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Full name: Mike James Hansford

Biography

A student studying International Business Management and French at the University of Lincoln. I am also a member of the Erasmus class of 2014 - I have just returned from spending one year in Grenoble at the Pierre Mendes University studying Commercial Techniques. In my free time I am an American Football player and referee. I love writing about education - especially looking at current events and how it affects us all.

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Online tutoring: the benefits of one-to-one online support

June 30, 2015 - posted by Mike James Hansford (123) (0)

As part of our series on online tutoring and some of the best practices involved, I’ve been reading Best Practices in Online Tutoring by Cherie Mazer as a source of guidance and inspiration. It’s proving an utterly fascinating read, and the purpose of this blog post is to share the insights that I have gleaned from... Read more »

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17 years of education: what has it taught me?

May 13, 2015 - posted by Mike James Hansford (36) (0)

You never stop learning, I keep getting told. It’s probably not far off the truth, really. On balance, there are always new things that you can pick up even when you’ve ‘left’ education – in your professional life there are new skills to gain an understanding of, for instance. I know several people who have... Read more »

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Why the focus on Oxbridge anyway?

May 5, 2015 - posted by Mike James Hansford (96) (2)

As an education blogger, I read lots of articles that try and explain what’s wrong with our education system. Recently I came across one that is some of the best journalism I have ever read. In a piece for the Telegraph, Peter Tait – headmaster of Sherborne Preparatory School – has truly hit the nail on the... Read more »

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Working with foreign students not such a bad thing after all?

May 1, 2015 - posted by Mike James Hansford (108) (0)

Currently there is a bit of a joke on campus, I have to admit. When it comes to doing group work, there are a couple of lovely stereotypes that exist – you know, you’ve got the free-loader who does nothing, the ‘pain in the rear’ who organises everything too early and then moans at everyone…... Read more »

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Did Wales’ curriculum changes just solve the fundamental problem in education?

April 14, 2015 - posted by Mike James Hansford (113) (0)

With all the squabbling in the government here in England, I bet the Welsh Assembly breathes a sigh of relief every time English teachers protest and fall to their knees at every half-baked idea to come out of the Gove/Morgan era. As one idea comes and goes, there’s been such inconsistency in English schools that... Read more »

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