Task 1B- Professional Communication Technology Reader Response

Professional Communication Technology Reader Response

5 Sources Of Information Part 2

Day to Day Diary & Personal Journal

I keep a diary of my day to day dates whether it’s a Doctor’s appointment, Campus Sessions, family gatherings. It’s important for me to do this as I can forget things. I have to keep a personal diary; I have done this since I was a teenager. (What teenage girl doesn’t?) I find that if I keep a personal diary, I can go back and source information from either my personal life or my professional practice to help with current or future practice.

Lily Corrigan- Personal Diary

You-Tube

I use You-Tube to research and watch films, interviews, music videos etc. I find it very valuable as a student as well as a Director/Singer because you can also upload videos (within reason). I have been able to publish my music without a price tag so that people can listen to it and so that people can watch my work.

Lily Corrigan- Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree

Lily Corrigan & Dan Webb- Just Manny

Social Networking

I find that Social Networking is a key place for information depending on A: Where you network, B: Who you network with, and C: How you network. For me it’s a good way to communicate professionally with friends, and people I have worked with or have yet to work with. I find out quite a fair bit of information on Celebrities, my friends, Books, Movies and more. I use Facebook and Twitter as my main forms of Social Networking and they are my main sites for information in Social Networking.

Lily Corrigan- Musician/Band

Joyce Meyer Ministries

The 29th Chapter

Hillsong London

Question for everyone including Tutors

I wonder if you keep a diary? Not by being told to keep one, but off your own back? I use a diary both Personal and to keep my dates safe, but have found when looking at my friends blogs entitled "Sources Of Information" that hardly anyone uses a diary (Personal or for Dates) as one of their top sources.

Thoughts below if you have any.......

Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree Video.wmv

Here is my new Christmas Single "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree"

Hope you all have a wonderful Christmas & New Year

Love Lily

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Task 3C Sources of Information Part 1

Google:

I use Google on a daily basis as (to me) it is the fastest, and most specific search engine, I have used. I have online documents, a calendar; I can translate languages and more. Google is important to me because it can be a form of communication, a place to have online documents, and a good search engine that brings results that are to the point. To be honest I can’t function without Google.

Phil mentioned in his blog that “Google. It is one of my first thoughts as a source of information, research, answering a question, and teaching tool.”

Phil Carroll

Face to Face interaction:

I speak to people face to face all day and everyday whether they are my family, my friends, and my friends on the course, my colleagues in my practice, my connections / networks and more.  This is important to me because I have always wished not to conform to what the creators of Social Networking websites want, for us to use Facebook, Twitter and so on. I don’t gain any information that way. I would rather speak to someone face to face. You can have a real conversation that way. For example, I can’t function if I ring my mum every day. I function better if we talk face to face. That way we can understand what each other is saying, and my questions are answered if any.

Sarah says the same in her Sources of Information “For example, whilst helping a year 7 pupil work on her French ‘er’ verb endings, I was confused and had no computer access and could not find the French teacher to be able to obtain the information I needed in order to help the pupil. My mother was a French teacher for 30 years, so I quickly called her and within two minutes, I had the information I needed.”

Sarah Pearson

To Everyone!!!

Have a wonderful Christmas & a very Blessed New Year!!

All my Love

Lily

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Task 3B- Theories relating to Networking Part 1 (re-written)

Do the concepts prompt you to think differently about yourself and Professional Networks?

Yes it does and I've found some of the things mentioned in the reader that make me think differently. I've also found that I disagree with the theories of Affiliation and Constructionism. This is because no-one is obligated to be a friend to someone. There is also no difference between Individualistic Cultures and Collectivist Cultures. Yes all cultures are different in regards to the rules and regulations we have in place. But we all make friends in the same way, by saying ‘Hello’ or Ola’ or Bonjour or whatever language it may be. So how can it be different? And with Constructionism you don’t have to practice something to gain reality, or live in reality for that matter. Also with Constructionism not all interaction is by a social network. How can it be? A lot of people still write letters and still use face to face interaction today. Maybe not the younger generation but people over the age of 18 do. They have to. For example when they apply for a job they are sometimes always required to write a covering letter. It all goes back to what I said in my Critical Reflection on the 1^st reader (link to Critical Reflection, and how it relates to this subject).

On a good note I've realised since Thursday 24th November that I agree with the theories of Connectivism and Communities of Practice (even though they left out the bad bits), bar two Principles of Connectivism. G, Siemens says

“Learning and knowledge rests in diversity of opinions... Nurturing and maintain connections is needed to facilitate continual learning.” (2004)

I strongly disagree on this point because nobody has to be opinionated to learn and gain knowledge. If we were all opinionated for this reason how would we learn? All we would learn is selfishness. Yes you have the right to your own opinion, but if it’s the wrong opinion, someone is offended by it, or if it goes against the rules and regulations of the learning institution, they you’d be in big trouble. Should we always take the risk or play safe and write our opinions in our journal?

What I do agree with though is remaining Principles of Connectivism and the Principles of the Communities of Practice. This is because what is mentioned makes sense in current networks and in the current world we live in. Our communities often overlap with each other with similar related content. It is also because Communities of Practice is a stepping stone for knowledge, and it provides support for us to make sense of our heritage.

I realise that I need to get out of this huge hole I've been placed in by my current network. These concepts in the reader have made me think that How could I let this happen? Why? Do I deserve it? It's ok in my BAPP network but professionally it's gone downhill.

How might they provide insights into your current situation or future needs?

The concepts in the reader have provided me with key information as to how I can get out of my current situation safely and to prevent me from making the same mistake again. They will also help me to move on and to help me with the continuation of the course and my practice. 

Are there other perspectives or theories that have value to you?


Theory of Cooperation: 


"All the world loves a winner. You know why they love the winner? Because they think you know something. You had to know something in order to win. So we admire them. The winner doesn't learn anything. No the Loser, the Loser learns something. About himself. Losing teaches yourself. So the loser's the winner." 


Hough, Coleman (2005) 

I found that Prisoner's Dilemma (Game Theory) really put quite a bit of things into place for me via my questions about my current practice that over the last week I have begun to have.

I conducted two tests of this game. The first one went well because the Serendip and I kept cooperating for 6 turns. The second test didn't work out so well as I wanted to see what would happen if you were selfish and just competed the whole way through. I competed and after the 10th turn I wanted to try again and when I did the wizard came up and said "Les Jeux Sont Faits" (The Chips are down in English). I won but now have the fatal fate upon me. (Not keen on this game and the factors behind it. I don't believe in Wizards or anything like that.)

This theory relates to my current practice because we have a lack of cast members and 2 of our cast members are filming. There isn't much cooperation in the group at the moment, and I'm feeling like I want to scream and say "just get on with it!" I never did though. I see more selfishness in this group than cooperation, which has me thinking "Can I just continue my practice??????" "Could we just have a peaceful rehearsal?".......

When Axelrod conducted the test with experts from all kinds of backgrounds from Economics, Psychology, Sociology, Political Science, and Mathematics. His highest result came out very differently to my results. The difference is that I said I was at first going to Cooperate and then second Competed. Axlerod didn't choose which way the test was going to work. He didn't control the game. He just left the experts to it, and just waited for the results.

All these theories relate to my current (my ex-) network in so many ways that I have never thought of until now. The way that Axlerod talks about cooperating or competing for something, made me realise that I could no longer be a part of such a theatre group for very much longer. Through Axelrod’s theory I now know what to expect if something like this arises again, and what to do in such a situation. 


Bibliography


1.  Hough, C 
(http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00794zy/Full_Frontal/)
(http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0290212/fullcredits#cast)

New Flickr Pictures

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lilycorrigan/

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Link to "Starting Out On BAPP" on Youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KU7toGJXYg0

You will need the link to view it.

Have a great day all!

Lily
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Professional Profile (updated)

Lily Corrigan has been a performer since the age of 8. She has performed in various Productions, Films and has been a freelance Director for the last 3 years. Her studies in Drama began in College when she completed a BTEC Intro Drama and Theatre Production and a BTEC National Diploma in Performing Arts (Performance). In between these courses she did a BTEC First Diploma in Health and Social Care.

After this she went onto the FDA Performing Arts (Drama and Theatre Production), run by Barnet College and accredited by Middlesex University. This brings her to her current point. BA Professional Practise.

Here is a list of her recent work:

1. Susannah Walcott- "The Crucible"- FDA- 2010
2. Co Director & Co Writer- "Underground Zone"- FDA 2010
3. 16 Year Old Pregnant Woman- "In The Ghetto"- Fourstarprodutions- 2010
4. Friend of Rape Victim-  "The Life of Brain Swan"-Fourstarproductions-2010
5. Ensemble Member- "Is That Right"- FDA-2011
6. Ensemble Member/Persephone- "Guantanamo of the God's"- FDA- 2011
7. Director and Co Writer- "Just Manny"- FDA- 2011
8. Cinderella- "Cinderella"- The Moonlite Players- 2011-2011
9. Music Technician- The Moonlite Players- 2011-2011

After leaving The Moonlite Players this month she is now going back to being a Freelance Director/Actress. 2011-Present.

References:

Michael Neale

Barnet College

michael.neale@barnet.ac.uk