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Nervous anxiety a presenter’s nightmare.....
Well the day finally arrived, 12 months into the doctoral programme and the first pubic presentation of ideas and plans was upon me. This...

Denis Murphy
Nov 16, 20195 min read
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Challenge Accepted: Sociocultural Theory a (this) dummies guide
"I've looked at life from both sides now From up and down, and still somehow It's life's illusions I recall I really don't know life at...

Denis Murphy
Jun 15, 20193 min read
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It's a pass! Yeah!!!!!!!!!!
And just like that, with a brief email containing the words below, year one is declared a success. "At its meeting on 17th May 2019, the...

Denis Murphy
May 20, 20191 min read
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A surprising recognition by international colleagues
We Irish are not good at taking compliments, I think it might be some sort of innate trait. So you can imagine my horror when I was...

Denis Murphy
Mar 19, 20192 min read
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Deadlines, extensions, frustrations and being me
Just one assignment in and the schedule attacks. Stress levels are high and just when I was about to give in, an global email arrives...

Denis Murphy
Mar 2, 20192 min read
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Assignments here, assignments there……
This one is going to be brief. While assignment one is in the bag and thus beyond influence from me, a second is due in just one month....

Denis Murphy
Feb 3, 20191 min read
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Word count: The root of all evil!
So if you have stuck with me so far you will know that I’m the type of man that likes his words. I never believed that if you can say it...

Denis Murphy
Jan 25, 20191 min read
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Assignment one: a spot of navel gazing
It would not be fair to say that I am not a fan of reflection. In fact, I probably suffer from as little ‘paralysis by analysis’ at...

Denis Murphy
Dec 15, 20182 min read
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A failed history, fear and apprehension
Having progressed on an EdD for three years, and personally funding these efforts with another educational institution that resulting in...

Denis Murphy
Nov 15, 20183 min read
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First Contact
Returned from the first three-day residential session I am awash with a mix of emotions. Firstly, the people (faculty and students) are...

Denis Murphy
Oct 30, 20182 min read
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A stadium of light and a meeting of like minds
Waiting to board flight FR172 to Newcastle to attend the first residential teaching block of the University of Sunderland DProf...

Denis Murphy
Oct 10, 20181 min read
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The University of Sunderland DProf
Recommended by a colleague who successfully completed the programme within a period of just under 3 years, I was drawn to the possibility...

Denis Murphy
Oct 2, 20182 min read
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