So, here we are at the start of the third module, and I am
very excited to make a start this term.
I must admit now I return to the MAPP programme and my Blog
that I am ashamed to say it is almost a year since my last blog post, once the
pandemic hit the UK and we entered lockdown one it was best for me to defer and
focus on the changing landscape within the arts sector and education.
Unfortunately, I then looked at the MA as an extra ball that I was probably
best not to juggle at the time.
Now I am here beginning module 3 and I read back over my
past blog posts in an almost comical appreciation... My previous posts
regarding resilience in young dancers and wellbeing in teachers and educators
seem almost more appropriate than ever before, now we have lived through the
past year.
It has been both encouraging and empowering to see just how
much resilience people/artists can draw upon when truly needed and how much
more our wellbeing and mindfulness considerations have played a leading role in
our everyday lives.
Communication has been a key theme for all of us over recent
months and I am looking forward to fully embracing our online learning
community with much more consistency and value that I may have displayed in the
earlier modules.
Preparing for the new term ahead and reconnecting to my
learning has made me re consider what is valuable to me as a learner, here are
a few thoughts and realisation from module 1 & 2...
• Read and re-read
the material...then read it again, print it, highlight it, make notes on it,
whatever is helpful to keep a note of your thoughts and plans.
• Make REAL time
available to study, so many times I felt I had a productive session then I came
back to my notes days/weeks later and found it almost impossible to understand!!!!!
• Use our online community to integrate new perspective's
into your work.
• Don’t use multiple devices to access UniHub!!! Not seeing
information in the same space and lay outs etc lead to more feelings of
confusion for me.
Oh and
…..get stocked up on coffee and snacks BEFORE you sit down
to study or write!!!
Wishing everyone a great term.
Thank you so much for the tips. That's a great shout with the Uni hub on different devices. This is definitely going to be an interesting time to reflect on with teaching. The way in which we have had to deliver the work this year has certainly been a challenge.
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ReplyDeleteYes we are all being challenged with the current situation, really makes us appreciate our time in the studio.
Thanks for the tips Christopher. I'm definitely reading and re-reading as I find things hard to process first time around. I'm also looking into resilience(not during Covid) in dance students so if you know any interesting material on it let me know. Best of luck this Module :)
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