This blog is created to support conversation generated from and about the learning process for MA Professional Practice (MAPP) in the Faculty of Arts and Creative Industries (ACI) at Middlesex University.

Friday, 12 October 2012

Week two!!


Wow, we are into the second week hopefully you are starting to organise your thinking in terms of what you need to do through the process of this module.

Module One’s: I think it might be a good idea to read the introductory handbook and highlight the ideas that jump out at you at this stage. This is just so you can look back at where you began later in the year. This whole course is a process and it is being aware of the process itself that will be most helpful to you. That means allowing yourself to change your mind, or develop an idea or notice something new. By noting what first resonates with you, you will be able to mark a kind of beginning point. Getting your blog started and a beginning a reflective diary are two activities that almost need to become habits so it is good to get on top of these as soon as possible. Next for RoL students (which all the September 2012 students are) you need to be really clear about what you are required to hand-in for assessment. This is a document that presents critical discussion about areas of learning you are claiming as prior learning gathered through your experience. You are also writing about them at MA level which is beyond a list of activities or events. MA level is a critical discussion about what these events mean, using events to present themes, and being able to look at your role in the learning process. You kind of need a list of things you’ve done to work from. See my blog post



Module Two’s: this module covers a lot of new things. I think getting the reading of the handbook under your belt as soon as possible is really important.  Then it might be useful to blog about the different types of research models you have experienced before. Also look at a book such as Bell (list in the bibliography in the handbook) might be useful. Look at some of the other literature mentioned in the handbook might also be useful as you construct a new working relationship with research Methods.

What do you think, feel, notice?

Adesola

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