Key words, key message; keep the glossary updated!

On Tuesday we had our first module 3 skype session. We were discussing the vocabulary written about in our handbooks and key academic words that we all should be familiarizing ourselves with throughout the BAPP course. Here are some descriptions to add to the your glossary;

• Artifact - put simply this is a thing/object that is evidence of something's existence. In the new module 1 handbooks they are advised to find the artifacts that represent their practice. For example, for me as a ballet dancer some artifacts relevant to my practice would be; pointe shoes, costumes, show programmes, practice skirts (romantic skirts or classical tutu etc. 
• Triangulation - This is when you compare 3 sources. So in terms to understand for the inquiry this would be comparing sources such as the literature, data collection and personal reflections. Bringing these sources together is called triangulating the data.
• Ethnography -   This is a word which I had been pretty certain that I understood.... until Adesola started to explain and I discovered that my understanding of ethnography was WAY off!... ethnography is when you are present in an event. For example, studying your own practice and witnessing the events first hand is an ethnography, compared to reading about an event which you are in no way involved in. If you are taking a reflexive approach (reflecting on a situating as it happens) an reflexive ethnography means that you are actively considering a situation which you are witnessing. 
• Paradigm - Essentially think of this as broadening a view. Seeing a situation from one perspective but then stopping to consider a different perspective which could lead to a change in understanding or in correct terms, a paradigm shift. 
• Discourse - This is the ongoing discussions surrounding a subject. Adesola used Brexit as an example and all the many discourses surrounding it as a topic (the pound, immigration etc.)

I hope this helps anyone who missed the skype session, it has certainly helped me to understand them further by taking time to explain these again. Also... *note to self*.... keep the glossary updated ready for when you come to write!!