These are somewhat regular notes about my work. They are mostly reflections and forming thoughts. Writing is thinking out loud. These are my thoughts and opinions and not those of my employer.
These are the first notes for a while. That’s due to the piecemeal nature of work and general busy-ness. I’ll summarise this week as it’s fairly representative of recent work patterns in general. Projects Preparing for the Eisteddfod events Translation ops Admin Community Other
In this week’s weeknotes, I mainly talk about the Association of Welsh translators and interpreters‘ conference, AI and ideas for the future. Conference of the Association of Welsh translators and interpreters, Aberystwyth, 23 June 2025 I went to the conference even though I’m not a translator. I was there to listen due to the fact
What I did this week I attended a meeting of the internal community of practice of the Open University’s content design team. We had fun and a good conversation about bilingual design and collaboration and I showed them some of my slides before the end (I needed to, after I had planned them so carefully!).
What I did this week I continued to edit and co-translate the accessibility book. Thanks to Jo and Catrin for working together on this. It has been more like editing an issue of a journal than a series of short articles. It has therefore taken longer than expected. In practice, I have: I’m sure there
What I did this week Editing and translation of the accessibility book. It has probably turned into more of a task than I expected over the last two weeks. We’re getting there and it’s important to give it the attention it deserves. Catrin has done a special job translating as well. I hope to share
What I did this week Completed 2 quarterly appraisals and a 12-month review – they’re now all done! Phew. These come around fast! Completed my own appraisal. On Tuesday I ran a content clinic in the content community. This was great, and I was proud of Claire for sharing her work and getting such good