Emma Dalton BA PP

 Only a quick blog today as I am wanting to get going with my literature research for Module 2!  Friday evenings skype was a module 2 focused session discussing the idea of "Mapping". Within this module we are told to map our research to create a proposal that will be the inquiry we look into in Module 3.  The concept of an inquiry is completely new to me. I have never done a research project before and therefore I am feeling a little out of my depth. The main thing that i have taken from this skype to focus on the fact that i am researching how to research! I am not just looking into my inquiry but instead I am investigating the different ways to ensure that i look at my inquiry from many different prospective. The idea is "how" i am going to explore my topic rather than "what" is my topic. I'm not looking for the answers, but instead the provisions that will allow me to gather my answers together in the module.  That's the main thing for me curre...

Last week I got stuck into my Module 2 handbook and started noting through each section. To say I have feeling overwhelmed is an understatement! I remember this feeling from Module 1, but thought coming into Module 2 I would feel clearer on where and what i was doing. However, I must accept that its okay to not know everything at the beginning and just to take it step by step.  Therefore, I set myself the challenge to investigate "Little Wonders!"  These are the areas of our practice that we feel we need to research and investigate into. The areas that we find fascinating and want to know more about. This "Little Wonder" will become the centre of our inquiry for Module 3.  An area that I find interesting and often wonder about is the link between the creative arts and mental health. Isn't it interesting that dance, drama and music are used as therapies to help those suffering with depression and anxiety. Yet for some individuals it is the world of dance, drama a...

It has felt like a really long time since i finished my module 1. I suppose when you think about it, it was 4 months ago that I submitted my final piece of work. However with COVID-19 that time feels even longer.  Since finishing Module 1, I have completed a whole term of teaching on Zoom- teaching students of all ages to dance and act. Despite it working and being beneficial for the students, it was a very different experience. Zoom took away all the normality's of teaching. All the sudden this computer screen created a barrier between student and teacher. Students wouldn't talk, discipline of class had disappeared and it became incredibly hard to sometimes see what the student were doing, due to small screens and laggy internet connection. However, I have always felt that in the performing arts industry we are prepped to be resilient and to take on challenges, no matter how hard they may seem. With this in mind I changed my approach to teaching. I would set the students chall...