Here are some posts from the "Dr Doom's Adventure Blog"--there were some accessibility issues, so I thought I'd just pop them on here:
Post 1:
I'm blogging!
It's day 5 of our TCOM UK Immersion field trip. The students are rocking London. They've adjusted to the time change, jumped right into tube travel, and had an absolute blast at the usual sites. They've eaten enough fish and chips between them to feed a small army and generally seem to be having a good time. The best parts, though, have been their 2 major "events"--we went to meet with some folks from MTV, my friend Steve and his friend Marco, both of whom are post-production editors. They also brought their boss, Charlotte, and between them they answered a ton of questions and introduced the students to what it means to network in the UK--definitely a different experience than a typical US lunch meeting. This one lasted 4 hours at a semi-famous pub in Camden Town, followed by a tour of the MTV editing suites.
Today we met with one of my professors from my MA program at Birkbeck College (Univ of London) for a couple of hours and it was a brilliant experience. Dr Leslie is amazing and handled all of their questions related to cultural studies and then some. I was blown away by their professionalism and insights.
I, however, am feeling my age and definitely struggling to keep up. BUT, I'm loving their energy and I can say they are doing Ball State very proud.
One more day in London--tomorrow they do independent data gathering for their projects--and then we head north to Scotland.
More to come. And once we sort out some technical difficulties we'll have some great pictures and more tales of our travels.
It's day 5 of our TCOM UK Immersion field trip. The students are rocking London. They've adjusted to the time change, jumped right into tube travel, and had an absolute blast at the usual sites. They've eaten enough fish and chips between them to feed a small army and generally seem to be having a good time. The best parts, though, have been their 2 major "events"--we went to meet with some folks from MTV, my friend Steve and his friend Marco, both of whom are post-production editors. They also brought their boss, Charlotte, and between them they answered a ton of questions and introduced the students to what it means to network in the UK--definitely a different experience than a typical US lunch meeting. This one lasted 4 hours at a semi-famous pub in Camden Town, followed by a tour of the MTV editing suites.
Today we met with one of my professors from my MA program at Birkbeck College (Univ of London) for a couple of hours and it was a brilliant experience. Dr Leslie is amazing and handled all of their questions related to cultural studies and then some. I was blown away by their professionalism and insights.
I, however, am feeling my age and definitely struggling to keep up. BUT, I'm loving their energy and I can say they are doing Ball State very proud.
One more day in London--tomorrow they do independent data gathering for their projects--and then we head north to Scotland.
More to come. And once we sort out some technical difficulties we'll have some great pictures and more tales of our travels.
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