Hi all. For this month’s post I thought I would try and capture my progress over 4 weeks. You will see from the below that this is only 10 days of writing (I say ten days, that’s ten planned days, … Continue reading...
Tag: james norman
Publishing a book in a year: March
So, now the job of writing a book proposal is done. The next job is to actually write it. One might imagine that this involves sitting down and writing a lot of words, but before that can happen we need … Continue reading...
Publishing a book in a year: February
So, you want to write a book. And so, it’s time to put pen to paper and get writing. Right? Wrong!
Before you write the book you need to find a publisher. And to find a publisher you need a … Continue reading...
Publishing a book in a year: January
Hi. I’m writing a book on regenerative design for structural engineers with my friend Oli. The book aims to challenge engineers (who, alongside many other things, are responsible for a huge amount of carbon that is released) to reimagine the … Continue reading...
Recognising Privilege in Teaching
“Hi
My Name is James
And for 12 years I designed buildings.”
This is how I normally start my lectures, almost regardless of topic.
However when I started one of my lectures this year I instead … Continue reading...
Thinking outside the box when designing a unit
Last July, I had the pleasure of presenting at the BILT conference ‘Tales from the digital classroom’1. It was a great event with some fantastic presentations and a broad range of talks. Following my talk loads of people … Continue reading...
Conversations around the edges
James Norman, Associate Professor in Sustainable Design, Department of Civil Engineering.
It is 14:16 on Friday afternoon of week 24. The large pile of marking has moved off the horizon and is fast approaching. A meeting has been cancelled. The … Continue reading...
Feedback in an authentic context
So, I will be honest, I have been dwelling on this blog idea for a while now, and the reason I haven’t written it is because I was stuck. I was struggling to come up with the perfect name for … Continue reading...
The Office: Episode 0 (Trailer)
A few weeks ago I was asked to give a 5 minute presentation on ‘The Office’. I have re-recorded here. Whether you are new to The Office or have followed the posts religiously I hope that this will be a … Continue reading...
The Office: Episode 11
‘And that’s a wrap…’
“I’m
just sitting here, I ain’t saying much I just think
And my eyes don’t move left or right they just
blink”
I thought I’d start my 11th and final episode of the blog series … Continue reading...