A reflection- Enjoying the Journey/ Mapping (Module 2)

Enjoying the Journey

Reflection my module one course and reading through some blogs this morning, trying to map my own ideas for module 2; I am aware I have fallen in to the trap of needing to get things 'finished' and not relishing or reflecting on the process itself...
I have so many ideas and thoughts that I panic about finding the right one for my practise, I spent this morning reading through blogs and my drama school work to create a map of ideas, Sophie Coster inspired me in her recent blog. I am feeling anxious about not getting to a research topic quickly enough of finding the right one, I am trying to enjoy the process of discovering and meandering through thoughts and ideas, but equally due to time pressure; have a fear of 'wasting' my time on something I then do not use for the course. So a little reflection so far:

My ideas tend to link up and then create very BIG questions which I am trying to steer clear from this term. 

Those that attended the Skype Session last night very helpfully but down these points:


1) As you start Module Two thinking about a question - imagine that you will find it most clearly / understand it best at the end of Module Three!  That is what Module Three is for to better understand the question. So Module Two is about learning about research.
which leads to...
2) Research the different way to research 
(LEARNING ABOUT RESEARCH - MY NEXT STEP)
3) continually developing what your practice is, means to you, looks like or does, runs as a strand through the whole course - each module should be informed by your gentle development and witnessing of what your own practice is:
Continuing from point 3; My own practise is very trans-disiplinary however looking through all my work from drama school and the map I have created, everything is so integrated;  hence why I am finding it hard to stick to one 'small wondering' -


A big thing that seems to describe me and my practise is VERSATILITY - not that I particularly want this or deem it super helpful; but as myself as a person and as an artist, I tend to branch out and therefore so does my practise; acting/presenting/voice work/ mindfulness/ my day job and all that goes along with it. As a performer I am just has happy being myself on camera as a presenter as I am playing a comedic or very dramatic role, I love different accents and multi rolling. I also feel my approach detrimentally can be a bit like my practise... thoughts and ideas that need to be focused more.

Something I keep thinking is the approach to physicality as an actor - something I found quite hard at school and had to work on but seems was quite a transformative thing for me. Physicality is such a broad term as this can link into how you:
*Creating a character through physicality- body/voice 
*Stage presence 
*Taking risks and having the confidence to do so- WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? I asked myself so many times at drama school. 
Knowing Knowledge:
Another helpful piece from Adesola's blog:

In his book "Knowing Knowledge' George Seimens talks about Learning Domains"
Transmission Learning- The learner is brought into a system through lectures and exposed to ‘facts’.
Going through the handbook, having a lesson at drama school, writing notes from a class - reading the script/looking at your lines?


Emergence Learning–involves greater emphasis on the learner’s cognition and reflection.What you do with the reading/Conversations.
I guess what I am doing now - regurgitating it, writing it down/ mapping it/ understanding it/ taking chunks of a script out, looking at characters and there perception?
Acquisition Domain– learning is exploratory and inquiry-based. connected through sharing ideas (on blogs, in Skype discussions etc…). You explore this domain through looking at what you have done in the past (and writing past learning in Module One), looking at your current practice and how the course and ideas you encounter connect with it, through carrying out a project based inquiry. Sometimes you are considering all three at once (if you are in Module Three for instance). In regard to a play I am doing - looking at past tools/ experiences to put into practise, in your body through rehearsal and exploring and DOING. 
Accretion Learning– is continuous, the learner forages for knowledge when and where it is needed – Real life and ongoing. This is shared through your blog – which is why your blog is so important to keep contributing to and why commenting on others people’s blogs is so helpful to them. Even during performance to keep looking and learning from performances/ other actors and finding deeper understanding when rehearsing and learning from the text and feelings that ensue. 

I guess during this course and as part of my general practise the way I retain knowledge is a constant cycle of the above.

Don’t ask questions about the end result- focus on the development and process

 My map is attached of some thoughts for my inquiry: