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Welcome Skype 11th September 3pm

I am writing this straight after coming off from the Introduction Welcome Skype with some fellow BAPP students and the supervisors. 


I attended the 11th September 3pm meeting.


A few things that kept coming up during the discussion was how the course is going to be such a learning journey. The supervisor said to “Respect the process”. I think this is something I am maybe going to initially struggle with, as I like structure and answers and I think this course is going to be more about asking questions and exploring ideas…


I wrote down three key words  1.Question    2. Explore.   3. Reflection 


  1. Don’t get frustrated by the supervisors questioning your ideas as they are trying to get you to explore more and think about things you haven’t yet discovered. This is a process not a black and white / right or wrong answer.
  2. Explore ideas; you have to keep blogging to connect with other students and share your thoughts and find some new questions.
  3. This is going to be a reflection of my journey as a practitioner.




A top tip from some current students from modules 2 and 3 that kept coming up was to BLOG! BLOG! BLOG! Write blogs, read other practitioners blogs and comment and connect through these blogs. This is something I am certainly going to try and be strict with as it seems to be so helpful to other people and their journey!


Another tip was to get a solid structure for your study. Get a diary and note down all key dates in the course to be organised. Find the time in your own week dedicated to your study, so that you will have time to write ideas down and read other peoples blogs and ask questions. 


I am excited for Monday to come around and to get to read the handbook and to see how I will feel then!!


A perfect example from a fellow student (sorry I didn’t catch your name), she described the process of this course like you have a piece of modelling clay. You aren’t quite sure at first what you are going to make, but you start to explore ideas and chip away at the clay. Then by the end of the module 3 you will have created and explored and found your finishing product! I am going to keep this in mind during the more difficult and confusing times ahead!


Lets hope things feel clearer on Monday!


Trust the process!

Comments

  1. Roanne CoxSeptember 17, 2020 at 10:37 AM

    Hi Emily, I was in the same Skype and I loved the clay analogy! Such a comfort to know we don't have to know at the start what we will submit at the end - I am very like you, I like structure and being asked for information that I can look into and give, but I think it will be a great experience for us to learn and grow in this way. Love your post, you've hit all the elements we need to remember and focus on, especially when we are struggling to navigate it! Hopefully we will have developed lots by the end of module one x

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    1. Emily SmithSeptember 21, 2020 at 3:39 AM

      Yes it is comforting to know that its normal to think that we don't know what we will produce! I agree its going to be a massive learning experience for us both! If you ever need to talk about ideas I am always free :)

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  2. Alice PettiniSeptember 18, 2020 at 2:35 PM

    Hello Emily! I am also starting Module One and loved reading your post. The three key words that you have discussed are three words that I will remember for the continuation of this programme. I wasn't in your Skype session so this is the first time I have heard about the clay analogy and I feel that it is such a perfect way to describe this journey we are about to embark on altogether! x

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  3. Emily SmithSeptember 21, 2020 at 3:40 AM

    Yes it was such an amazing analogy and I think helped everyone visualise the stress of what we were all thinking!

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