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Your very first assignment – what to send to your tutor
Posted: 16/04/15 09:06 |
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I have had two queries recently from Drawing 1 students asking what and how much to send me as their tutor. There are rarely yes / no answers in Higher Education. A question is almost always answered by another set of questions, or seen as a way to frame further enquiry.
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Photo Books
Posted: 14/04/15 09:13 |
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What common mistakes do you think photographers, students and designers make? What are your favourite photo books and what makes them effective book projects?
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So what is Research?
Posted: 24/02/15 09:01 |
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In a nutshell research is
Look. Think. Write.
Look. Think. Draw.
Think about your thinking.
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Degree or not Degree – that is the question
Posted: 26/01/15 09:11 |
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OCA tutors are required to adhere to an agreed process for ensuring that they provide essential parity at key points in a students journey. One aspect of this is the pre written statement which gives the student an indicator of how things are progressing with regards to development towards an assessed outcome.
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