First Tuesday Skype discussion

A quick post to confirm if you are attending the 1st Tuesday Skype Discussion on Tuesday October 3rd
There is one at
12:30 (time in London)

and one at

5pm (time in London) 

Please indicate in the comments below which one you will attend and also say a little about what you have been thinking and might introduce for us to discuss. Make sure you have connected with me on skype.

Adesola

First Tuesday (and Monday) skype discussions Groups.

Almost May!! so time for a first of the Month Discussion Group Skype. I hope you will try attending a session, especially if you have not come to one before.

We have one on:
Monday May 1st at 10am (time in London)
or
Tuesday May 2nd at 7pm (time in London)

Please indicate which one you will attend by leaving a comment

Adesola
:)

First Tuesday discussion groups - Monday and Tuesday!!!

Its the beginning the month !! and we have our 'First Tuesday Discussion Group skype'.

Monday April 3rd 10am (time in London)
or
Tuesday April 4th at 7pm (time in London)

This is a chance to talk to other people on the course, and share ideas, and thoughts. Discussion is a great way to deepen your own understanding and hear new ideas and perspectives. Looking forward to talking to you all.
Please comment below to indicate you will be joining the discussion.

Speak soon
Adesola

Discussion, literature and getting started

Monday 13th  is the start of our 12 week term at BAPP. Last week we had some discussion group skype chats and generally got back into our Inquiring Selves. We had two Coffee shop Discussion Group chats.

On Monday 6^th in the morning we discussed connecting ideas and mapping how things fit into a bigger picture .

On Tuesday 7^th in the afternoon we discussed getting started, scheduling and library access.

Across both discussion the idea of Literature Reviews came up again and again.

I have noticed in the past that people start talking about the start of the module as if it was the start of a treasure hunt. As if  you are looking for clues for things you have to find to be told what to write so you can pass. People have talked about the module as if they were on their own having to invent or forage for any information they can get to know what the key is to passing.

For instance often people reflect by saying “I came across an article by Gill Jones that said…” = this gives the impression you happen to find something.

Instead this should read “Gill Jones (2009) suggests that…” = you did the research and you know what you are talking about.

You don’t need to invent answers or hunt for someone who can tell you what to think so you can write it down and pass. Many people before you have thought about similar subjects. They have thought about things, raised questions, explored ways to look at the subject and mapped how their thinking fits with other people who have done the same thing. It is not about the luck of ‘coming across’ something it is about looking up key words and seeing what people have said or choreographed or created in order to better understand your own experiences. So not looking for articles that say what you think already BUT looking at what people have said about a topic that is new to you that expands your understanding of it. In other words it’s not a treasure hunt for evidence you are right about something. It is an inquiry into how what you have thought and experienced fits with other people’s thoughts and experiences.  That is a literature review.

A literature review gives context to an idea because you look at many peoples ‘take’ on the idea.

It can help you connect ideas in new ways seeing how other people have made connections. It can give you structure helping you find out the areas within a topic that other people have noticed or organised into.

It can help you challenge your assumptions.

 It gives you a range of perspectives, so it is not just the loudest voice is right. Or the highest hit on Google is the authority on something.

It is about you having considered knowledge about things because you have thought about a lot of other people’s ideas in relation to your own.

Also think about this: just because it is the first time you have heard something does not mean it is the first time it has been told to you. Someone with the answer is not always someone amazingly wise, often it is someone who told you something at the right moment for you to hear it. So it is not just about what people say it is about how meaningful you allow it to be.

Getting started back into things, connecting with people, and many of the other points we discussed we talked about all seemed to be about looking beyond your panic for the loudest voice to tell you what to do to get 100%. Instead this is about respectfully listening and contributing to debate. Start looking at the MDX library on-line where you can use Summon to explore journals and books. Visit each others blog and start discussions there. Not “can anyone tell me how to start Module Two?” but “I just finished reading Jenny Gladsons’s book (Maths in the Magic of Dance, 2017)  about dancers in North Carolina who have used dance to develop a math curriculum for Kindergarteners, I had not thought about how closely dance and maths are linked. I am interested in other people’s experiences with arts in school?...”

Other people have posts about our discussions on Monday and Tuesday. Have a look at their  links. Have a look at what they say and please leave comments on the post you read. Please comment here too.

Please leave a message on these comments with a book or choreography that you have found interesting as you are studing and say why.

http://meganlouch.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/monday-6th-february.html

https://alyshiawaite.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/first-coffee-shop-chat-of-2017.html

http://lizziebell92.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/back-to-business-first-coffee-shop-chat.html?m=1

http://lawrencemassie.blogspot.com.ee

http://oneillhannah25.blogspot.co.uk/?m=1

http://charlieormerod.blogspot.com

https://bensbappblog.blogspot.com

Starting back: Skype Discussion Group meeting

We are getting ready to start back February 13th.
If you are about to start Module two or Three you will be receiving feedback on the Module you just completed that week also.

Meanwhile we are having our first 'Tuesday' of the month Coffee shop discussion group skype meetings this week. Just to be different our 'First Tuesday' meetings will be on the first MONDAY of the month!!! at 11am (time in London) and first TUESDAY of the month at 7pm (time in London) this year.
So:

Monday 6th we have a meeting at 11am

and

Tuesday 7th we have a meeting at 7pm

Please let us know which one you will be attending by commenting below. In order to prepare for the meeting think about something you would like to discuss or share. 

Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on getting started and what you have been up-to in your study over the winter break..

Adesola

Talking to people

On Tuesday we had some great conversations.

AM we talked about Module Two planning and Module Three reflection. We found it really helpful to try to concisely tell each other what we were doing. When you try to tell someone what you are doing you notice the parts where you waffle!! or don’t complete a sentence!! These could well be parts you yourself have not completely worked out your thoughts on or that you don’t yet understand.

We asked each other to repeat back what they thought they heard. Doing this you can see where you have been clear, where you are going on about something that is not important and what parts you are explaining well.

You have to have it straight in your own head before you try to write it down. For many people writing helps them sort out their thoughts. (For many other people going for a walk or having a bath or dancing or doing yoga helps them sort out their thoughts). Whatever you do to think things through and understand what you think! Is fine but if your way is to write that does not mean what you write is what you hand in. It is just a means for you to get things organised for yourself. Don’t get writing-to-organise-ideas mixed up with writing-a-reflection-on-something. The way to make sure you have written the reflection / work you are handing in is that you should be able to explain it in a couple of verbal sentences to a number of different people. You should be able to explain it to someone who doesn’t know anything about the BAPP course as well as to someone who knows all about it. These would be different explanations of course but it is good practice to make sure you really understand what you are trying to communicate in what you hand-in.

We talked about how what you hand-in is always about the process of the Module/term. In each Module it is about reflection on that module and discussing what you did, what you learnt and how it resonates with your general Professional Practice.

In the PM chat we talked about the same thing of explaining your process but in that chat we also talked about Module One. Module One work to hand-in is reflecting on the process of the Module and what you have learnt about yourself as a learner. It is not about proving you have read the hand-book! And just writing what the handbook says. The important part is what you think of it all.

As so often it was really good to talk to other people on the course.

Have a look at some blogs and leave comments.

 http://josephdarbybapp.blogspot.co.uk

http://victoriamayvickers.blogspot.co.uk

http://shonabeggsblog.blogspot.co.uk

http://maddybantick.blogspot.co.uk

What do you feel? Please comment below

Adesola

Feedback and First Tuesday SKYPE

Staring back on Module Two and Three you will have and feedback from your last module along with your grade. The feedback is a starting point to begin this terms module. With Those people starting Module Three this is particularly important.

The feedback you would have got for Module Two is directly about the inquiry process you are about to start. Module Threes you are asked to begin by responding to this feedback. Make your response direct to the feedback. You could cut and paste what the feedback says and directly respond under it. You can go through each point like this:

From feedback sheet “Interviews: You  state you are not looking to facilitate them answering your question. You are interested in what their experiences are (as you say qualitative approach). Therefore, to compare their answers it is easier to ask them in the same format. Different approaches to your interview method support different responses. How would you compare response if the difference has been created by how you asked the questions? Please respond to this in your ‘response to Module Two feedback’ document.”

Response: I re-read Smith (2005) chapter on interviews techniques. I had been interested in using different techniques because it seemed they would all create interesting different answers and I wanted a range of answers. But thinking about my inquiry I realised I was planning to  force the answers to be different by making the questions different. I need to conduct the interviews in a similar way and look for the different in the answers as part of the analysis I do. I am realising the analysis part of the inquiry is actually more work and time than the data collection. I think I got a bit carried away with the data collection designs and I have decided to keep it simpler. Therefore, I will be using semi-structured interviews with all the interviewees. I will be beginning each interview with the same set of three prompt questions.”

Try to answer/ address all the feedback through a clear response to the points made. Remember you don’t have to just do what the feedback suggests. You are responding to it. If you do not want to change something as the feedback suggests explain why and what you thinking is about it further.

What do you think?

Looking forward to reading your comment below.

Also next Tuesday is our first Tuesday of the Month Group skype chat. (Tuesday October 4th)

If you would like to join we have am and pm sessions.

am = 10am (in London time)

pm = 6:30pm (in London time)

Please indicate which you would like to join in the comment below.

Adesola