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		<title>What does success really look like for an international PhD student?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 05:58:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Authors: Maxi (Huy-Hoang) Huynh and Lynette Pretorius. Note: We also acknowledge the other co-authors of our&#160;paper, as it was a truly collaborative project:&#160;Sandeep Khattri, Zhiheng Zhou, Redi Pudyanti, Abdul Qawi Noori, and Huizhen Nan. Doing a PhD is often seen as a journey of growth and achievement, but have you ever stopped to ask what<div class="more-link">
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		<title>The questions that keep me up at night and what I plan to do about them in 2026</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lynette Pretorius]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 05:22:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Author: Lynette Pretorius. Hi everyone, and welcome to The Scholar&#8217;s Way for 2026! As I start the year back at work, I thought it would be a good time to reflect on what I do. A nice introduction to my new subscribers and a reminder of why you are here if you&#8217;ve subscribed for a<div class="more-link">
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		<title>Seeing myself in pixels: What happens when GenAI becomes a co-researcher?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2025 05:52:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Author: Lynette Pretorius. I didn’t set out to write an essay about academic identity, generative AI, and publishing politics. But, as with so many qualitative journeys, the story found me first. What started as a playful experiment with image generation soon became a critical turning point in how I understand knowledge, creativity, and resistance within<div class="more-link">
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		<title>Reclaiming our words: how generative AI helps multilingual scholars find their voice</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2025 09:58:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Authors: Lynette Pretorius and Redi Pudyanti. Acknowledgement: This blog post extends our presentation at the Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA) Conference 2025. We acknowledge the other co-authors of our paper, as it was a truly collaborative project: Huy-Hoang Huynh, Ziqi Li, Abdul Qawi Noori, and Zhiheng Zhou. As the South African<div class="more-link">
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		<title>Psychological capital in the PhD</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lynette Pretorius]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Nov 2024 08:17:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Author: Lynette Pretorius. Hi there! Have you ever wondered what it really takes to thrive during a PhD? For over a decade, I’ve worked closely with graduate students, helping them navigate the academic and emotional hurdles of this journey. Along the way, I’ve seen a lot—students overwhelmed by isolation, stress, and uncertainty. Many come to<div class="more-link">
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		<title>Exploring 10 popular research designs: a quick guide</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2024 06:59:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Author: Lynette Pretorius. In research, the design chosen plays a pivotal role in determining how data are collected, analysed, and interpreted. Each design provides a unique lens through which researchers can explore their questions, offering distinct advantages and limitations. Below, I summarise ten common research designs, spanning qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches. Action Research<div class="more-link">
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		<title>The AI literacy framework for higher education</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2024 08:35:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Author: Lynette Pretorius and Basil Cahusac de Caux. In an era where generative artificial intelligence (AI) permeates every aspect of our lives, AI literacy in higher education has never been more crucial. In our recent paper, we delve into our own journeys of developing AI literacy, showcasing how educators can seamlessly integrate AI into their<div class="more-link">
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		<title>Autoethnography: What is it and how do you do it?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lynette Pretorius]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Dec 2023 03:46:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Author: Lynette Pretorius. Autoethnography has become an increasingly popular research methodology, particularly within the humanities and social sciences. I use it regularly because of its emphasis on personal experiences, reflexivity, and storytelling which allows for a deeper exploration of complex experiences and societies. So what is autoethnography? The name autoethnography comes from three core aspects:<div class="more-link">
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		<title>Combining research and storytelling: Using personal experiences as research data</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lynette Pretorius]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Mar 2023 15:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Author: Lynette Pretorius. I find it quite amusing that I would be writing this blog post to advocate for a research methodology as emotional and subjective as autoethnography. For over a decade, I was trained to conduct scientific research where objective answers were sought to solve problems. My research focused on examining a gene activated<div class="more-link">
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