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August 21, 2023
Building this site from an earlier POV
I am currently in the process of writing up the Component 2 webpage of the Education Innovation final project.
Component 2 of the project is focused on the creation of ibuiltmyown.education....
Read MoreAugust 13, 2023
Why this website is called I Built My Own Education
The name for this website was always going to be a crucial part of its branding.
Furthermore, I couldn't start building the site until I had decided on a name because I needed to purchase the url ...
Read MoreAugust 6, 2023
Why my master’s is called my MTA Portfolio
Originally my MTA Portfolio had no name.
It wasn’t even envisioned to be a master’s degree made up of online courses and self-directed final projects.
It was just a selection of online courses I w...
Read MoreAugust 1, 2023
Decorating the diploma walls was a real headache
Ibuiltmyown.education was always envisioned as being a website that was one big explorable degree certificate for my MTA portfolio.
To this end, all the diplomas I have earned as part of building ...
Read MoreJuly 25, 2023
Recycling old content to make new components
Building my final projects has two parts… there is undertaking the actual project and then there is presenting the project as content on ibuiltmyown.education.
For instance, with my Not Your Avera...
Read MoreJuly 23, 2023
Connecting the dots of my career brand
I’m pretty certain that the final project for my Information Management and Career Development concentration will be a career planning project.
One of the reasons I built my own education was so t...
Read MoreJuly 13, 2023
The final push is the final projects
Making my MTA a practical exercise - beyond the construction of its curriculum - was always a key objective right from the outset.
I wanted to be able to demonstrate what I had learned from my sel...
Read MoreJuly 11, 2023
I've already completed the Not Your Average Life Coach final project
Thus far, the only one of my MTA’s 10 final projects that I have completed is the one for the Leadership and Management concentration, Not Your Average Life Coach.
In this project I chronic...
Read MoreJuly 9, 2023
A short history of building this website
I’ve jumped in and out of creating ibuiltmyown.education because it’s been interspersed with the equally busy development of my MTA Portfolio.
The building of this site can be grouped into thre...
Read MoreJuly 6, 2023
2013 to now: Why I'm starting this blog now
Most master’s degrees take a year or two to finish.
I’ve been building mine for ten years.
Had I planned on spending such a long time bringing this thing together?
Absolutely not.
In my defense, I ...
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