Tuesday 28 January 2014

Presentation

I was so nervous to do my final presentation.  I think my nerves were in part because I'm a terrible public speaker but also because I didn't quite feel ready to complete module 3.  That might sound strange but so much has changed for me over the last few months that I just felt like I needed to hold onto BAPP for a bit longer!

I have now retired as a performer and although this transition has been really emotional I also feel happier than I have in a long time.  I think it's because for the last few years I have known that I need to make a decision about my career and now I have, I don't have it hanging over me anymore.

I am now starting my new chapter and filling in a mountain of forms for my next course (fingers crossed).

I hope everyone has enjoyed their BAPP experience.  It was so enjoyable to see everyone else present their work.  It really interested me that we have all been on the same course and yet our inquiries were so different.  It also amazed me that although our inquiry questions were so different, some similar threads ran through so many of our pieces of work.

I hope that all fellow BAPPers feel proud of what we have all achieved.  I am still waiting for that sense of relief but I think it may take until the results come in for me to really feel relieved!

Here's the link to my prezi if anyone wants a little look;

http://prezi.com/i6qx0y7j30nl/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy

Friday 17 January 2014

The home stretch

The last few weeks have involved some huge changes in my life.  At the start of module three handing in my inquiry and artefact seemed like a huge mountain to climb and yet I managed it.  Handing in my module three work came at a time when I was also completing my last contract as a professional dancer and marked a huge change in my life.  I have also moved!

Since the 7th of January I have been so busy that I have hardly taken any time to reflect on my work.  Sitting down to go through everything and put together my presentation really feels quite alien.  I hope that my presentation will be able to cover the following points;
  • My three main inquiry points
  • My findings
  • My conclusions
  • My artefact and the relevance of my artefact
  • My future thoughts and ideas based on both my inquiry and artefact
Somewhere along the line I hope to really get to grips with Power point! I keep reminding myself that every new programme I have used throughout the course has thrown up a new set of ideas and problems but has also quickly become part of my professional practice.

I am looking forward to seeing all my fellow BAPPers on Wednesday 22nd, it will be wonderful to see where everyone's inquiries have taken them and what everyone is planning to do next.

I have quite mixed emotions at the moment as on one hand it is nearly time for completion and a new challenge but on the other hand I have enjoyed learning through the BAPP course so much that I don't quite feel ready to finish, I still have so much to learn!