During my first academic year in Phuket I discovered a new found love for all innovations, research and generally any idea related to the way in which we teach and learn. I devoured dry textbooks, dived into Twitter and began to grow.
I looked for an MA in Education which would allow me to develop my own practice and explore the current and emerging trends. A member of the management team at my school sent me an email with a flyer for a UK institution that ran study centres in Bangkok. This seemed to be a good fit and so I applied and got accepted despite them only contacting one of my references. This either means I am a good candidate and my first reference was good, or they just really want the money and aren't really too worried! Here's hoping it's the positive.
During the 'acceptance' period I've had an abundance of tongue in cheek advice from friends and colleagues, some sensible advice too. It wasn't smooth sailing though. I hit some bumps in the road. I found the admin a little slow to respond and then got an email asking me to pick courses when I hadn't even accepted the place. Following a small streams of tiny bumps I began to worry that this wasn't the right thing to do, but I went for it regardless.
Smooth sailing? No. With the deadline for unit sign ups looming and me having not written an essay for 8 or 9 years I wanted to ensure that I could attend the Bangkok study centre and make the most of the UK summer school. I asked if they could tell me which units that they would be doing. The response; "ask us again in late September." Great. In the end I picked units and am not likely to be able to benefit from the Bangkok study centre.
Next step was for the units to actually commence. There are 2 platforms where you can access information and I'm not sure why they are using 2 when they could easily set it all up on the same platform. I got lost. Couldn't find a checklist. Wandered the sites aimlessly and eventually found a place to begin. Hopefully I am doing the right thing!
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