<![CDATA[Oasis for Learning: Related items]]> http://oasis-for-learning.net/related/637? http://oasis-for-learning.net/bookmarks/view/162/the-good-supervisor-gina-wisker-palgrave-macmillan Fri, 05 Oct 2012 09:08:25 -0700 http://oasis-for-learning.net/bookmarks/view/162/the-good-supervisor-gina-wisker-palgrave-macmillan <![CDATA[The Good Supervisor : Gina Wisker : Palgrave Macmillan]]> Provides help for those wanting to develop strategies for effective supervision with a diversity of students on a wide variety of research projects, whether at postgraduate or undergraduate level. Fully updated second edition includes new content on cultural supervision, online distance supervision, and sustaining research networks.

Address of the bookmark: http://www.palgrave.com/products/title.aspx?pid=390385

]]> Jon Dron http://oasis-for-learning.net/bookmarks/view/156/surviving-a-phd-%E2%80%93-10-top-tips Fri, 05 Oct 2012 09:03:56 -0700 http://oasis-for-learning.net/bookmarks/view/156/surviving-a-phd-%E2%80%93-10-top-tips <![CDATA[Surviving a PhD – 10 Top Tips]]> A bunch of motivational tips by Alex Hope, with some useful advice for those struggling with the doctoral learning journey. Tip 10 (ignore tips 1-9) is particularly valuable: the take-home message is that every doctorate (or other large activity in which one learns to research) is different and everyone has different needs, hopes, interests and methods.

The Thesis Whisperer site on which this is featured, at http://thesiswhisperer.com, contains plenty more useful help to those trying to complete a thesis or dissertation.

Address of the bookmark: http://thesiswhisperer.com/2012/07/16/surviving-a-phd-10-top-tips/

]]> Jon Dron http://oasis-for-learning.net/bookmarks/view/222/moocs-are-so-unambitious-introducing-the-moophd Thu, 20 Jun 2013 14:03:30 -0700 http://oasis-for-learning.net/bookmarks/view/222/moocs-are-so-unambitious-introducing-the-moophd <![CDATA[MOOCs are so unambitious: introducing the MOOPhD]]> My article proposing (only very slightly tongue-in-cheek) a massive open online PhD. It goes into some detail about ways this could be done, and the issues that might prevent it from happening. I wrote the article as an exercise to see whether the idea actually makes sense, partly to explore some of the troublesome issues about MOOCs in general, and partly to try to understand what is genuinely distinctive about a PhD process.

I think it does make sense as a supporting process for researchers (not really a course, more of a club) but there are some pretty big barriers and concerns that will make it hard for this kind of thing to replace a traditional PhD. There are some tricky concerns about things like ethics reviews and sustaining motivation, but it's interesting that the biggest barriers have little to do with pedagogy or process, and a lot to do with simpler things like finding a university to examine the thesis, getting access to closed research publications, and finding resources like labs and places to do your research. 

Address of the bookmark: https://landing.athabascau.ca/blog/view/285554/moocs-are-so-unambitious-introducing-the-moophd

]]> Jon Dron http://oasis-for-learning.net/bookmarks/view/224/getting-research-questions-wrong-then-right Fri, 04 Oct 2013 13:24:37 -0700 http://oasis-for-learning.net/bookmarks/view/224/getting-research-questions-wrong-then-right <![CDATA[Getting research questions wrong - then right]]> A nice simple explanation of how to come up with (and not come up with) research questions for a thesis. Distilled from Trowler's book (available cheaply at http://www.amazon.co.uk/Doctoral-Research-Higher-Education-ebook/dp/B007W57J5K )

Address of the bookmark: http://patthomson.wordpress.com/2013/10/03/getting-research-questions-wrong-then-right/

]]> Jon Dron http://oasis-for-learning.net/bookmarks/view/218/how-not-to-write-a-phd-thesis Thu, 11 Apr 2013 01:35:07 -0700 http://oasis-for-learning.net/bookmarks/view/218/how-not-to-write-a-phd-thesis <![CDATA[How not to write a PhD thesis]]> Great article from the Times Higher Ed giving hints and tips on how not to write a PhD. Good stuff.

Address of the bookmark: http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/news/how-not-to-write-a-phd-thesis/410208.article

]]> Jon Dron http://oasis-for-learning.net/bookmarks/view/220/the-daily-phd Thu, 20 Jun 2013 13:52:50 -0700 http://oasis-for-learning.net/bookmarks/view/220/the-daily-phd <![CDATA[The Daily PhD]]> A useful site that aggregates a lot of news and information about PhDs, the PhD process and related issues.

Address of the bookmark: http://thedailyphd.com/#

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