Critical Thinking - important to do

A blast form the past http://paulanottingham.blogspot.co.uk/2010/09/your-reseach-and-project-work-need-to.html

Stella Cottrell - this is what it is all about.... also in library
http://elearn.uni-sofia.bg/pluginfile.php/76858/mod_resource/content/1/%5BStella_Cottrell%5D_Critical_Thinking_Skills_Develo%28BookFi.org%29.pdf

Ethnography in the Performing Arts A Student Guide Dr Simone Krüger

 Higher Education Academy Ethnography in the Performing Arts A Student Guide 

Dr Simone Krüger 

https://www.heacademy.ac.uk/system/files/ethnography-in-the-performing-arts-a-student-guide.pdf

Note new blog

Chrissie is on this blog now https://communitydancemiddlesex.blogspot.com

Apologies for lateness

Sorry everyone - doing my best - I have been unwell for several weeks but am now swinging round the blogs and catching up this week.

We have sufficient time if you too are behind - try to catch a session this week - if you need to discuss self-deferral I am here - it is an option for you...

I have received so very supportive feedback from those I have been able to speak to this last week - thank you.

Tim Urban on TED talks

https://www.ted.com/talks/tim_urban_inside_the_mind_of_a_master_procrastinator

Module 3: Part 7: The Professional Inquiry Wed 29th March 12 & 7pm

Module 3: Part 7: The Professional Inquiry (Paula)

WEDNESDAY 29th March at 12 noon and repeated 7 pm online on Skype 

 

Please RSVP on Paula’s blog.

 

Apologies - I had this down incorrectly as a Tuesday -  but the original date was Wed.

Let me know if Tuesday is any better or we will stick with Wednesday!

Module 2: The Tools of Professional Inquiry Thursday 30th March 12 & 7 pm

Module 2: Part 6: The Tools of Professional Inquiry (Paula)

Thursday 30^th March at 12 noon and repeated 7 pm online on Skype

Please RSVP in the comments of this blog.

 

This session goes with Reader 6... so look at this before the session.

 

All the Readers are up in the WBS3630 Site on My Learning.

Module 1 online Session: The Networked Professional Friday 31st March 12 & 7pm

7^th WEEK of 27^th March (Monday)

Module 1: Part 3: The Networked Professional (Paula)

Friday 31st March at 12 noon and repeated 7 pm online on Skype

Please RSVP in the comments of this blog.

This session goes with Reader 3... so look at this before the session.

All the Readers are up in the WBS3730 Site on My Learning.

LINK BAPP Arts Calendar for events and submission for Spring Study period

http://paulanottingham.blogspot.co.uk/2017/01/bapp-arts-calendar-2016-2017-spring.html

Please note the calendar link for the entire Spring study period - we are now in week 6 on BAPP Arts.

Please also look for the individual dates to be advertised on tutor blog where you can RSVP for sessions.

Email you tutor for a 1-1 tutorial when needed (about 3 times per study period)...

ADDED + blog addresses
http://paulanottingham.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/spring-bapp-arts-blog-addresses-2016-17.html

Date/day change for April campus session - please RSVP in the comments

THANKS everyone 

so far Lauren Amanda Jess Victoria and Ronnia on Skype!
we have Michelle form the library helping with searches later in the session to add to Adesola's introduction and what Laura has sent us..

I will advertise this again for Monday the 10th April 1-4pm on campus - we should be in CG83 but you might need me to get you in if you do not have a library card. 
I will be at the main Reception to meet you at 5 to 1pm for any who need help getting to the room - it is in College House - so those with cards can enter - the building to the right of the main entrance and the main College Building.

See you Monday !

Everyone

I know this is a good week for some people to come in for the session - apologies to all - but I need to change the date to:

Monday 10th April or Thursday 13th April - UPDATE - I have booked Monday now in CG83 - hope that is okay 

Thanks Lauren for responding - if Thursday is better still please respond!

 ADDED - we can accommodate Skype attendees if people bring computers

Which day is better for the 1 - 4 session? who might come? - so please RSVP in the comments.

We generally talk about themes that crop up for all the modules - any suggestions?

9th WEEK of 10^rd April (Monday)

University closed 14^th – 17^th Easter Vacation

Wednesday 12^th April 1-4pm Campus Session (Paula) THIS DATE MAY NEED TO BE CHANGED - I WILL DO A NEW BLOG ABOUT THIS POSSIBLE CHANGE 24/2/17

(some can attend via Skype on the day)

All campus sessions at our Hendon campus – room TBC – if in doubt ask at the Main Reception when you arrive. These campus sessions will run on a theme that will be useful to all the modules with thoughtful group exercises that will help you think/do.

                  

Module 3 Session 2 15.3.17 slides and discussions

HI everyone please see the slides we used for discussion points on the sessions yesterday. Please refer to blogs from:
Lauren, Megan, Taz, Lois-May, Laura, Laura G, Lawrence, Victoria


 

Final m3 session 2 15.3.17 from Paula Nottingham

Module 2 for 2nd session 14.3.17 proposal and ethics advice

Hi - again good to go through this stage with people - it is about 'planning' for the 'doing' in Module 3. Sorry I will try to add to these comments but for now please look at the following blogs:Alice, Amelia, Chris, Eleanor, Hannah, Gonzalo, Alyshia, Lucy, Georgie
Thanks everyone!

Final m2 bapp arts ethical practice from Paula Nottingham

Module 1 2nd session 13.3.17 - note about Reader 2 up on MyLearning

Very good session!  - we used the slides to discuss how we can use reflection to go a bit deeper into the thinking that we do - looking at our own assumptions from our expeirence and society/culture and toward evaluation and analysis (as on the Gibbs or Kolb cycles).

FYI  Reader 2 is up online on the MyLearning in WBS3730 (WBA) site

Go to UniHub http://unihub.mdx.ac.uk/
Then MyUniHub -
This is  MyUniHub https://myunihub-1.mdx.ac.uk/cas-web/login?service=https%3A%2F%2Fmyunihub.mdx.ac.uk%2Fc%2Fportal%2FloginLook for WBS3730 (WBA) for your Module 1 site in My Study/My Courses (your screen is different than mine)
it has the Programme Handbook
The Module 1 WBS3730 Handbook
The Readers 1, 2 and 3 
and links to the Reading List where you will find the Boud article for the tasks
and the Book about reflection from Bolton - this is your ebook
(the university requires that these are behind a firewall for copyright) (this is where you wil be submitting 12th May)

Blogs form the discussion will be on sites from Jessica D, Amanda, Eleanor, Lauren, Jessica S 

• We talked about how our reflection relates to larger issues in our society e.g. Brexit and the Scottish referendum
• what our journal looks like and why we chose it (A5 - new from the stationary store, sparkley)
• we talked about using the ideas form people like Schon - e.g. reflection in and on action 
• and we talked about how reflection is linked to who we know in our communities of practice - who we know and how we discuss what we know - e.g. educational setting versus performance setting

Please see slides for the session we used for discussion...

Final m1 session 2 13.3.17 from Paula Nottingham

Made in MIddlesex - your chance to share with the university

Link for sharing your story - anyone willing to share for BAPP Arts?
http://www.mdx.ac.uk/about-us/made-in-middlesex

Signing up on Adesola's blog for the campus session

We just talked about this at the 12 noon session...

Try using Firefox or Chrome to leave a comment - Safari sometimes is temper-mental about comments now -(not sure why) - I put up comment - and it said Adesola would check it...
https://adesolaa.blogspot.co.uk/

If you tried but could not leave a comment - email Adesola - you can leave a comment here as well and I will let her know...

I am in Hendon on the campus session day but have a session - so will come and see you all before 4pm hopefully - they are always very good sessions.

If you are coming anyway- come early and check out the Library - you should have your student card... if not let me know.

Article update about Berners-Lee

"World wide web creator Tim Berners-Lee targets fake news"
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-39246810

also https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/mar/11/tim-berners-lee-online-political-advertising-regulation

15th March 2nd online session Module 3: The Professional Inquiry

5^th WEEK of 13^th March (Monday) Please attend sessions if you can... blogs go up after the sessions if you need to catch up with them - 1 hour duration

Module 3: Part 7: The Professional Inquiry (Paula)

Wednesday 15^th March at 12 noon and repeated 7 pm online on Skype

Please RSVP in the comments of this blog.

Thank you.

14th March 2nd online session Module 2: Professional Ethics

5^th WEEK of 13^th March (Monday) Please attend sessions if you can... blogs go up after the sessions if you need to catch up with them - 1 hour duration

Module 2: Part 5: Professional Ethics (Paula)

Tuesday 14^th March at 12 noon and repeated 7 pm online on Skype

Please  RSVP in the comments of this post.

Thank you.

13th March 2nd online session Module 1: The Reflective Practitioner

5^th WEEK of 13^th March (Monday) Please attend sessions if you can... blogs go up after the sessions if you need to catch up with them - 1 hour duration

Module 1: Part 2: The Reflective Practitioner (Paula)

Monday 13^th March at 12 noon and repeated 7 pm online on Skype 

Please RSVP by commenting on this blog.

Thank you everyone....

Reminders of online/campus sessions next week 13th 14th 15th 16th March

5^th WEEK of 13^th March (Monday) Please attend sessions if you can... blogs go up after the sessions if you need to catch up with them

There will be separate blogs for sign up/RSVP for each of these sessions specifically for those in these modules.

 

Module 1: Part 2: The Reflective Practitioner (Paula)

Monday 13^th March at 12 noon and repeated 7 pm online on Skype

There will be a post to RSVP on Paula’s blog.

Module 2: Part 5: Professional Ethics (Paula)

Tuesday 14^th March at 12 noon and repeated 7 pm online on Skype

There will be a post to RSVP on Paula’s blog.

Module 3: Part 7: The Professional Inquiry (Paula)

Wednesday 15^th March at 12 noon and repeated 7 pm online on Skype

There will be a post to RSVP on Paula’s blog.

 

Campus Session (Adesola) 

Thursday 16^th  March 1- 4 pm 

All campus sessions at our Hendon campus http://www.mdx.ac.uk/get-in-touch/directions-london Portacabin 7B – you can ask at the Main Reception where this is when you arrive.  

 

See Adesola's blog for signing up RSVP http://adesolaa.blogspot.co.uk/ 

International Women's Day 8th March 2017

https://www.internationalwomensday.com

See Adesola's post for the group chat

http://adesolaa.blogspot.co.uk/2017/03/first-tuesday-discussion-group-chat.html

Has anyone seen this blog?

http://newmusicaltheatre.com/greenroom/

Module 2 your need to blog now!

Wow - I am going round the blogs and many in Module 2 have not blogged?
Please get in touch urgently if you need help!

Look at Summary of Tasks for Part 4
p. 12-13 in your handbooks
you are looking for a topic and reading and writing about literature - and gathering in groups to help talk about your are of interest

refer to my blog for this 1t section

http://paulanottingham.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/module-2-lines-of-inquiry-session-22217.html

Action research and action learning -

In the resources and the set up of the course we talk about special interest groups or SIGS.

1. Action Research 

Links to the idea of insider research (Costley et al) which we use on the professional inquiry - many have used these notions in research for the arts (related to the arts-based research conversations). Other research projects that are in the journals might be of interest to you for your practitioner research/inquiry.

The Infed includes a classic definition:

Action research is simply a form of self-reflective enquiry undertaken by participants in social situations in order to improve the rationality and justice of their own practices, their understanding of these practices, and the situations in which the practices are carried out (Carr and Kemmis 1986: 162).

http://infed.org/mobi/action-research/

a few other sites
http://www.aral.com.au/resources/guide.html
in the arts - I followed these key words to MDX library - remember you can use Summon or look up a journal from the Ejournals on the MDX library... e.g. 'Research in Dance Education'- then you cn search within the journal.

Dance education action research: a twin study.

By: Giguere, Miriam. Research in Dance Education. Apr2015, Vol. 16 Issue 1, p16-32. 17p. DOI: 10.1080/14647893.2014.971231.

DEVELOPING NON-VERBAL WAYS OF KNOWING IN DANCE: COLLABORATIVE SCHOOL / UNIVERSITY ACTION RESEARCH.

By: HENDERSON, CLARE; FRASER, DEBORAH; CHEESMAN, SUE; TYSON, SHIRLEY. Waikato Journal of Education. 2007, Vol. 13, p243-252. 10p. 2 Color Photographs.

Action Research: Dance Improvisation as Dance Technique.

By: Schwartz, Peggy. JOPERD: The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance. May/Jun2000, Vol. 71 Issue 5, p42. 5p. 2 Black and White Photographs.

The dance of the magic dragon: embodied knowledge in the context of transformative learning theory.

By: Tsouvala, Maria; Magos, Kostas. Research in Dance Education. Apr2016, Vol. 17 Issue 1, p28-41. 14p. DOI: 10.1080/14647893.2016.1139077.

2. Action learning - something that could be incorporated into the ideas for SIGs?

You could think of the special interest group as a form of the action learning set even through many on BAPP Arts are freelance or work in different organisations - similar ideas might apply ..

Here are some links about action learning. It is about people getting together in a 'set' to discuss problems/issues that need solutions embedded in the context - so not something handed down through theory...

Revans was a main 'inventor' and based his ideas in organisational studies.
http://ifal.org.uk/action-learning/origins-of-action-learning/

https://rapidbi.com/action-learning-sets/

here is Revans explaining the concept in terms of the 'set'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bJ9RXkYPSU

here is the idea in coaching...
http://www.3dcoaching.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/2011-ALS-The-Basics.pdf

AND again in the arts:

http://theatrebristol.net/als

http://www.arts.wales

Creative learning through the art an action plan for Wales ...

www.arts.wales/85416.file.dld

File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat This publication sets out the Welsh Government's strategic objectives for creative learning through the arts in Wales from 2015 to 2020. Action required. None.

and technology

https://www.theguardian.com/profile/leigh-alexander

Guardian's Chips with Everything podcast