Carys Dickens

So I am in the process of editing my essay, which I am finding tonnes harder than actually writing the first draft. I know I need to condense some areas but then my feedback requires adding more analysis in of the sources, whilst trying to keep within the word count. So I'm spending lots of time agonising over what needs to be added, what needs to be kept in and what should go! We have a finalising our work lecture this evening and I have a 1-1 this week, so I'm hoping that will help ease the stress a little! Fingers crossed! 

  Over recent weeks I've started reading  'The Reflective Practitioner' by Donald A Schön, which is part of our recommended reading list.  An interesting book that really supports module 1, the opening few sections describe how professionals just know certain things through their experience and how there's just some things that cant be learned without engaging in the work.  Another point made was that as professionals we can see what has deviated from the norm but might not be able to describe the norm. This made me think about when I'm teaching and observing students, I am constantly watching and scanning to check  their  technique, however this thought  about  creating the 'norm' doesn't run through my mind constantly but I can pick up a correction instantly and deliver feedback, this has become second nature and  isn't  something I think about how I  know  what to say and how all the time, I just do witho...

Just catching up on Wednesday's lecture and trying to brainstorm some ideas for my artefact. There were some really creative ideas shared by the attendees, I'm hoping I will have a lightbulb moment where mine will come to me. Feeling inspired by the creativity in the group, hoping I can be as creative with mine.  My list of things in my practice I came up with ranged from; ballet buns, syllabus books, playlists, glitter, and registers. I wonder if my creative skills will allow me to make a mini studio with all of the above and include posters of my influences around it. Just thinking out loud, maybe that could be some food for thought!