Communication- Our group SKYPEs...

On Tuesday we had out First Tuesday of the Month SKYPE chats. We did a lot of sharing of ideas and practice. People said it was really helpful to just talk to each other about where they are at and what they are doing. As you are all starting a Module (1 or 2 or 3) it is great to hear other people are also in that “oh my goodness I’ve got to start place!!!”.

Remember the blogs are sharing and listening too. They are not a place to post perfect task responses. We don’t have to see all that all the time. The blogs are for you to communicate and participate in the community of learning that is BAPP (Arts).

Bethany: http://hucklebethany.blogspot.com/2016/03/module-2-researching-my-professional.html

People talked about ideas like:

Improvisation visit Cathy Hayward’s blog if you have experiences and ideas about improvisation. It was so useful to talk to people who looked at improvisation from lots of focuses: improvisation in dance, music, teaching…. That the beauty of the Learning Community people from many different aspects of the field. Cathy: http://catherinehayward.blogspot.com

We also talked about the importance of the Literature in all the modules. It opens new doors up to you. The Literature shared ideas with you, you might not have thought of.

Jessica Plant: http://jessicaplant.blogspot.com

We talked about the practicalities of starting a SIG. this could be getting a group together on Facebook or Google hang-out or physically in a coffee shop. Some people are in the same place as each other you can meet up and skype someone in. Its just about sharing ideas with other interested people. SIG stands for Special Interest Group – it’s a group who all have a special interest in something – that is all.

We talked a bit about privacy on-line and how you don’t have to post anything on your blog you do not want someone at work to read. You can start to use the principles of ethics we look at in Module Two maybe not use the real names of people or places  and still make your learning point or idea.

Have a look at the following blog’s of people who said they would share further info and ideas that were sparked from the conversations:

Victoria: http://victoriamayvickers.blogspot.co.uk

Jess: Jessboswell@blogspot.co.uk

Lily: http://lilygrundy95.blogspot.co.uk/

Megan: http://meganlouch.blogspot.co.uk

Darren: http://darrentaggart.blogspot.com

Irini: http://irinibapp.blogspot.co.uk

Chloe: http://westchloe.blogspot.com

Most important GET ON WITH THE MODULE!!!!!! And don’t worry so much ‘about getting it right’. Getting it right IS getting on with it….

What do you think?  – My new moto is ‘don’t be a stalker, be a talker’ = Don’t just look at peoples blogs, comment.

Adesola

Grades FYI

From my emails it looks like Admin. have sent out grades for your Module!! 

Here is a break down of where grades sit. 

1^st/Distinction                           

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2i/Merit                    

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   2ii/Pass   

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3^rd/Pass                             

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Fail

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First Tuesday Group skype

March 1st is the First Tuesday of the month Group Skype chat.
We have two am & pm. Hope you can do one:

10am (time in London)
or
6pm (time in London)

Please comment below to indicate which one you can join.
It is really helpful just to talk to other people on the course and share ideas. Hope you can come.

Adesola

Module Two On-line session (good and healthy for all moduler!!!)

Today we had a module Two on-line session.

We talked about

The importance of finding a topic to start working with. In the handbook this is written as finding a question but what we mean is an area you are interested in. Through the module you will be shaping and molding. Finding an area is like getting your lump of marble and then you will be shaping and molding the area/marble by using different tools such as shaping it through looking at research methods you will use, shaping it by looking at the ethical issues you will consider, shaping it by looking at what other people have said (the literature review). Commit to some marble/an area of interest so you can start to look at how you can design the inquiry. If it is not quite right you will find in shaping it it will start to be clearer and take a form that works for you.

Now you have committed to an area you need to do a literature review. That is map the ideas other people have had around your topic. You want to find out what you don’t know you don’t know about your topic.

That does not mean read every single book but know the areas of interest other people have had when they looked at your topic. For instance if you are interested in finding out more about choreography because you find at work you have been asked if you want to choreograph a piece, areas to do a literature review might include finding out:

• About what choreographers say about their own process and work.
• About what other people have said about working with choreographers – looking at other people’s processes.
• Looking at the way people have chosen to document their choreography
• About what kinds of choreography are there.
• About what people say choreography is.
• About the kinds of people who choreograph – they are not all dance trained

These are all areas of the literature that have many books within them but finding out a little about what is thought in that area will help you map more about your topic and also help you see where your own interest lies. Lastly it will help you find out things about the topic you had not thought about which will help shape your inquiry. We also pointed out this is most important because in Module three you need to analyse the inquiry data and activity and if you don’t know much about your topic you can not analyse it to any depth.

Other sources are:

1. Can you find a specialist journal on choreography and what sort of discussions are published in that?
2. Are there any videos about choreography?

Lastly you need to look at literature about how people have researched and designed research in your field of interest. Researching in the field of choreography is different than researching in geography or microbs. You need to know how designs for research in your field have been carried out and what you feel would work for you in your Professional Practice. You need explain how choreography research is different from xxxx

You can use the University Library as a great source of info. You can use Summon to gather a really good range of articles. DO not just google use Google Scholar, try not to ‘just come across something’ work out what the schools of thought are how many people think a thing is what your reading old school or a new idea in the field?

All of this is helping you shape the direction you want to go in.

As you do this keep notes on Ethics – things people describe as things to reflect on or even as problems. Notice what you question and where you have problems with what people have said or done or even how much a problem finding something is. Is there a lot of information about Male European choreographers but not much on West Indian women choreographers for instance? How will affect your inquiry.

The people at the on-line session are also posting on what they found helpful or interesting please visit and comment.

Charnelle: http://charnellelatouche.blogspot.com

Francois: http://inthemakingbapp.blogspot.com

Nicole: http://nicolealphonce.blogspot.com

Cassie: http://cassievercoe.blogspot.com

Tuesday is the next First Tuesday Group Skype hope to hear what you are doing then.

Adesola

Module Two (past and present)

We have a Module Two group chat on Friday February 26th at noon (in London time).

Please indicate in the comments below if you want to join in (past or present).

So Module Two hummmmmm - things to think about:
1. - what is the main thing YOU want to learn from Module Two for your self for your practice? I mean we all want you to pass - you do and the university does. So beyond "I want to pass" what do you want to get out of this term? Having read the handbook what do you think you will be doing - how do you make sure you are not just jumping through hoops because it says do this or that in the handbook? What is the point for you?

All the modules are designed to be purposeful for you as a person who is part of a professional practice. It should make sense beyond just doing things to get a BA.

2. What have you found yourself thinking about, wondering about, day dreaming about recently?

3. What are things you want to develop having received your feedback from the last Module you did?

On Friday we will be talking about the purpose of the Module as it sits following Module One activity and prior to the Module Three inquiry.We will be talking about mapping the module for yourself so that you start to have clear goals for yourself not just the ones you read in the handbook.
Speak to you Friday
What do you think? - past Module Twos please comment below too.

Adesola

This might help people!!!

Once you have submitted your work to Turnitin, when you click on the percentage of similarity it will bring up your work with the originality queries. At that stage you will be able to download a version of your work with these queries. 

Once you have the pdf version of your Turnitin originality report you will be able to upload it along with your final piece of work and any other files using the link called ‘FINAL SUBMISSION dropbox WBS3630 Module 2 portfolio’ (see below). (if you are Module 2!! of course)