Katie Malone BAPP ACI blog

 In this call these points were discussed: Research validity- the validity of sources and how can you tell if a source is just opinion or fact? This raised the topic of the ethics of Web 2.0 and who decides what is right? the point was brought up that everything is down to perspective and what could be a useful and a truthful source for one person may not be for another due to how personal this course is and how subjective information on web 2.0 is. Cross reference and looking up other sources that are on the same topic can help clarify whether what is being said is more factual or an opinion. It can still be hard to know 100%, but it can provide some confidence and an avenue for discussion and mindful comparison with your own experiences and opinions. The relationship you have with the information is important, as there are different realities for different people, so don't get too hung up on proving a point during this course. Methodology vs Methods - methodology is the approach...

 Throughout the past 2 weeks I have read through the handbook, brainstormed some very vague ideas for the topic of my future enquiry, and have read the first few chapters of 'Doing your Research Project' By Judith Bell and Stephen Waters (highly recommend this book), along with beginning reading the Kortext book for this module. This module is definitely over-whelming especially with the amount of literature required to read and the increase in workload, and I found it difficult to put down various ideas, but here are my initial thoughts.   Some vague ideas for topics for my enquiry are: - How nutrition and exercise/ movement can impact our mental health this could flow into social views/ diet culture/ how it can impact performers going from being employed and active to being not/ how being this active can impact both the body and mind and what people feel like helps/ the 'ideal' diet - perfectionism and how this can affect dancers/ performers becoming the best artist ...