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Monday, 7 March 2016

Dropbox phishing emails

A very frustrating part of communicating in today's online world....

Sorry everyone but I  but I clicked on a phishing email saying it was from Dropbox this morning and some of you might have had another phishing email pretending to be from my google account. Thanks Laura and Dani and Uwe who all emailed me that this was happening. The emails seemed to be warning people that it was unsafe but I am blogging this agin to make sure people know about it...  I changed my passwords for Drop box and my google account so they should be secure. I sent out an email today from my uni account as well. 

I know others have had this experience as it is now a part of professional life.

I was also sent this advice which I did immediately:

"What you need to do is change your gmail password click on your icon top right corner click on my account click on security then change password… and also when in Gmail screen scroll to bottom of screen right at bottom ‘last account activity’ click on it and then click on box saying 'sign out of of all other web sessions' "

So sorry if anyone has gotten one of these. I don't use this account much for sending out but I apologise profusely. I generally look very carefully to avoid  malicious emails as they have gotten very sophisticated - but I will take even greater care in future. 


Some info about phishing emails!

https://support.google.com/mail/answer/8253?hl=en


Please see Lara's blog for 7th March to find MDX marks

http://larafbapp.blogspot.co.uk

http://larafbapp.blogspot.de/2016/03/how-to-locate-grades-and-module.html

22nd of March 1-4pm ALL Campus Session BAPP Arts sign-up

We have had a couple of people asking about this session - please sign up if you can come on the 22nd - or on the alternative date 

The session is for all Modules!

6th WEEK of 21st March

Everyone invited (all modules) Campus Session Tuesday 22nd March 1 - 4 pm at Hendon (PN as host). Room number TBC but will be confirmed on tutor blog posts a week before the session. There will be a post announcing this session on Paula’s blog. RSVP in the comments of the post on Paula’s blog. (Alternative date 31st March 1-4.


Sign-up for Module 2 15th March Online Session for Part 5 Professional Ethics

5th WEEK of 14th March


Module 2: Part 5: Professional Ethics
Tuesday the 15th March 12 noon and 8 pm ONLINE in the new space http://breeze.mdx.ac.uk/bapparts/ join this url. There will be a post announcing this session on Paula’s blog. RSVP in the comments of the post on Paula’s blog.


Please scan Reader 5 for the discussion on the is session if you can...


Saturday, 5 March 2016

Discussion with peers and special interest groups

The special interest groups or SIGs on BAPP Arts are a crucial part of the professional development approach that we have to learning.

These groupings are integrated into the curriculum to develop thinking through critical discourse with peer professionals on the course.

Peer discussions can be with someone on the same module or someone who has a topic in which you are interested. A discussion might only happen once or twice,  but often these happen at strategic points of the your coursework when you really need to thrash out some ideas with someone.



Discussion within the sessions and blogs begins in the Induction and Module 1. We give and receive feedback from tutors and peers.

In Module 2, groups are formed to help develop a proposal. The SIGs do not replace discussion in the sessions or with tutors, but they are important places to rehearse and exchange ideas (inc. literature). As tutors on the course, sometimes we join with these groups and sometimes these are evidenced with extracts of private conversations similar to the extracts used for your private journals.

Many use professional networks outside to the course to develop their thinking. Members of your community of practice, workplace colleagues, and managers can offer great assistance and support.

In Module 3, the use of special interest groups continues. Many add new groupings as ideas shift. As everyone is working of a professional inquiry the generally includes an element of practitioner research, groups might actually be formed as a part of that process - so virtually with anyone on the course.

The sharing list that went out recently is a part of this peaches of sharing practice. Finalists who leave their blogs up continue to support the study of others through their examples.



Friday, 4 March 2016

BAPP Arts Blog Addresses Spring 2015-16

Version 1 BAPP Arts Blogs Spring 2015-16

Please join in the conversations through comments… 


Other tutor blogs of interest (these might be archived)

Peter Bryant http://www.peterbryant.org (former tutor who still writes about topics)
Alan Durrant http://adurrant.blogspot.co.uk (archived blog) 
Rosemary McGuinness (archived blog)  http://rosemarymcguinness.blogspot.co.uk


there are a few more to add here