the encouragement lounge: Saturday morning video -- the dissertation defense

Friday, January 21, 2011

Saturday morning video -- the dissertation defense

Hi All,

This should give you a laugh and some good energy, before you begin your weekend school work.

Defending your dissertation

Cheering for you!

Harriet

1 comment:

Sarah BoxSeptember 17, 2013 at 12:44 AM
The video was just hilarious! Never thought defending dissertation project can be this funny. Usually, talking about thesis statement with other people can be hard, and defending it in front of the committee can make anyone very nervous.
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Working adult students, on my mind...

I hope this blog will be helpful to friends and others involved in a variety of endeavors. However, I created the blog with students in mind and continue to develop it with that specific group as my focus.

I believe that with the increase in evening, weekend, and low-residency programs, students are working more and more in isolation. If we were all full-time students on campus, we would have the informal support that comes with being able to go down the hall and talk with a colleague, etc. But instead, we are working late nights and weekends at home in front of the laptop.

With that in mind, I hope the encouragement lounge provides brief moments of respite and energizing connection. This does not at all replace valuable face-to-face contact. Many aspects of the academic journey can only be addressed via in-depth conversations with colleagues and teachers. And I would always rather sit down and talk with someone than to communicate online. Nonetheless, my aim is to give you one more channel for quick hits of support.