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Dr Andrew Filmer
Lecturer in Theatre, Drama and Performance StudiesDepartment of Theatre, Film and [email protected]
Using blogs to enhance Reflective Journal writing
This morning• Background on the Improvisation module.
• Why I started to use the journal tool in Blackboard.
• How I use the journal tool.
• Some reflections.
Background
“Improvisation is not just a style or an acting technique; it is a dynamic principle operating in many different spheres; an independent and
transformative way of being, knowing and doing.” (Frost and Yarrow 2007: 17)
Creative Practice Critical Practice
ClassesA weekly 2-hour practical workshop
(solo and group improvisation techniques)
A weekly 1- hour seminar(historical and theoretical context)
Background
“Improvisation is not just a style or an acting technique; it is a dynamic principle operating in many different spheres; an independent and
transformative way of being, knowing and doing.” (Frost and Yarrow 2007: 17)
Creative Practice Critical Practice
Assessment‘Creative Portfolio’ = 50%
(3-5min Solo and Group Performances and Reflections)
‘Reflective Journal’ = 50%(3000 words)
Background
An exploration of creativity and process
Developing an artistic practice and a sense of one’s own aesthetic interests
Developing a vocabulary to articulate their own aesthetic interests
Background
“I refuse to teach my students how to become better performers. I leave that responsibility up to them” (Wunder 2006: 121)
An exploration of creativity and process
Developing an artistic practice and a sense of one’s own aesthetic interests
Developing a vocabulary to articulate their own aesthetic interests
Why I use the journal tool• Lack of familiarity with form of Reflective Journal.
• Lack of engagement with journal as processual document.
• Of 22 students in 2008, 3 failed to submit, 4 were submitted late.
• The conditions under which journal writing occurs “can have a powerful influence on what is produced and the extent to which writers can engage in critical reflection.” (Boud 2001: 17)
How I use the journal tool
• Weekly entries of 300 words.
• Motivation (penalties for late submission).
• Blogs kept private (viewed by owner and me only).
• Feedback provided in week 4.
• Ongoing feedback available throughout.
Some Reflections
• Telling changes between 2008 and 2009.
• Penalties range between 2% up to 14%.
• Student feedback (formal and informal)
• Useful tool for emphasising process and interrelations between theory and practice.
