As I have been looking through the Blogs I am struck by some good examples of how students on BAPP Arts are supporting each other, commenting to each other’s Blogs, make good observations and giving sound advice. For me this simply reflects good practice in any professional field. Professional work is largely carried out collaboratively, and professional practice is largely conducted through the engagement with, and use of, our professional networks. It is a key professional attribute.
While there are lots of good examples of professional-level interaction (e.g. commenting) I though Liam’s post on his YouTube video serves as an excellent example. One of the reasons for the large number of comments on Liam’s Blog is that fact that he is out there commenting on others people Blogs – giving time to others through your comments are both a learning opportunity (in reflection, analysis and evaluation) as well as a benefit on terms of lots of useful feedback from others. My advice … emulate this practice.
I picked on Liam as an example, but there are lots of great commentators out there, go find them, link to them, comment on their Blogs, share, contribute and benefit!
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Thanks for this post Alan - I believe you certainly reap the benefits if you make the time to comment on other people's work. As a member of the small January start group (currently studying module 2) I often feel slightly isolated and wish there were more students to interact with and share ideas. So, if anybody from the other modules is reading this...please come and check out our blogs - we'd appreciate your comments!
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ReplyDeleteAbsolutely correct Stephanie,
ReplyDeleteThere is so much to benefit from sharing across the network, not just amongst your particular 'group'. This is doubly true because there are common themes that emerge each time we run a module which all could benefit from engaging ... there are people out there really interested in what you are doing, we need to just find them and connect.