I made notes all the way through reading reader 4 as I find this really helps me to understand the meaning of different theories and ideas.
I am currently working in retail, so I began to worry when I began flicking through the reader when it stated that the professional inquiry I will be undertaking will relate more to my workplace than traditional university educational experiences. Will I have to draw on past experiences and knowledge in my professional inquiry, rather than evaluate my current professional practice?
I looked at the reading lists for module 2 and came across this website from the centre for excellence in enquiry based learning, http://www.ceebl.manchester.ac.uk/ebl/
I looked at the following website to understand what differentiates single and double loop learning.
http://www.infed.org/thinkers/argyis.htm
Single loop learning: A process of solving a problem by altering a situation to match your expectations.
Double loop learning: Examining perceptions of the situation and altering them to achieve a more desirable outcome.
I guess double loop learning is effective in all work based practices. It questions why something went wrong, and changes them to achieve a more positive result. I can relate to this through dancing. If something doesn't work in a choreographic step, dancers and choreographers work through different ways to eventually make it work, by focusing on why it didn't in the first place to achieve the finished product. I think double loop learning is also relevant in work based learning throughout the BAPP course. We are constantly surrounded by learning and reading materials and we are forever questioning issues and literature to create a better understanding. It is about being open minded and allowing numerous ideas and theories to question your train of thought.
My current professional practice requires transdisciplinary knowledge. In retail I have acquired a set of skills from previous disciplines, such as my dance career (management and communication skills on cruise ships), which has allowed me to excel in my current job role. In the future I intend to carry my primary source of knowledge of dance into teaching, where an educational discipline is needed, or into dance movement therapy (DMP). In this field you are still working within the sector of dance but you also have to accumulate a discipline in psychotherapy, to become a dance movement psychotherapist.
Competence: The ability to do a specific job
Capability: Where a person can gain new knowledge
Here is a list of my competencies and capabilities:
Competence: Good communication skills/ dance training/ makeup skills
Capability: Learning on the BAPP course/ Blogging/ communication with other students and colleagues.
I need a specific knowledge working with Clinique, however on the BAPP course gaining new knowledge is vital in work based learning, you are constantly learning something new everyday, which I love.
What do you know? From dancing in a professional environment since the age of 12, I know a fair bit of what dance (ballet) training involves. I withhold technique and artistry skills which I have gained through knowledge and experience from my training.
How do you know it? My knowledge through my dance career was from extensive training for many years and professional experience in the field.
What knowledge and skills will you need for the future? Completing my BAPP degree will indefinitely provide me with the knowledge and skills to progress my career in my chosen professional practice. The ability to examine and critically analyse a piece of literature, to question motives and ideas and allowing yourself to absorb new knowledge and information are all factors that will be invaluable to me in the future.
Knowledge from research seems to be a focal point in this module.
I am looking forward to creating my own BAPP Special Interest Group, as this is professional networking and similar to how I work within a group in my own practice.
References
Centre for Excellence in Enquiry-Based Learning (CEEBL) Enquiry Based Learning, What is Enquiry-Based Learning (EBL)? University of Manchester
Available from: http://www.campus.manchester.ac.uk/ceebl/ebl/.
Kreber, Carolyn (2009) "The Modern Research University and its Disciplines:The Interplay between Contextual and Context-transcendent Influences on Teaching", in The University and its disciplines Teaching and Learning Within and Beyond Disciplinary Boundaries. Kreber, Carolyn (ed), London: Routledge.
Hanstein, Penelope (1999) From Idea to Research Proposal Balancing the Systematic and Serendipitous. Researching Dance Evolving Modes of Inquiry, Fraleigh, Sondra Horton and Hanstein, Penelope (eds). Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, pp. 22-61.
I am currently working in retail, so I began to worry when I began flicking through the reader when it stated that the professional inquiry I will be undertaking will relate more to my workplace than traditional university educational experiences. Will I have to draw on past experiences and knowledge in my professional inquiry, rather than evaluate my current professional practice?
I looked at the reading lists for module 2 and came across this website from the centre for excellence in enquiry based learning, http://www.ceebl.manchester.ac.uk/ebl/
"Enquiry based learning inspires students to learn for themselves, bringing a real research -orientated approach to the subject ."
"Students gain not only a deeper understanding of the subject matter, but also the knowledge- development and leadership skills required for tackling complex problems that occur in the real world." (Dr.Bill Hutchings)This really struck a chord with me. I wanted to distinguish a more valuable meaning of EBL, and how beneficial the professional inquiry will be to me. Part of the reason for embarking on the BAPP course was to broaden my existing knowledge of dance and to develop skills that will be invaluable to me in the future, in whatever path my degree will take me. I want to utilise the existing discipline I have in dance, and ultimately develop my knowledge in other fields throughout this course to benefit my future career.
I looked at the following website to understand what differentiates single and double loop learning.
http://www.infed.org/thinkers/argyis.htm
Single loop learning: A process of solving a problem by altering a situation to match your expectations.
Double loop learning: Examining perceptions of the situation and altering them to achieve a more desirable outcome.
I guess double loop learning is effective in all work based practices. It questions why something went wrong, and changes them to achieve a more positive result. I can relate to this through dancing. If something doesn't work in a choreographic step, dancers and choreographers work through different ways to eventually make it work, by focusing on why it didn't in the first place to achieve the finished product. I think double loop learning is also relevant in work based learning throughout the BAPP course. We are constantly surrounded by learning and reading materials and we are forever questioning issues and literature to create a better understanding. It is about being open minded and allowing numerous ideas and theories to question your train of thought.
"Disciplines provide particular lenses or frameworks through which to explore, understand and act upon the world. They can be conceived of as 'tools for learning'"(Kreber, 2009, p16)Transdisciplinary knowledge: Research efforts focused on problems that cross the boundaries of two or more disciplines. (Wikipedia)
My current professional practice requires transdisciplinary knowledge. In retail I have acquired a set of skills from previous disciplines, such as my dance career (management and communication skills on cruise ships), which has allowed me to excel in my current job role. In the future I intend to carry my primary source of knowledge of dance into teaching, where an educational discipline is needed, or into dance movement therapy (DMP). In this field you are still working within the sector of dance but you also have to accumulate a discipline in psychotherapy, to become a dance movement psychotherapist.
Competence: The ability to do a specific job
Capability: Where a person can gain new knowledge
Here is a list of my competencies and capabilities:
Competence: Good communication skills/ dance training/ makeup skills
Capability: Learning on the BAPP course/ Blogging/ communication with other students and colleagues.
I need a specific knowledge working with Clinique, however on the BAPP course gaining new knowledge is vital in work based learning, you are constantly learning something new everyday, which I love.
What do you know? From dancing in a professional environment since the age of 12, I know a fair bit of what dance (ballet) training involves. I withhold technique and artistry skills which I have gained through knowledge and experience from my training.
How do you know it? My knowledge through my dance career was from extensive training for many years and professional experience in the field.
What knowledge and skills will you need for the future? Completing my BAPP degree will indefinitely provide me with the knowledge and skills to progress my career in my chosen professional practice. The ability to examine and critically analyse a piece of literature, to question motives and ideas and allowing yourself to absorb new knowledge and information are all factors that will be invaluable to me in the future.
Knowledge from research seems to be a focal point in this module.
"Like dance making, research is purposeful, creative, interpretive, and intuitive process that is often circuitous and improvisational. The quintessential element of both choreography and research is discovery- we enter without knowing, in order to discover what we need to know to lead us to what there is to know." (Hanstein, Penelope, 1999, 23).In depth research through literature, journals and books is something I need to get my teeth into, to see what other professionals have researched on my topic of interest. It is an exciting prospect as I have never explored anything so extensive before. It could change my train of thought completely, there might be another topic I may be more attracted to? I am hoping my research will help me gain new knowledge in several fields and piece together some sort of plan for my potential inquiry. I intend to jot down any ideas and theories I have from my research in my journal, I think this will be really constructive for me in this module.
I am looking forward to creating my own BAPP Special Interest Group, as this is professional networking and similar to how I work within a group in my own practice.
References
Centre for Excellence in Enquiry-Based Learning (CEEBL) Enquiry Based Learning, What is Enquiry-Based Learning (EBL)? University of Manchester
Available from: http://www.campus.manchester.ac.uk/ceebl/ebl/.
Kreber, Carolyn (2009) "The Modern Research University and its Disciplines:The Interplay between Contextual and Context-transcendent Influences on Teaching", in The University and its disciplines Teaching and Learning Within and Beyond Disciplinary Boundaries. Kreber, Carolyn (ed), London: Routledge.
Hanstein, Penelope (1999) From Idea to Research Proposal Balancing the Systematic and Serendipitous. Researching Dance Evolving Modes of Inquiry, Fraleigh, Sondra Horton and Hanstein, Penelope (eds). Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, pp. 22-61.
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