Author Archives for Phil Whitehead
Blog relocation
The main blog homepage now has an updated look and contains the latest programme information across all our modes of delivery. This is to ensure a more consistent approach and to help create a better community of learners as the number of students across out progammes grows (and grows!).
Please check out the homepage and the [...]
Procrastinate later!
Thursday afternoon and we are all feeling good - how about you?!
This afternoon we will be working together as a whole group with some individual and pair activities.
We will be soft spoken and gentle.
Our main aim or objective rather for the afternoon is to take a holistic review of where you are in the dissertation [...]
Proposed timetable for Amsterdam dissertation sessions
Tuesday April 29th- Saturday May 3rd:
Tutors arrive Tuesday evening
Wednesday 7.30 am tutors meet Mike at hotel for breakfast then enjoy Queen’s Day! Depending on weather - PM drive over to Mike’s for a barbeque or meal at the Punt.
Thursday 1.00- 4.30pm meet students at BSA middle school for whole group welcome, update on progress, review [...]
Next Steps
To avoid that sense of bereavement after we’ve gone!
Easter availability:
Phil - Monday 31st March; April 1st (ha!);April 2nd, 3rd & 4th
Barry - 26-28th; 31st March; April 1st-4th
Erica - 26-28th; 31st March; April 1st-4th
Robin April 1st-4th
Summer School - Sunday 13th-Wednesday 30th July 2008
We will be around as indicated during both these periods but you will need [...]
4 Back again
Yes - we are on our way and looking forward to meeting up again tomorrow evening - tea at 5.00pm with the session 5.30 to around 7.00pm - mainly general feedback on your assignments and outline of the next 2 days.
Friday is individual tutorials as per the timetable - trust you have had this - [...]
Update
Hope all is well with you lovely people!
We are currently marking your ER proposals and will get feedback to you in 2 weeks time.
We will also confirm your dissertation supervisor with that feedback.
In the meantime please find a link to a new page - Toolkit for Research. This is a useful reference for your dissertation [...]
Sister Blog
You may want to check out the Rome MA Blog - I will try to make sure the same kind of info is available on both but do check out the resources links and blog roll.
We are now marking the AR assignments and will get feedback to you within the required 4 week period.
New module handbooks available
Hi - both your new module handbooks - Educational Research and Dissertation - are now available from the Pages menu.
Happy reading and see you Wednesday evening - usual time 5.00pm tea, 5.30 session starts. We will all be together to begin with. 4 tutors will be working with you - Erica, Barry, Robin and Phil.
Timetable [...]
Coming Soon
See you all next week.
Sorry for delay in posting dissertation and ER handbooks - will be up by the end of this week!
Hope you are managing to get a half term break and finish off your AR - deadline is next Monday 5th!
Barry Gransden will be joining us as an additional tutor. Barry will lead [...]
Nearly there!
Yes, it really is almost the end of the school year but more importantly also the end of your first year of MA.
Get those portfolios rolling in (thanks to those already sent in)- remember to ask for confirmation of receipt from Susie.
As soon as the Educational Research and Dissertation handbooks have been updated I will [...]


