Last nght we had a discussion with a Module Three focus.
We talked about the different approaches to, and stages of the research inquiry process and the need for being in the process of the research in order to be able to listen to it...not rush through to find answers or results.
We covered Qualitative Research approaches, agreeing that everyone in this discussion was using this approach to their inquiry and unpacking why, what it offers the research knowledge. We talked about data, data collection, and organisation, sharing systems of coding, colour-coding to help track and organise the information gathered.We spent some time unpacking analysis and tri-angulation in the process of discussing wht we do with the data.
Those in this call, Agata, Tara, Katya, Nella, Nighat, do comment here with your blog post focusing on this discussion...
Thursday, 3 October 2019
Monday, 30 September 2019
Open discussion Sundays...
Last night we had our first Sunday Discussion group of the term and it was great to hear discussions from many of you across the different modules and different MAPP programmes.
Disucssions centred around Learning and articulated our different experiences of others as learner when we teach, ourselves as learners, how we experience, through reflection the different strategies and processes we engage with.
Some of the thoughts I took from the conversation were around the need for curiosity in learning, frameworks or structures which hold or shape learning enviornments and experiences, containers, discovery, freedom and balance.
Others who were a part of the discussion please comment here with your blog address with your reflections on the discussion and what you feel you took from it, what was the discussion as a learning experience for you?
Disucssions centred around Learning and articulated our different experiences of others as learner when we teach, ourselves as learners, how we experience, through reflection the different strategies and processes we engage with.
Some of the thoughts I took from the conversation were around the need for curiosity in learning, frameworks or structures which hold or shape learning enviornments and experiences, containers, discovery, freedom and balance.
Others who were a part of the discussion please comment here with your blog address with your reflections on the discussion and what you feel you took from it, what was the discussion as a learning experience for you?
Tuesday, 24 September 2019
Re:generations conference
We are really
excited to be able to offer a few funded places for MAPP students to be
able to attend the Re:generations conference hosted by One Dance UK in
partnership with Mdx in November. The funding covers three days of entry to the
conference plus your accommodation. The conference is held at The Lowry,
Salford, in the UK.
Re:generations is
a biennial academic and artistic conference which aims to share current
practice and research in the field of dance of the African Diaspora (DAD);
explore and stimulate further research, documentation and new approaches to
education and training in the field; and encourage new perspectives on the
future of African Peoples Dance (APD). The conference invites scholars, artists
and dance practitioners from the Caribbean, Africa, the United States, Canada
and the UK to share their research with other artists, practitioners, dance
teachers, students and the general public.
The Re:generations
Conference* is the UK’s ONLY international platform dedicated
to connecting academic and artistic voices within African influenced dance styles;
such as Hip Hop, Jazz, Afro Caribbean, traditional and contemporary African and
Caribbean, Afro-Latin, and African American Dance.
This will be a
great opportunity to be a part of a vibrant conference, network with other
artist-scholar practitioners, and get inspired in your own professional
development. The funding requires you to blog each day about the sessions,
papers, workshops and performances you attend to share with the rest of the
MAPP community.
To express your
interest please comment here. We will then email you directly. We will announce
which students have places on October 10th 2019.
*Re:generations
– dance and the digital space
7-9 November 2019
The Lowry, Salford
The Lowry, Salford
An
international forum exploring how technology drives innovation in dance of the
African Diaspora.
Hosted in
partnership by One Dance UK, IRIE! dance theatre, Middlesex University, Dance
Immersion and The Lowry, the theme for Re:generations 2019 is dance and
the digital space. We will explore the ways digital technologies can be
used for artistic innovation and creative practise, unite global communities
through online platforms whilst increasing the visibility of diverse work to
mainstream audiences.
Across the three
days there will be panel discussions, lecture demonstrations, masterclasses,
workshops, academic paper presentations, performances, networking events and
more!
The conference
will provide CPD for dance teachers, healthcare practitioners and other dance
professionals, in addition to bespoke programming for producers, new media
practitioners and executive artistic leaders. A key event will be the launch of
the report for One Dance UK’s ‘Dance of the African Diaspora Mapping Research’;
presenting the current state and needs of the DAD workforce with a scope for
future growth and development.
Monday, 23 September 2019
Critical thinking - boxes, boundaries, resistance, fluidity
What is critical thinking for you in your practice, what does it feel like?
Week two of your study now and I wanted to share with you this TED talk from Professor Giovanni Corazza from the University of Bologna and ask you to respond with your thoughts around 'thinking', 'creativity', 'boundaries', 'fluidity' and in doing so to think about being part of a network - the network of your learning, the MAPP programme, your professional practice...
I look forward to hearing your thoughts...
How might we exchange knowledge?
Week two of your study now and I wanted to share with you this TED talk from Professor Giovanni Corazza from the University of Bologna and ask you to respond with your thoughts around 'thinking', 'creativity', 'boundaries', 'fluidity' and in doing so to think about being part of a network - the network of your learning, the MAPP programme, your professional practice...
I look forward to hearing your thoughts...
How might we exchange knowledge?
Wednesday, 4 September 2019
New term...
Welcome to those joining us and beginning their MAPP journey this term and Welcome back to all our returning students.
We have Induction/Welcome back skype sessions scheduled for the following times next week:
Friday Sept 13th - 5pm
OR
Saturday Sept 14th - 2pm
Please make sure you sign-up for one of the sessions by commenting on Adesola's blog:
http://adesolamapp.blogspot.com/
Those new to MAPP please send both us a skype contact request before the calls so that we can make sure you're able to be a part of them!
Helen's Skype - helen.kindred2
Adesola's Skype - aonthephone
Looking forward to talking with you all then and to the term ahead...
Helen
We have Induction/Welcome back skype sessions scheduled for the following times next week:
Friday Sept 13th - 5pm
OR
Saturday Sept 14th - 2pm
Please make sure you sign-up for one of the sessions by commenting on Adesola's blog:
http://adesolamapp.blogspot.com/
Those new to MAPP please send both us a skype contact request before the calls so that we can make sure you're able to be a part of them!
Helen's Skype - helen.kindred2
Adesola's Skype - aonthephone
Looking forward to talking with you all then and to the term ahead...
Helen
Saturday, 27 April 2019
Submission of Work and Finalist Presentations...
As you all make the final push to prepare your work for assessment, a few notes and an open invitation for you all to attend (in person or via skype) our MA finalists presentations this term.
Submission of work:
May 3rd 2019 is the submission date for all work across all modules of the MAPP programmes. Work is to be submitted via Turnitin by 23:59 (please don't leave it until this time though in case of computer/system problems...please submit your work in good time. Any late submissions are classed as non-submissions and receive a fail grade.
The Turnitin drop box is under your Module folder on your MAPP (DTP, DANCE or Somatic Studies) page on UniHub. Please check that you have found this and tried submitting work ahead of the deadline. You can re-submit work, each new submission simply replaces the previous one, up until the deadline date/time on May 3.
Please email a copy of your submitted work to us as Programme Leaders so that we have it as a back-up in case of any problems with turnitn. Please email to both a.akinleye@mdx.ac.uk and h.kindred@mdx.ac.uk again by the deadline. This is simply as a back-up, we cannot accept any late submissions via email in the same way that they will not be accepted via turnitin.
Finalists on the MAPP DTP and MAPP Dance programmes will present their research over two days in May also. Each student will share the journey of their research inquiry and their professional artefact with us as the culmination of their MAPP programme. All MAPP students are invited and encouraged to attend these to support the MAPP community and to get an insight into others areas of research and practice. Details below:
Please let us know via email if you intend to attend via skype so that we can call you in.
Submission of work:
May 3rd 2019 is the submission date for all work across all modules of the MAPP programmes. Work is to be submitted via Turnitin by 23:59 (please don't leave it until this time though in case of computer/system problems...please submit your work in good time. Any late submissions are classed as non-submissions and receive a fail grade.
The Turnitin drop box is under your Module folder on your MAPP (DTP, DANCE or Somatic Studies) page on UniHub. Please check that you have found this and tried submitting work ahead of the deadline. You can re-submit work, each new submission simply replaces the previous one, up until the deadline date/time on May 3.
Please email a copy of your submitted work to us as Programme Leaders so that we have it as a back-up in case of any problems with turnitn. Please email to both a.akinleye@mdx.ac.uk and h.kindred@mdx.ac.uk again by the deadline. This is simply as a back-up, we cannot accept any late submissions via email in the same way that they will not be accepted via turnitin.
Finalists on the MAPP DTP and MAPP Dance programmes will present their research over two days in May also. Each student will share the journey of their research inquiry and their professional artefact with us as the culmination of their MAPP programme. All MAPP students are invited and encouraged to attend these to support the MAPP community and to get an insight into others areas of research and practice. Details below:
Please let us know via email if you intend to attend via skype so that we can call you in.
MA
Professional Practice, Dance Technique Pedagogy
and
MA Professional Practice Dance
Finalist
Presentations
Thursday May 9th and Friday
May 10th 2019
Room
C106 (College Building) please go to Main reception on arrival
Middlesex
University London
Presentations will run from 13.00-16.00 (UK time)
Each presentation (including sharing of the artefact) is 30mins in length with some time for questions/comments afterwards.
You do not have to attend for the whole session but please be mindful of timings if you are dipping in and out of the session.
Sunday, 7 April 2019
Sunday Open Discussion... Communicating Ideas...
We had lots of voices on the Open Discussion Group call this evening.
We talked about communication of our ideas both within our practice and within the MA.
We talked about the need to recognise and acknowledge the 'bigger picture', looking beyond your immediate knowledge of something, moving beyond a personal narrative of experience in order to be selective, more critical in your communication.
Some of my notes while people spoke included;
Process
Translation
Finding different ways
authenticity
asking questions
focusing
recognising challenges
making comparisons
listening to (becoming aware of) other perspectives
All of these words I feel have resonance with your journey on the MA. They came from listening to you speaking of communication in your practices. They are my interpretation of what was said.
Do share through your blogs your interpretation of the conversations this evening. What did you take from them, what thinking was sparked maybe, or challenged, how might you relate this process to the process of communicating your ideas through your writing for your module assignments?
Remember that the MA itself is a process you are engaging with. It is not a fixed thing. Each module is developmental, connecting to the next module, to your practice to the wider field of practice around you. There is not an end point in your learning by the end of module three, it is still part of the process of your learning through practice which will continue beyond the MA.
We talked about communication of our ideas both within our practice and within the MA.
We talked about the need to recognise and acknowledge the 'bigger picture', looking beyond your immediate knowledge of something, moving beyond a personal narrative of experience in order to be selective, more critical in your communication.
Some of my notes while people spoke included;
Process
Translation
Finding different ways
authenticity
asking questions
focusing
recognising challenges
making comparisons
listening to (becoming aware of) other perspectives
All of these words I feel have resonance with your journey on the MA. They came from listening to you speaking of communication in your practices. They are my interpretation of what was said.
Do share through your blogs your interpretation of the conversations this evening. What did you take from them, what thinking was sparked maybe, or challenged, how might you relate this process to the process of communicating your ideas through your writing for your module assignments?
Remember that the MA itself is a process you are engaging with. It is not a fixed thing. Each module is developmental, connecting to the next module, to your practice to the wider field of practice around you. There is not an end point in your learning by the end of module three, it is still part of the process of your learning through practice which will continue beyond the MA.
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