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Monday 22 February 2016

Module 1 Professional Communication sessions 22.1.16

 Please note ADDED links

http://norakathleenmccabe.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/mondays-breeze-session-assessment-in.html?showComment=1456757674716#c538417319240659610

http://charlieormerod.blogspot.co.uk/2016/03/my-latest-thoughts-on-bapp-and-using.html?showComment=1457183602311

http://victoriamayvickers.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/a-spoon-full-of-sugar.html

I was very impressed by today's discussions about the theme professional communication. A lot of people had done some very deliberate thinking about their work on the course and are already starting to see the value in journalling as a part of a more independent style of learning/working.

I will add links to other blogs when they appear, but thanks to Lauren, Lizzie, Lois-May, Chloe and Nora, and in the 2nd session Kristina, Charlotte and Victoria.

Please see below a slideshare about some of the themes discussed for professional communication and some summary notes about points people raised at the sessions.


 

Beyonce's Clock article - managing time?

Time management is always a problem for me - I have to have what I call set-ways form task to task - especially if they include thinking... I came across this article today by Beth Rose http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-34952681,

rose has reported that Beyonce puts it down to self sacrifice and hard work.

However I liked Stacie Powells' advice:  'Compartmentalise: If you're going to be doing something do that and don't think of the million other tasks you've got to do that day.'


Sunday 21 February 2016

Module 3 Thursday 25th February at 8 pm ONLINE session in the BAPP Arts Meeting Room

A sign up and reminder post.

Module 3: Part 7 – The Professional Inquiry 
Thursday 25th February at 8 pm ONLINE in the BAPP Arts Meeting Room 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. You will need headphones to use this system (any quality) – if problems occur will move to Skype for discussion.

Everyone now in Module 3 - we will be discussing the beginning part of the model - feedback and getting started. Let me know if you can come below - or if we need an am tie for this session.

Sign up below or come at short notice - http://breeze.mdx.ac.uk/bapparts/

Did anyone want me to repeat the session at 11am?

Module 1 22nd Feb (Monday) session 8pm (repeated earlier 11am)

2nd WEEK of 22nd February MONDAY


Now given 2 times - earlier time of 11am for those who cannot make the 8pm.


Module1: Part 1 – Professional Communication Technologies 
Monday 22th February at 8 pm ONLINE in the BAPP Arts Meeting Room 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. You will need headphones to use this system (any quality) – if problems occur will move to Skype for discussion.


Good for questions and to chat about what communication means for this part - it is not separate for the other parts - but there are some tasks suggested.

Sign up in comments or just come to the BAPP Arts Meeting Room online at 11am or 8pm.

Wednesday 17 February 2016

Module 1 and the online CV

On the first day of the season I had some good conversations - with Bethany and Megan earlier in the day (on the BAPP Arts Meeting Room  site) and later with Chloe and Catherine. In theatre conversation Catherine reminded  us about putting the blogs out on blogger as well as Google + and we talked about the CV task in Module 1 - Catherine mentioned Adesola had done a god 'thought' blog about the CV - and Chloe could find it through the tags on Adesola's blog. Catherine also said she had had some good online conversations with pope about what they put up and how they actually devise CVs. Hopefully there will be more of these conversations...

So that is some of the gossip...on to the CV part - just some thoughts....

The online CV is a place that is used to collect your thoughts about who you are and where you are now. Often in the experienced practitioner route it is used with a job description to to begin a reflective process about learning that you might have accrued from your experience - so it is a short hand for your professional growth over a period of time.

The online version of the 'CV' is your introduction to others - on the course and beyond - of your professional learning persona - the digital scholar ( (Weller) version of you.

On the blogs there is generally a template - but other than that it is up to you - what do you want to say? This is a public blog - so Catherine mentioned authenticity of the information! and you are probably putting your best foot forward! (so positive of what you have done not what you have not done!).

You can connect it to professional sites if that is appropriate.

The small written section and you photo say who you are and briefly describe some highlights about this learning persona. You can put up version of a professional CV if putting up the online version has made you think about other online of professional CVs  - but you do not have to put up details (they can be redacted - blacked out - or removed - as needed). You could link us to a CV on Google docs - or several CVs as Catherine pointed out - some of the discussions might lead to the types of CVs that people have or the purposes on the CV.

Many of been taught how to do CVs - but as life is continually changing so the CVs and even you introduction on the blog might change. This is a snapshot of you or me.

I did some workshops about CVs, several years ago now, with our own Employability and academic staff with 2nd year and finalist in creative subjects - these were interesting because some people had CVs (shorthand for identities) that they revised often and purposefully put up all of their recent  professional work - and others found it was even difficult to look at their CVs - it was not a fun job to revise older CVs but more of a chore...

I often think about that and wonder where I am in those two polarities!

I have come to the point where I think doing the CV has to be a positive thing... and it does not just have to be on paper - putting up audio-visual and visual makes sense online.

When I was working on project with digital editors - I was told education on the CV was not as important as the jobs people had done - so people go jobs form jobs - not education. It does not sound like this is the case with performance - what do you think?

CVs or the idea of telling someone els about us and our professional lives count and some of the ABCs - we can do this exercise over and over again and it will always be different. That is the beauty of it - in a succinct snapshot (that can change as you do) who are you?

Here are some rather random examples that I hope others can add to:

http://www.spotlight.com/news/tags/CV/default.aspx
http://www.dancingstrong.com
http://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/client/bryony-hannah
http://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/client/wendy-nottingham
http://darceybussell.co.uk/aboutdarcey.html
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3915784/resume?ref_=nm_ov_res
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5397459/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm
http://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/cv/actorcv.htm
http://www.sagactoronline.com/2010/08/creating-your-resume.html
http://wolfram.org/writing/ydr/



Saturday 6 February 2016

Calendar for BAPP Arts Spring 15-16

BAPP Arts Calendar September 2015 - 2016 Spring Study Period

Dates will be posted on the calendar in the main BA Professional Practice (135W99X) site.

Note: we will continue to use Skype and the Adobe Connect (Breeze) space for online meetings.

All campus session at Hendon – rooms TBC – if in doubt ask at the Main Reception when you arrive. The ALL Module 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.

BEFORE THE STUDY PERIOD STARTS 

Induction Online Sessions for new students:

Please join Skype for these sessions http://www.skype.com
It is free to join.

5th February (Friday) at 8pm or 6th February (Saturday) at 11 am RSVP to Paula’s email p.nottingham@mdx.ac.uk. Paula will add people to the conversation for these sessions.

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IMPORTANT DATES DURING THE TERM
Please note that dates or times may be subject to change if needed during the study period, but every effort will be made to reschedule the following events.

BAPP Arts study period: 15th February (Monday) – 6th May (Friday).

*Note: the official IWBL start date is the 22nd January after the academic boards but we will be facilitating/teaching from the 15th January on BAPP Arts for the 12-week study period. Submission is on the 10th of May 2016.

1st WEEK of 15TH February (Monday)

Contact your academic tutor – look at your Handbooks and Readers + Reading List on your my Learning module on MyUniHub. Please let Paul or Sid know if you cannot get on the right module site for My Learning.

Paula will on the Adobe Connect BAPP Arts Meeting Room at 11am and 3pm and 8pm on the 15th of February for the first day of the study period - if you want to connect or have any questions please come to this link: http://breeze.mdx.ac.uk/bapparts/ You will need headphones to use this system (any quality) – if problems occur will move to Skype for discussion. Please come to the room 5-10 minutes early to make sure you are connected.

Note: Paul from CAPE says to upload the ADD-in feature all you "need to do is click on OK to allow it to install – this happens automatically and then it will reload the meeting room for them.” You will need headphones to use this system (any quality).

2nd WEEK of 22nd February

Module1: Part 1 – Professional Communication Technologies
Monday 22th February at 8 pm ONLINE in the BAPP Arts Meeting Room 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. You will need headphones to use this system (any quality) – if problems occur will move to Skype for discussion.

Module 2: Part 4 – Developing Lines of Professional Inquiry
Friday 26th February at 12noon Skype. There will be a post announcing this session on Adesola’s blog. RSVP in the comments of the post on Adesola’s blog.

Module 3: Part 7 – The Professional Inquiry
Thursday 25th February at 8 pm ONLINE in the BAPP Arts Meeting Room 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. You will need headphones to use this system (any quality) – if problems occur will move to Skype for discussion.

3rd WEEK of 29th February (Leap year)

1st March First Tuesday ‘Coffee shop’ chat Skype 10am and 6pm (AA hosting) Please make sure that Adesola has your SKYPE address two days before - send Adesola a contact request. There will be a post announcing this session on Adesola’s blog. RSVP in the comments of the post on Adesola’s blog.

4th WEEK of 7th March

9th March IWBL Board of Studies 1pm - 3pm (Student Voice Leader and Programme Leader will contact you before this to give feedback for the board).

5th WEEK of 14th March

Module 1: Part 2: The Reflective Practitioner Friday 18th March 6:30 pm Skype. There will be a post announcing this session on Adesola’s blog. RSVP in the comments of the post on Adesola’s blog.

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.

Module 3: Part 7: The Professional Inquiry
ONLINE Session 2: Friday 18th March  8pm  Skype. There will be a post announcing this session on Adesola’s blog. RSVP in the comments of the post on Adesola’s blog.

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),

University Easter/Spring Holiday 25-28 March
The 25th of March and the 28th of March are BANK HOLIDAYS so we will not be available, and Middlesex University has an Easter Break so might operate differently in terms of services. 

7th WEEK of 28TH March


8th WEEK of 4TH April

First Tuesday ‘Coffee shop’ chat Skype 3rd April 5th (Tuesday) ONLINE 10 am and 8pm. There will be a post announcing this session on Adesola’s blog. RSVP in the comments of the post on Adesola’s blog.

9th WEEK of 11TH April

Module 1: Part 3: The Networked Professional - Wednesday 12noon and 8pm ONLINE in the new space http://breeze.mdx.ac.uk/bapparts/ join this url. There will be a post announcing this session so RSVP in the comments of that post on Paula’s blog.

Module 2: Part 6: The Tools of Professional Inquiry
ONLINE Session 3: Friday 15th April 12 noon Skype There will be a post announcing this session on Adesola’s blog. RSVP in the comments of the post on Adesola’s blog.

ADESOLA Module 3: Part 7: The Professional Inquiry
ONLINE Session 3: Friday 15th April  8pm Skype. There will be a post announcing this session on Adesola’s blog. RSVP in the comments of the post on Adesola’s blog.

10th WEEK of 18th April

Module 3: ONLINE Monday 18th April 12noon and 8pm Discussion of past artefacts and oral presentations 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.

11th WEEK of 25th April


12th WEEK of 2nd May – end of study period on Friday 6th May

First Tuesday ‘Coffee shop’ chat Skype 3rd May Coffee shop (Tuesday) ONLINE 10 am and 8pm. There will be a post announcing this session on Adesola’s blog. RSVP in the comments of the post on Adesola’s blog.

BAPP Arts Submission 10th May (Tuesday).

Submission by 11:55/12pm – more information will be up on My Learning about the final submission.

Oral Presentations (Module 3 ONLY) please note changed date

13th May (Friday) and 16th May (Monday) 17th (Tuesday) am and pm slots

Paula will contact Module 3 students about which day their presentation is scheduled. Everyone is welcome (all Modules) to come and support the Module 3 presenters.

After Submission:

Posted on MyUniHub:

Module Results Published (9 am) 20/6/15
Progression Results Published (5 pm) 30/6/15
Final Qualification results published (5pm) 1/7/15

We might be having some online writing workshops with our new liaison Alexandra Pitt from the Learning Enhancement Team: you can also contact her for individual writing sessions. Alexandra’s email is a.pitt@mdx.ac.uk.

*Note: We have a sharing list with emails and Skype addresses for all on BAPP Arts to connect during the study period. We would also like to get everyone’s permission to use filming during the session to post online for others. Paula will send out the list when we start for new people who want  to be on the list.

Paul Stapleton
Direct Line: 0208 411 6069