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Rob Nelson

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In this week's blog, I'm qualifying the critical difference between Imposter Syndrome and Imposter Sundrome, setting the scene for some tips about how to ensure you don't lose the sunlight you need for being an effective project team member. robnelsoneducation.wordpress…
The critical difference between Imposter Syndrome and Imposter Sundrome

The critical difference between Imposter Syndrome and Imposter Sundrome

I’m starting this blog assuming that you are familiar with the term “imposter syndrome” – that feeling of anxiety that comes from self-doubt (doubt that may not be shared by anybody else observing …

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Check out my thinking on passive, active, and collaborative reflection for Project-Based Learning teams. robnelsoneducation.wordpress…
Passive, active, and collaborative reflection

Passive, active, and collaborative reflection

Something experience has taught me – sometimes the hard way – is that the things that strike you as important when they happen, or the things you remember after the event, are valuable lessons ther…

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Check out my latest thinking about ChatGPT and the effects it could have on team members' writing skills. robnelsoneducation.wordpress…
Flight, Fight…or Collaborate? The challenge of ChatGPT as a collaborative project team member...

Flight, Fight…or Collaborate? The challenge of ChatGPT as a collaborative project team member...

Following on from my previous two blogs on this subject I want to report on a conversation my wife and I had that got me thinking about the issue of writing in a different way. The implications of …

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Check out my latest blog about the relationship issues around having ChatGPT as a collaborative project team member. robnelsoneducation.wordpress…
Flight, Fight…or Collaborate? The challenge of ChatGPT as a collaborative project team member...

Flight, Fight…or Collaborate? The challenge of ChatGPT as a collaborative project team member...

Following on from my previous blog, I’ve been thinking about relationship issues where ChatGPT is a collaborator in a project rather than simply being a tool. To do this, I’m going to talk first ab…

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Check out my latest thinking about some of the issues associated with ChatGPT as a de facto collaborative project team member robnelsoneducation.wordpress…
Flight, Fight…or Collaborate? The challenge of ChatGPT as a collaborative project team member...

Flight, Fight…or Collaborate? The challenge of ChatGPT as a collaborative project team member...

It’s sometimes said that you should never begin with an apology, but I will, because the last promised blog post hasn’t appeared yet. It will come – it’s just been sidelined…

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Check out my latest blog on self-leadership and collaborative project team membership. robnelsoneducation.wordpress…
Self-leadership and collaborative project team membership

Self-leadership and collaborative project team membership

Self-leadership. Airy-fairy? Warm fuzzies? New-age fad BS? Age-old wisdom? Perhaps the concept of self-leadership sits inside all of these categories (and many more). Where we locate it may depend …

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This week I'm thinking about how we might fly into the adventure that is 2023 - with the important proviso that we don't have to soar all the way to the end with no breaks in the middle of the journey. robnelsoneducation.wordpress…

Thought for the Week

27 May 2024 IDEAS Ideas are wonderful things – providing you don’t try to force them into existence. Sometimes you might hear something or see something, and an idea pops into your cons…

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Check out my latest blog on the importance of getting the right people into leadership roles in collaborative (student) project teams. robnelsoneducation.wordpress…
Project Team Leadership

Project Team Leadership

Over the years I’ve seen my share of student project teams perform well, and my share of those that don’t perform well (even a few that have totally imploded to the point of physical and/or emotion…

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Check out my thinking on ATTITUDE and how it helps project teams work. robnelsoneducation.wordpress…
Check out my latest blog on what holistic collaborative projects might look like as valuable experiences for learners. robnelsoneducation.wordpress…
Holistic projects – what they might look like in practice

Holistic projects – what they might look like in practice

Think about a conventional Business/Management or IT qualification – lots of discrete components, all contributing towards an overall Graduate Profile when their learning is aggregated, with a caps…

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I've been reflecting on what Business/Management/Leadership learning could look like with a focus on collaborative and holistic projects. robnelsoneducation.wordpress…
Redefining VET for Business/Management/Leadership learning in the Te Pūkenga context

Redefining VET for Business/Management/Leadership learning in the Te Pūkenga context

The value of an acronym comes from it accurately representing the meaning of its component words when they are joined together and then expanded in context. There’s an old saying about the need for…

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Another research output from my doctoral journey so far. robnelsoneducation.wordpress…
Horns of dilemmas: Doctoral learners share their work-arounds

Horns of dilemmas: Doctoral learners share their work-arounds

Experiential learning, together with reflective learning, are two of the critical foundations underpinning the Doctor of Professional Practice. Our journey in practice as doctoral learners may diff…

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Some thoughts on the positives of facilitating collaboratively worked and collaboratively assessed projects. robnelsoneducation.wordpress…
The real power and value of the collaborative project experience (Part 2)

The real power and value of the collaborative project experience (Part 2)

In this follow-on from the Part 1 blog, I want to pick up on the value proposition idea from the viewpoint of the project/course facilitator. If that’s you, what are the potential benefits of being…

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Public Service Announcement

Public Service Announcement

This morning marked The Great New Zealand ShakeOut 2022. Promoted by NZ Civil Defence, it’s our National Earthquake Drill and Tsunami Hikoi. If an earthquake happens, the drill is to drop, co…

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The real power and value of the collaborative project experience (Part 1) robnelsoneducation.wordpress…
Me-Time – The importance of self-care as part of working and learning – Part 2 robnelsoneducation.wordpress…
Me-Time – The importance of self-care as part of working and learning – Part 2

Me-Time – The importance of self-care as part of working and learning – Part 2

In my previous blog, I identified two Tacit Assumption Traps (TATs) that we fall into as facilitators, particularly for team-based, collaborative projects, which I promised we would come back to: T…

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Me-time – The importance of self-care as part of working and learning (Part 1) robnelsoneducation.wordpress…
Me-time – The importance of self-care as part of working and learning (Part 1)

Me-time – The importance of self-care as part of working and learning (Part 1)

Across more than 20 years’ involvement with collaborative Project-Based Learning, especially capstone courses, something that’s always interested me is the way in which it’s expected that learners …

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Collaborative projects and work – it’s not all unicorns and rainbows forever after… robnelsoneducation.wordpress…
Collaborative projects and work – it’s not all unicorns and rainbows forever after…

Collaborative projects and work – it’s not all unicorns and rainbows forever after…

I’m guessing that most of us who are involved in facilitating the learning about, and practice of collaborative project work generally have some passion for it. I know my own passion probably borde…

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Being first is not always the same as being right. Sometimes it's worth questioning our assumptions rather than just following the cow in front. lnkd.in/gqCZ-WM
Being first is not always the same as being right. Sometimes it's worth questioning our assumptions...

Being first is not always the same as being right. Sometimes it's worth questioning our assumptions...

Being first is not always the same as being right. Sometimes it's worth questioning our assumptions rather than just following the cow in front.

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