Being on a distance course it can sometimes feel like you are alone on your journey. I think it is important to remember that we have a great BAPP community around us and it sometimes just takes initiating a conversation to realise that they are feeling exactly the same. It was so helpful hearing and speaking with other students on my module today. It really helped me navigate my own thoughts to pinpointing one particular area of learning and not keeping it so broad. I think I finally understand what people have meant in discussion meetings now about this. For example I wanted to speak about communication as a generalised area of learning but there is so much surrounding this - intrapersonal communication, non verbal communication, communication between a teacher and student, communication between different cultures - the list is endless! I now understand that it is okay to acknowledge all types of communication in my essay but only unpack one of the topics to a deeper level.
What I am trying to say is having a conversation with other people really helped me articulate my own ideas, spark new thoughts and ultimately lead me to a shift in what I wanted to speak about in my essay. It made me feel like I am not alone and starting a conversation isn't as scary as you think. The collective intelligence of us all is something really powerful. I am looking forward to learning and maybe sometimes feeling confused with you all as our journey continues.
Love
Abi x
PS- HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMENS DAY❤️
Great to hear this helped you get your thoughts together. We're slowly building a community here and I agree it's been really helpful. I think we all need to be encouraged to reach out as it helps build those connections.
ReplyDeleteHi Sally,
DeleteI think if we have the courage to reach out in our Uni work we can transfer that skill and reach out in other aspects of our life as well! X
Hi Abigail,
ReplyDeleteI definitely agree that starting this course felt a little lonely, however I'm so grateful for the community we are developing not only just on the blogs but supporting each other in the background too. It's really interesting how Lens 3 is being demonstrated by our actions towards each other on this course.
Becca x
Hi Becca,
DeleteI suppose we have formed our own little network which is so important otherwise we are almost completely by ourselves with nothing but our own thoughts!
Look forward to chatting with you soon,
Abi x