I was reading the Ouch pages on BBC today and reading some of the student diaries. What I found interesting about the case studies was the importance of friendship, which I think is something that perhaps may be overlooked. When students are asked about the things that are important in their experience of education one …
‘It’s a PhD, not a Nobel Prize’: how experienced examiners assess research theses by Gerry Mullins and Margaret Kiley Something to read over your morning coffee today. I thought this was a very helpful article. Click the image to view the article.
Sugata Mitra: The child-driven education I thought this was a great TED talk by Sugata Mitra on The child-driven education, so sharing it here for inspiration. What are your thoughts? Sugata Mitra gave a version of this talk at ALT-C 2010. There are blog posts about it here: Agent4Change and here at Steve Wheeler’s blog …
Whilst studying for a research degree, don’t forget to register for a Sconul card, which allows you to to use the facilities of your local university library. I have been using Lexis Nexis – a database of new reports including UK national and regional newspapers and major newspapers from around the world. Access is free …