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18 Jun 2019

My Experience Of Mentoring in the Lincoln School of Film and Media

About a year ago, in the summer of 2018, I was given the opportunity to become a mentor on the BA(Hons) Media Production degree in the Lincoln School of Film and Media, the same programme from which I graduated myself back in 2013. As a mentor, I had the opportunity to work with a 3rd year student as they moved through their final year of study and prepared to graduate.

I was delighted to be paired with Jake, an aspiring DJ and radio student, who had also spent time studying graphic design in the earlier years of the course. Jake was a confident, driven student who I was delighted to be paired with over the course of his final year. Hopefully, I was able to offer some good advice!

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About Ben R. Atkinson

Ben R. Atkinson is a writer, musician, and presenter who can be heard broadcasting on radio stations around the world, is known for his novels, radio dramas, and who writes and performs his own music in the country/folk genre. Ben is currently studying for his PhD in Ethnomusicology at the University of Lincoln in the UK.

Subject Specialisms

Digital Media, American Studies,
Pedagogy, Learning Technology

Qualifications

PhD Music — University of Lincoln, 2026 / PGCHE — Falmouth University, 2019 / Fellow HEA - Higher Education Academy, 2018 / MA Digital Media — University of Lincoln, 2015 BA(Hons) Media Production — University of Lincoln, 2013 /

Awards

Graduate Intern of the Year, University of Lincoln — 2014 / Outstanding Contribution to the Lincoln School of Media — 2013

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