Month: May 2011

Thesis Proposal — Approved!

Happy to share the good news that my revised doctoral thesis proposal has just been approved.

My working title is, which will surely change as I dive further into the research and begin the interviews, is:

Navigating Liminality in Distance Education: The Experiences of Research and Professional Doctorate Learners

While I received initial, provisional approval a few weeks back, I found this revision a strangely challenging hurdle to overcome. I knew what was needed. I knew how to get the information (some of which I already had). I even knew within 1 hour how long it would take me. While armed with this, I still found it a daunting task. I wonder if this was due to all the anxiety that went into creating the initial proposal that it drained me of all my research energy? Hmm, something to think about. Wonder if others have encountered anything like this?

Anyway, on to my ethical paperwork.

Jeffrey’s Twitter Updates for 2011-05-19

  • I just started using my own Method of Inquiry Table based on my revised doctoral thesis proposal http://bit.ly/lmq1XF #phdchat #
  • Alas, have to run. Nice to see some of my #phdchat colleagues in real time today. #
  • Great EdTech tools being discussed by those involved with #PhD work on the #phdchat today. Lot's of new things to try! #
  • One tech I use on my iP#d is #GoodReader I now annotate all my PDFs on my i#Pad and then move back to my Mac #phdchat #
  • I also just added my #bera2011 conference information to the #phdchat wiki http://bit.ly/mIGic1. Wonder who else will attend? #
  • I just added myself to the #phdchat wiki list of participants http://bit.ly/kLudiU. Thought I was already there. #
  • RT @ElenaGol86: My new (un)helpful #PhD blog post: A 3 day challenge OR how NOT to write a conference paper http://bit.ly/k3RxUy #phdchat #
  • I submitted my revised proposal for review today. No energy left, so more replies tomorrow. Cheers. #phdchat #

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Jeffrey’s Twitter Updates for 2011-05-18

  • First Tweet of the day, unless I count the ones I did at 2:00 am. #
  • Revised proposal now in the hands of one of my supervisors. At least is a check-off item for me (until its discussion tomorrow!) #phdchat #
  • Need loud music working late. This said, Gloria Gaynor's "I am what I am" is so powerful and timely given I am exploring rites of passage. #
  • I wish I could locate David Boud http://bit.ly/lwpSuf on Twitter, as I am using some of his work right now and have a quick question . . . #

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Jeffrey’s Twitter Updates for 2011-05-17

  • Now a quick break, and then I will finish the other section; I already gathered the materials and specs . . . #phdchat #
  • Just finished revising one section of my thesis proposal that I was requested to edit. Odd, I thought that stuff was already there #phdchat #
  • Proposal is difficult due to a completely nonworking #Papers2 No replies from #papersapp to any of my emails, posts, or Tweets #phdchat #
  • Revising my thesis proposal for a supervision meeting tomorrow morning #phdchat #
  • Finished coding the focus groups and organizing the codes. Tomorrow I will write up the findings. #
  • Have been coding and presenting initial findings all morning. Need to generate a final report of findings for tomorrow. #
  • Coding focus group data for a work project. #
  • I think #Papers2 freezes have been influenced by Manuscripts shortcut. When I disable, seems to work better. #papersapp #phdchat #

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Jeffrey’s Twitter Updates for 2011-05-16

  • Has anybody else been experiencing #Papers2 freezing? Had to uninstall and reinstall it, and yikes, happening again. #papersapp #phdchat #
  • The city is strangely quiet tonight; is there some disaster or sporting event or sale I don't know about? #
  • RT @Vitae_news: New blog post: Online Publishing and Plagiarism: Keeping Alert http://bit.ly/mxInm1 #vitaePGR // #phdchat #
  • Enjoying listening to Henry Purcell in Harmonia's program this morning, Witchcraft and Madness in Restoration England, http://bit.ly/j8tW3S #
  • Took me almost an hour to get back to sleep, just to now get awoken by harpsichord music. Now, I am finally sleepy! #
  • Quickly checking emails before I head back to sleep for another hour before my favorite early music programs begin on NPR. #
  • No matter what we do on Saturday, the dogs insist on getting up around 4:30 in the morning. Only on Saturday nights. Every Saturday night. #

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