Today we had two campus sessions. Because
we realise again and again the course is not about boxes, sections, tasks,
modules it is a learning journey I am going to write one post for us all the
read. The first group skype was for Module One’s: we asked the question
What is your Professional Practice? No,
really what is it? Can you say?
It is fine if you can’t but what ever it is
it is a ‘thing’ not just what you are doing at the moment.
Have a look at Victoria’s blog post http://victoriamayvickers.blogspot.com
To ask what is your Professional Practice
was important in the Module Three group skype we had later because if you are
starting to think about your Artefact (note: it is a bit to early to do at the
moment) but when you start to think about your professional artefact you need
to have a sense of what your Profession is to pin point and artefact from your
profession. Think about it… Have a look at Lara’s blog post http://larafbapp.blogspot.com
In the Module One chat we them thought
about who you admire in your Professional Practice – who are the people that
lead the way for you in terms of where you see your practice developing? Why do
those people inspire you?
Thinking about our Professional Practice, what
the field is and where good practice,and inspiration lay in that field for you
helps you see your professional Practice as a thing. Something you are working
at and developing even when you are not getting paid for it.
The inquiry you do in Module Three is about
that development – inquiring into something that you feel extends your
knowledge or to bring things together or to back fill as you develop your
profession.
Then I asked “if you were trying to get
someone else to think about their Professional Practice what would you ask them
to do to try to stimulate this?”
- People said ask them to journal and write down ideas about their practice.
- Someone else suggested asking if you got an injury what would you do – how would you cope – what do you need to know.
- Someone else said get someone to do observations and give feedback to them.
Great those are the ways we chose too. We
wrote Modules to try to get you to think about your professional practice: In
Module One particularly we introduce those same three tools. Tools we hope you
will continue to develop and use across the whole course.
- Journal – we ask you to look into reflection and reflective practice to think about your Practice.
- Ask some one what would you do – What are your resources – we talk about this as networks. What networks support you. Can you think about your Practice through thinking about the resources you draw on to Practice.
- Observations – well we can’t come and observe you so we ask you to observe yourself by looking at your on-line profile. How do you come a cross what do you notice about your-self and your values. Can you think about your Practice through looking at and observing yourself and how you present yourself.
So
big – point now: the tasks in every module are just
there to stimulate your thinking about your Professional Practice (that’s what
your BA is in PP = Professional Practice. You need to have thought about
Professional Practice! At some point!).
Have a look at Lauren’s blog post http://laurenhoskins92.blogspot.co.uk/
The tasks are there to help you. If one is
more helpful than another spend more time on it.
Have a look at Lois-Mays Blog post http://lois-mayhunt.blogspot.co.uk
The tasks are not hoops to jump through –
they are not graded. The tasks in all modules should integrate with each other
and with your Professional practice.
Have a look at Caoimhe’s blog post http://norakathleenmccabe.blogspot.cpm
People who attended the chats have written
blog posts. Please click on them and see what they thought and wanted to share
too.
We
are not looking for answers – we are looking for a deeper understanding of the
questions.
What do you think? What do you feel?
Hope to talk to you during the Coffee-shop
group skype chat/ First Tuesday skype chat on April 5th.
Adesola
