Professor Jem Bendell, Director of the Institute for Leadership and Sustainability at the University of Cumbria introduces the online mba program offered in Exclusive Partnership with the Robert Kennedy College. As you can see in the video our students attend a one week compulsory residency at the University of Cumbria. Through this innovative blended learning methods our students can enjoy the flexibility of online learning with a unique residential experience at the University of Cumbria in England.
Students for students: Greg’s advice on assignment writing
You have probably noticed a bit of silence since my return from York – breaking the routine of daily life has an effect on tutors as well, just as it does on students: had to focus on delivering feedback on midterm drafts for the September cohort, so the blog took the back seat.
Back now, and continuing our series on student tips and tricks, here comes Greg, with a bit of advice on writing assignments. Greg was also in Zürich and had a part in making everyone have a jolly good time.
The floor to Greg:
Live from York: Graduation for RKC’s own MALICs – photos inside!
I have been telling you for about a week now about the excitement this week was to be filled with. Well, guess what, today was graduation day, and we got to see, cheer and hug our very first MALICs to graduate from York St John in the York Minster.
Yours truly had a good seat for taking some unofficial photos, and as promised (and demanded – hi Biliana!), here they are! You might recognise Francis, Adriaan, Reda, Helgi and of course Sarah, George, and Alistair. Susan received the Postgraduate Prize in Leading Innovation and Change, so congratulations are in order!
Live from York: MALIC residency well under way
Hi everyone,
So excited yesterday about meeting a whole group of MALICs that I even forgot to take any photos. I mended this today: here are the MALICs in one of the group-discussion sessions. To be continued with reports from tomorrow’s graduation!
There are many photo cameras in the room – feel free to share your own photos on our Google+ page!
Deanna’s MALIC story
Currently on my way to the airport, heading for yet another week of excitement in York, in the company of more than 50 MALICs: 40 attending their residency, and about 20 attending their own graduation! Will try to have some photos from the event as well.
Seen how so far I am the most prolific RKC blogger, I’m leaving you with a bit of a testimony from Deanna, a soft-spoken jamaican with a big heart.
Sorry for the rather noisy audio, but a room full of MALICs having fun tends to get noisy! Thanks Deanna for sharing your experience with the rest of us and hope to hear from you and the good things that happen in Jamaica!
Students for students: Marcela’s advice on life-study balance and assessing the workload
In Zürich we also met Marcela, management consultant and happy person extraordinaire – and certainly one of the students keeping the group on its toes throughout the week. Here’s what she had to share with herself if she could go back in time to when she first started:
If you think she’s about to burst into laughter, you’re not far from the truth – she is officially the record holder for the number of takes and the one who sparkled the idea of a bloopers video as well … *hint*hint*
Students for students: Riaz’s advice on writing
Also at the Zürich residency there was Riaz, in his final stages in the programme. With some practical advice on how to prepare yourselves for essay writing, Riaz also gives some hints on the practical implications undertaking MALIC can have in your day-to-day life.
Thanks Riaz for sharing!
Happy belated Halloween
Thirunda’s post-residency video
As promised last week, here’s a video from the man himself, Thirunda. You can connect with him via his Google+ profile.
MALIC Residency 2012 – Zurich from Thirunda Liyanagunawardhana on Vimeo.
Students for students: Thirunda’s advice on “buying time”
Officially the person with the longest name on the residency, Thirunda comes from Sri Lanka and had the following to share with himself if he was able to travel back in time to the start of his studies:
Thirunda also has some crazy video editing skills, and we’re hoping to be able to show you that pretty soon. Stay tuned!