alex Walker: Academic Learning and Development: you, me and my PhD
Personal reflections and considerations on tertiary academic development and on my own learning journey.
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Alex Walker
Alex heads the University of the Highlands and Island (UHI) Academic Practice Development provision, supporting the leadership and coordination of staff facing professional development and recognition across UHI. At UHI Alex has established pathways for staff to seek professional recognition, set up a successful mentoring programme and established a programme of development opportunities to enhance and develop learning and teaching. This is a personal blog to share reflections, ideas and learning through a PhD.
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From there I tried really hard at secondary school. My Head Teacher called me into his office just before my GCSEs. I thought it was going to be a motivational conversation congratulating me on my hard work. Instead it was a talk that outlined how I was an average student with average grades and if…