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PhD research day
On 22 October the Media Zoo hosted a research day for our PhD students. The intended learning outcomes for the day were: 1. to recognise the strengths and weaknesses of a range of research...
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How I became a PhD student at the BDRA
Finding a PhD program in e-learning is not an easy task. In 2009, when I decided to continue my graduate studies, I discovered that while lots of online programs were available, few focused on...
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Reflections from our research day
On Thursday 24 February we held our second research day at BDRA. It involved Natalia, Ali, Brenda and Tony, plus several BDRA staff including David Hawkridge, Palitha Edirisingha, Simon Kear, Ming Nie...
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Confessions of a PhD Student (1): “I am guilty of procrastinating”
Ok. I confess. About a year ago, when I started my PhD, I began playing Bejeweled Blitz on Facebook. I’ve just reached level 55. That implies over 3,500 one-minute long games. That is about 59 hours....
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Confessions of a PhD Student (3): “Life has got in my way”
I used to watch Desperate Housewives and think: How can it be possible that so many misfortunes happen to these women? In every episode there is always some drama going on… But it makes sense. It is...
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Confessions of a PhD Student (6): ˝I hate summarizing months of hard work to...
Recently, I had to prepare a presentation about my pilot study. It took me one year to do this project, one year to obtain an adequate overview of the literature in my field, take a theoretical stance,...
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Confessions of a PhD Student (8): “Sometimes I ignore my supervisor”
Ok. I know how this title must sound. I know what some readers must be thinking: “It is not a good idea to write that! Even if it is true!”. Let me explain. First, my supervisor is great. He has been...
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Confessions of a PhD Student (11): “Things didn’t go as planned”
I recently came back to Leicester after five months in Mexico, where I was doing fieldwork. Before my trip, I had a plan and a timetable. … Sometimes things don’t go as planned. This was one of those...
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International research by international research students
The Institute for Learning Innovation (formerly Beyond Distance Research Alliance) recently welcomed several new PhD students and visiting scholars. Our students hail from Saudi Arabia, China, South...
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Phew, made it!
Not so well known outside of UK universities is the ‘APG Transfer’ process. For the first year full-time, or two years part-time, new doctoral students are formally registered as ‘Advanced...
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Confessions of a PhD student (15): “I feel a bit empty inside as my PhD is...
I have recently submitted my PhD thesis. After almost 4 years, it is ready. I finished. The literature review, the methodology, the data collection and analysis, the discussion, the conclusions,...
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