BA Honours Professional Practice (Arts)Middlesex University

Induction 25 September 2012

Adesola Akinleye, Alan Durrant, Rosemary McGuinness, Paula Nottingham

BAPP Arts learners from 2011.

Agenda

10am - 11 Welcome and Introduction to Middlesex University (Paula)11 - 12 Introduction to the 1st Module (Rosemary)11 - 12 Introduction to RoL (Alan Durrant)12 - 1pm Lunch and Informal Discussion1 - 2pm Group work (Paula) 2 - 3pm Library Visit: Digital Literacy with Adam Edwards & Gifty Ohemeng – Admissions Manager3pm End of Session 3-4pm Staff Available for Discussion

Jess Innis – inspirational athlete from this year’s Olymics in London.

We have a home campus but this is self managed learning so a lot happens at a distance. Everyone will have an academic adviser to help.

A liberal estimate of the time it will take during the 12 week study periods is approximately 6 hours per week (or more). Schedule this into your own diary as study time so that the work can fit around your other jobs.

We work with social media, digital media and paper copies. Deadlines for drafts and final work are important.

Jonnie Peacock – his win was unexpected but the home crowd were routing for him.

Use the university website for information during your studies.

Use UniHub for information during your studies.

Use MyUniHub for enrolment and to access the library – you will be sent your User ID and Password to enter by Gifty.

Ellie Simmonds – enthusiastic and a good sport – motivational.

Become familiar(be there)

Try out social media and its ideas

Set up your study(prepare)

Work on coursework(do things)

Handbook and generic feedback

Organise & be curiousREFLECT on your learning

(web presence)

Synchronise & collaborate(with peers)

Understand & maintain(public and private)

Explore others as useful resources (networks and workplace)

Portfolio as assessmentBased on learning outcomes

Module 1 = 750 words summarising + evidence from practice (and blogs)

academic adviser feedback, exam boards

The Process of Study

MANAGE TIME

Use the university website for information during your studies.

http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/bapp

The BAPP Libguide is our programme’s site for learning during your studies.

1. Keep in contact and update your programme leader and advisers with your correct contact details.

2. Avni Shah is now a Media and Performing Arts administrator.

3. Students cards should be processed for this module so that you will have them when you need them.

4. Our new student representative for BAPP (Arts) is Ahmet Ahmet. Please work with him and other peers to help us improve the programme.

5. BAPP (Arts) feedback forms are at the end of the Modules you take. The form will most likely be on Survey Monkey. We value feedback and have used your feedback in our planning of the new curriculum for BAPP (Arts).

Some administrative points for BAPP (Arts)

Our assessment is linked to university guidelines:http://www.mdx.ac.uk/aboutus/Strategy/regulations/gradecriteriaguide.aspx

Assessment is clearly outlined in the Programme Handbook & Module Handbooks. Assessment this term is due to be submitted 7th January 2013.

The Readers are there to support your learning and to challenge you. They are not there as just ‘content’ to learn… but are there to get you thinking about your professional practice.

This is a Level 6 Honours level programme so the expectations are that your work will be of high standard and your learning will be self-managed. Dedicated support is available from your adviser, the BAPP (Arts) team, and the university staff.

Working but enjoying the learning journey – like the entertainment at the Olympic Opening Ceremony. The BAPP Arts network is a great asset for individual learners.

Blogs

We use public blogs but you may also contact others via Facebook and 1-1.

Peer blogs

Your learning blog can adopt your own personal style.

Tutor blogs

Tutor blogs give generic feedback and are there to join in the discussions.

BAPPmdx YouTube

We also use other social media to connect. The BAPP Arts philosophy is to use social media that you can carry on using after the course.

Mo Farrah became an instant celebrity and the audience applauded his success.

Carrying on the olympic theme – Corinda worked and the Parlympics and has shared her story using words and images. These might give you some ideas for you own stories about your workplace.

Here are other cast members from different sections of the show. Our group were 'Enlightenment' we are trees.. Our section within the Enlightenment group was about 'Gravity' , Sir Isaac Newton and the apple.. Sir Stephen King was physically there in person and narrating during part of our dance. The boys in blue in the picture below are skaters, they were fantastic, and were in the 'Empowerment' section.

This was a prop with two disabled dancers as you can see. They were in the section about knowledge.

Hi Paula, the apples were props used in the 'Gravity' section. They were filled with helium and at a certain point were released on a line at the same time, it was a wonderful effect... The other props are red tents, representing activists camping outside the Nuclear Atomic Weapons establishment during the period the UK were campaigning against Nuclear Weapons etc..

The two cast members on the right were representing eye 'lashes'. They were on the top of a pole (approx 30 feet high) swaying and the whole picture could be seen from an aerial shot of an eye. My cast friend and I were walking around backstage before our section to perform and we took plenty of backstage shots.

I didn't mention the two photos sent were of Beverly Knight who sang in the Finale 'I am what I am' we happened to be at the right place and lucky to have a photo with her. The other photo was of a Russian Paralympian who insisted on having a photo with our group. He was rather good looking!!

This was when the Cauldron was lit, we were with the other cast members watching.

I was delighted to receive a personal letter from the Prime Minister thanking me, us volunteers for taking time out to volunteer. That was a very much appreciated gesture.

BWCorinda

This was Mark’s blog at the end of his studies for BAPP (Arts).