Starting to blog again - good to see

I must admit I am a bit overwhelmed with the first day of the study period and see that many have new blogs up . I will be going around this week and I encourage everyone to do the same!

Remember you can access the blogs outside of the system by going to http://mdx.mrooms.net/course/view.php?id=859

The best way to start conversations again - go to others blogs and comment!!

Tim Berners-Lee has some points about privacy - Module 1- any comments?

Hitting the news stand again - looking at security and privacy on the web - I wonder if a bio of rights would work?

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/sep/28/tim-berners-lee-internet-bill-of-rights-greater-privacy

http://www.welivesecurity.com/2014/08/28/google-dorks/?utm_source=Outbrain&utm_medium=CPC&utm_term=Content&utm_content=UK&utm_campaign=WeLiveSecurity&MktCPid=WLSTBRN

MDX theatre article - emersive theatre

http://www.mdx.ac.uk/news/2014/09/fifth-column-collaborating-with-the-audience

Box of Broadcasts and the BBC - sources for ideas

At the library session yesterday we talked about using audiovisual sources for information.

Box of Broadcasts (BoB) in a new online Middlesex Library feature that you can access via the Library (go tot he catalogue and look up Box of Broadcasts - and there are links in some of the Readings Lists). It has online video materials from the BBC that you can watch and you can requests taping of shows for your university work.

I also like to look at the news for ideas -  the BBC is a good source.

social media and the theatre article
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-29207979

gender equality on the stage in Sheffield
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-29318005

another one on gender
http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2014/sep/22/theatre-female-figures-gender-gap

the lion king - longevity and change
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-29308447
I saw this topic also discussed on the news - Disney does not think the production needs to be updated for audiences

also archived info related to iPlayer on the National Theatre
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03h8qms

and more on the arts
http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts

BAPP Arts Induction slides 22.9.14

Induction bapp arts 22.9.14 from Paula Nottingham

Economics and acting

Interesting article with ideas for contextualising professional engagement in acting...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-29223188

By the way this is an interesting one to research - using key words 'economics and acting' - the issues bring up race as well as class...

but this is a way into the issue but to develop any 'arguments' there would need to be an analysis of the experts - so literature - to inform the thinking.

The issues of acting training and taking up the professional is a large - so that again might need to be refined...

Any suggestions on how what aspects might be developed?

Learning lab at the Globe in London

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-28345611