LAST DAY FOR ROSEMARY"S QUIZ

Go to Rosemary's blog for a bit of learning know-how and the chance for confectionary...

Going to the Library for continuing students

I have been reminding the continuing students about the MDX library at Trent Park for specialist books about acting and performance and dance and education (including research)- there are also the Cat HIll and Hendon campus libraries. If you are at Cat Hill anyway - the library is downstairs to the right of Reception. Cat Hill has specialist media and art books as well as research. (New students - we are planning more talks about the resources later in the programme).

For the Trent Park library - stop at Oakwood Tube Station (Piccadilly - one stop before Cat Hill) and take the MDX bus to the campus. The bus stop is to the left (the big plastic awning in front of the cake shop) after leaving the station - the bus is white with a MDX logo - it comes on the hour and every fifteen minutes. This happens on the way back from the bust stop where you get out on the Trent Park campus.

The library at Trent Park is in the Bevan Building - you walk down to the Mansion and walk past it to the right - down some stairs (by the sphynxes) and then toward the right and up a ramp for the entrance. TAKE your library card - and coin change if you need to photocopy - Many of the books are short-loan (7-day or 14-day return) so but you can turn them in at Cat Hill. The fines for late return are such that you might want to photocopy a chapter if needed to avoid the hassle of returning. You can renew online, however, but the library will probably email you on your official university email address.

http://www.24-7.mdx.ac.uk/campus/tp/

AND

http://www.lr.mdx.ac.uk/tp/

You may want to plan the time by looking at  the LibGuide
http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/content.php?hs=a&pid=67151

One word from the wise - plan a visit if you are going to make one by making sure you have enough time. Rosie is the librarian at Trent Park - and if you think you need her to help you you may need to call to make sure she is there. She has listed on the LibGuide the Dewey decimal numbers under which the books are organised - 792s for theatre and 793s for dance, TV production is 302/384, and education 370s - go straight back to them and concentrate on the information you need for your project.

Reputation and Professional Practice for NEW and Continuing

This entry is the start of a longer consideration of an important topic for us all, and one that also is linked in with considering professional identity.

While Sheika Edwards and I were discussing current job and career opportunities that might be used for what we are doing in BAPP course on the 21/9/10 orientation day, it dawned on me that Sheika must have a good reputation among her peers in order to be getting on with things.

So the idea about reputation has really taken hold on my thinking because I do think it is an important one. People 'vet' other people through their reputation, it is important that your peers know that they can count on you. When I talking about the blogs at orientation, I tried to use 'good examples' of current and interesting entries, and I

I went first to the blog entry Laura Davitt blog entry because she had a recent entry (more please Laura)... there are of course others who have updated entries like Rosina Andrews and Abbi Williams, who is a distant learner with a good reputation among the network for her blog work.  Joe Pegram has also noted recent work as has Sophie Gilbert.

Procrastination and perfectionism put aside - it's about being there and preparing so that people can see you and respond to you. For example check out Mark Iles blog. Is that you in the dance pose Nicholas Norman? good brief accounts of skills and future direction and Natalie Less and Ross Dunning were also quick off the mark.

I think I will come back to reputation after more study, but it is one that relates firmly back to the goals of the course - it people know who you are and respect what you do - that is the start of a great reputation.
I came across this entry about this issue for establishing designers after a quick google. I would like to work on my reputation as a good blogger this term.

One other point that Alan has made before, and came up in our orientation discussions, the blog is one way for you to exert some control over something cohesive about yourself going up on the web. When, not if, people google you, a learning blog with some interesting evidence of personality and intellect, everyone can see some of it is for a degree course, is more interesting than random entries.

Continuing 3861 BAPP - dates for chapters for feedback

The dates listed for feedback are 19th Oct Chaps 1-3 and 16th November Chaps 4-6. I thought it was later...  This is something we will discuss on our 1st Campus Session 1st October.

Read the Handbook - it is actually pretty clear about things. Write a version 1 draft - then version 2 and so on... The writing usually has structure by Version 3? SAVE SAVE SAVE on memory sticks and hard drives...and SAVE some more....

Cite ALL sources using the Harvard method. Colour-code text to make sure in your drafts if you are using quotes from digital sources...

Remember the text you had from 3835 has been assessed - so if you have similar things you want to say - they need to be reworded (also you are talking about things you have done) for the 3861 report.

Joe Pegram is supposed to be blogging on this subject... over to you Joe.

AND everyone- is it time to get blogging again?

:)

Induction - Logan's Run

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Induction day exercises using critical thinking

Here are some sample comments from the group-work undertaken on Induction Day 14.9.10; these are bullet points that could be edited further. The exercise attempted to look at the blogs with critical awareness of content (i.e. Stella Cottrell’ Critical Thinking book) and structure of the writing.

Topic: Update on Topic blog

·      The sexual element – the cultural context and what is ‘acceptable’

·      British views compared with other views in other countries

·      To make it appear as a ‘sport; it needs structure – does this already exist

·      Sport or art form?

·      What are the consequences of promoting either the ‘sport’ or ‘dance’ (erotic) quality?

·      An element /discipline of gymnastics?

·      It’s name? ‘pole-work’

·      How other ‘excluded’ disciplines have become ‘acceptable’?

Topic: Critical Reflection Commentary Blog – points and discussion

·      Critical of more than 1 thing

·      Spell-check needed

·      Students can relate to what’s being said

·      Work in progress

·      How should do things differently (trial and error)

·      Are the readers developing the same opinions?

·      People interested to go back and read the entries from the beginning

·      How ideas change and progress over time?

·      Did writing the diary help her in the long run?

·      Did Laura find feedback and comments made helpful?

·      Reference Laura’s ideas and refer back to them at a later date

·      Not obvious what Laura did as a profession… people don’t automatically draw opinions

·      Personal style /personal journey

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