This session was a structured exercise to introduce our group into the theory of reflective practise. Having attended the first session two weeks previously I felt more confident with the work and felt I had a clearer understanding on what the campus session would involve. One of the highlights of the session was meeting new classmates that I hadn't met at the communication task meeting. I found it most interesting meeting and hearing the story of a peer that was working in events management and how it shows the general application of this program to a wide range of specialists skills and how others can use it in their own skill area.
After discussing the importance of reflecting on a regular basis and how it helps us with our everyday lives we went onto a practical exercise in groups and discussed our professional lives and training. This was fascinating understanding others current situation regarding the business. It was quite a revealing exercise and some people spoke more in detail than others. To complete this first task we had to write down everything we had learnt about what our group had said in as much detail as possible. We then used post its to write a sentence on what we had learnt form the experience. I learnt that I shouldn't worry about other peoples views and opinions on the work that we do or shy away from the fact that we are performers and be proud and positive of what we do.
We then Skyped Adesola in Michigan which really opened my eyes to the possibilities of the World Wide Web and what it has to offer. Skype is something I am not familiar with but after seeing first hand how it works I would definitely like to set up an account in the near future as I found the skype session very beneficial and could be a useful communication tool. We then went on to an exercise using foam javellins the only insturctions we were given were to balance the javellins by the tips of our index fingers in pairs and gradually adding more people to the equation and being more adventurous with our movements using levels and moving round the space. The point of this exercise didn't become fully clear til the end when Adesola questioned us on our approach, strategy and thoughts. I found it diffictult not knowing exactly what we were doing without planning ahead. I found from this exercise that I used active experimentation meaning I liked planning/ experimenting what I have learnt. I then went on to Abstract conceptulisation concluding/ learning from the experiance and working out what I would have done differently to make the task even more successful next time. This is Concept was extracted from a cycle formed by David Klob. I found this cycle very beneficial to me as you can identify you had an experience and it gives you the tools to reflect on that experience. learning in action and on action!!!
From this session I went away feeling energised and excited about the next step in the course and look forward to completing the tasks ahead.
I enjoyed the campus session and meeting others and voicing my worries and concerns has certainly made me feel less alone, I think it’s nice to touch base to know if you are on the right track and re inspire and spark new ways of thinking. The practical exercises definitely taught me that I talk far more than I listen. It was interesting to know we had some similar views on dance based institutes and the disadvantages of attending at such an early age.
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