At the end of last year I completed the first draft of the book<\/a> and I am really pleased that despite everything that was going on last year, I managed to reach that important milestone. Along the way I made some changes to the structure of the book and now that the draft is complete, I can also see overarching themes emerging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n My plan was to continue editing the draft chapters over the holidays, but when I finally reached the end of the working year and having had my booster jab, I decided to take a complete break instead. It was much needed and I am glad to have had some proper time off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n My plan is to still fit in some editing this month before heading on a week long writing retreat at the end of January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This month I am speaking at fewer events as many of the planned conferences have been moved to later in the year. In many ways this is a blessing as it gives me more time to focus on writing. At the end of December I looked back at the talks and articles<\/a> I published in 2021 – and that were more than I expected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n One key focus for 2022 is going to be continuing work on the Framework for Ethical Learning Technology and I am looking forward to taking part in the THE Digital Universities Week and Ahead by Bett to share process and new developments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Join our monthly radio meet up on DS106radio talking about the journey from learning online to working in distributed teams on Tuesday, 11th January 2022 at 19:30 GMT on DS106 Radio<\/strong> – chat with me or submit song requests #DS106radio. <\/p>\n\n\n\n I have had excellent coaching on my journey to becoming a CEO. My own experience has given me an understanding of how powerful the right coach can be and how valuable for developing your approach to being a leader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In order to become an accredited coach, an ICF Associate Certified Coach, I am taking part in Katie Linder\u2019s Higher Ed Coach Training. I’ll be blogging every month sharing my experiences and how this relates to leading virtual teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Posey celebrated her 1st birthday this month, so she gets featured \ud83d\ude42 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Writing Retreat ahead At the end of last year I completed the first draft of the book and I am really pleased that despite everything that was going on last year, I managed to reach that important milestone. Along the way I made some changes to the structure of the book and now that the draft is complete, I can also see overarching themes emerging. My plan was to continue editing the draft chapters over…<\/p>\nTalks and events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Coaching update<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Writing buddy update<\/h2>\n\n\n\n