Noticing

Noticing The first signs of spring in Lewisham.

SEND ME YOUR DRAFTS

Now is the time to send me your drafts for feedback - I am catching up on the blogs - but I hope you are finding that your peers are making the process easier.
Pace yourselves... Bw

Campus Session 3 for Module 3 18th April 2013

Final 18.4.13 cs3 m3 from paulanottingham

sorry for the delay! Hope it helps...

ADDED - YOU CAN ALSO USE THE INQUIRY QUESTIONS TO STRUCTURE YOUR ANALYSIS SECTION - SORRY FORGOT IN SLIDESHARE!!!!!!

Guardian creative network link AND thinking about vocabulary in your writing

Here is the link to the  http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture-professionals-network

interesting article about diversity in arts...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture-professionals-network/2013/apr/09/topher-campbell-itc-diversity-arts

and an article about inclusive theatre.... how does the terminology relate to your understanding of the topic?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture-professionals-network/culture-professionals-blog/2013/mar/12/dark-horse-theatre-rebrand-disability

Using the right words for clarity and understanding can make a difference - sometimes terms are 'contested' - that is there is not agreement in the field about exact meanings being the same - the vocabulary can sometimes be hard for others outside of the sector to understand - so explanation is needed.


3 quick points for blogs or drafts of work

1. vocabulary is important - take time to get it right, e.g. here is an web article about using the right vocabulary as a must in business and social media...
http://pro.gigaom.com/blog/deb-lavoy-thinks-vocabulary-matters-and-shes-right/

2. vocabulary for the arts (and other professions) changes over time - so relate any changes that might affect your topic and develop writing that represents current thinking
http://www.giarts.org/article/what-do-we-mean-art-artists-culture-and-industry

your may think of writing in terms of journalism - scan this to give you some ideas
http://www.internetevangelismday.com/writing.php

3. use your knowledge but explain professional terms for your reader with 1. definitions that are specific (not out of a general dictionary unless it is appropriate to do so
http://www.kqed.org/assets/pdf/arts/programs/spark/theatervocab.pdf

Easter Holiday

Hope everyone is having a bit of a break for Easter, or if working, a successful next few days. I am away until the 11th of April, and at a conference about work based learning on the 12th April. I need to read up on transdisciplinarity and schedule in some writing before I return. I am visiting family in Berkeley California very near the Berkeley campus of the University of California. Students have been away on spring break and are now coming back for the exam period. I hope to see a bit more of the campus in the next few days. It is at least it is a bit warmer than England right now. All the best everyone...