Skype Session 25.11.16

Hello Everyone,

Last night I joined the group skype session with Adesola, where we talked about the oral presentation and the artefact. The most beneficial part of the skype session for me was when we talked about the artefact. When Adesola explained to us what the artefact was I was surprised. I had completely interpreted the artefact incorrectly. I thought the artefact was a representation of what you had found from your inquiry to present to your professional practise community. But it is not.

The Artefact is another form of representation to tell the story of your inquiry. Just like the written and oral version. It should represent exactly what happened from the beginning to the end of your inquiry, the only difference is that the artefact is the version you would give to your professional practise community if asked about what you did during your time in the BAPP. As the artefact is the explanation of your inquiry to your professional community it needs to be represented in a way that links to your professional practise. So you have to choose a form of representation that relates to your professional community.

Adesola gave us a very good example of a past student. This student was looking at how looking after yourself as a performer (eating healthy, exercising, warming up and down) would prolong your career in the long run. So, to show their research this student created a video game that let you level up when you did some of these things. This student chose to talk about the video game they imagined as they thought that would be the best representation for the community they were trying to reach.

Now with this revelation, I must brainstorm of what might be the best representation for my inquiry to my professional practise.

Thank you for reading!

Cassie V.