This be the first post.
I’m Teresa. I’m starting a PhD under the supervision of Lester Gilbert (primary) and Gary Wills (secondary). I’m in the School of Electronics and Computer Science at the University of Southampton.
Briefly, on PhD
My PhD topic is going to be something in the field of Competence Structures within the scope of eLearning. A competence structure ( I need to decide/find out whether it is capitalised or not!) is a network of Learning Outcomes. Neither “competence structure” nor “learning outcome” have any (appropriate) definitions to link to, which may be a very good thing indeed – I may get to write them! 😀
My stock explanation of a competence structure thus far is: Lets say you wanted to learn how to differentiate in mathematics. First you would have to know how to multiply. In order to multiply, you’d have to know how to add. In order to add, you’d need to understand the fundamental one-to-one correspondence .
The above definition is grossly over simplified, but I’m sure I’ll refine it as I go! My research question will be related to a small part of the above, or a related issue. More later.
Now, on Blogging
I think this is my third blog. I had an undergraduate one that probably averaged out at about 1 post a month if I’m being optimistic. My personal one fared even worse. I’m hoping this one lasts a bit longer because
- I’m going to use it for PhD reflections,
- I’m going to try and post what works for me and what doesn’t in terms of tools, tip and workflows and
- hopefully people will read it and comment, building a community of support.
I am extremely impressed with your writing abilities and also with the structure on your blog. Is that this a paid topic or did you modify it yourself? Anyway stay up the nice quality writing, it¡¯s uncommon to see a great blog like this one these days..