Category: Learning & Development

All things learning & development related: learning, developing skills or self image and voice, changing and developing views and perceptions, to become, to overcome, ‘holistic therapy’, communicating, engaging, discussing, expressing, projecting, goal setting, time management, negotiation, conflict resolution, educing, teaching, training, guiding, or scaffolding: either of yourself or others, into something more than who you were, to become who you really are …..To guide, to mentor, to inspire, to educe……

Reflective Practice – Part 5

June 8, 2015June 8, 2015Audio Industry, CP Reflective & Reflexive Practice, CP Reflective Practice, Creative Practice, Creative Practice Research, DCI Phase 1 - Identity-driven Practice, E+L Session Practice, Education & Learning Practice, Learning & Development, Soft SkillsLeave a comment

In addition to formal industry training, imitation and scaffolded experience, a third essential aspect of training and developing ones’ creative practice, is reflection (Burgess 2013, 35; Schön 1983, 3; McKee 2003; Roth 1989). Lawrence-Wilkes & Chapman (2015) encourage practitioners irrespective of their level within an industry or field: “Reflective practice provides an opportunity to enhance professional...

Doctoral Research Study – Part 2f

May 30, 2015May 30, 2015Audio Industry, Audio Theory & Practice, CP Reflective & Reflexive Practice, Creative Practice, Creative Practice Research, DCI Phase 0 - Starting Point Practice, Education & Learning Practice, Industry, Learning & Development, Personal Development of Self, Pre-Production, Social & CulturalLeave a comment

My journey continues…. (Page 2014a) This blog is a continuation of a series. See here (Page 2015a) for the previous blog. Year 2015: 2nd Observation Part f Bordering my music-making practice As mentioned in the previous blog, I came to understand within the first few months I needed to broadly explore the fields and disciplines of...

Educational Philosophy Part 3a

May 25, 2015April 13, 2022CP Reflective & Reflexive Practice, Creative Practice Research, E+L Reflective & Reflexive Practice, E+L Research Practice, E+L Session Practice, Education & Learning Practice, Educational Philosophy, Leadership, Learning & Development, Personal Development of Self, Soft SkillsLeave a comment

On track to develop mastery of one self, what is your approach to education and learning? Layer 7: My approach to educational practice Continuing on from my previous blogs in this series: as I have indicated in prior blogs “I have been fortunate in my educational practice career to have taught across different eras, across a diverse number of fields...

Doctoral Research Study – Part 2e

May 20, 2015May 20, 2015Audio Industry, Audio Theory & Practice, Creative Practice, Creative Practice Research, DCI Phase 0 - Starting Point Practice, Education & Learning Practice, Industry, Learning & Development, Production, Soft SkillsLeave a comment

My journey continues…. (Page 2014a) This blog is a continuation of a series. See here (Page 2015a) for the previous blog. Year 2015: 2nd Observation Part e Bordering my music-making practice As mentioned in the previous blog, I came to understand within the first few months I needed to broadly explore the fields and disciplines of...

Doctoral Research Study – Part 2d

May 10, 2015May 10, 2015Audio Industry, Audio Theory & Practice, Creative Practice, Creative Practice Research, DCI Phase 0 - Starting Point Practice, Education & Learning Practice, Industry, Learning & Development, ProductionLeave a comment

My journey continues…. (2014) This blog is a continuation of a series. See here (Page 2015a) for the previous blog. Year 2015: 2nd Observation Part d Bordering my music-making practice As mentioned in the previous blog, I came to understand within the first few months I needed to broadly explore the fields and disciplines of contemporary...

Doctoral Research Study – Part 2b

April 20, 2015April 20, 2015Audio Industry, Audio Theory & Practice, Creative Practice, Creative Practice Research, DCI Phase 0 - Starting Point Practice, Education & Learning Practice, Industry, Learning & Development, ProductionLeave a comment

My journey continues…. (2014) This blog is a continuation of a series. See here (Page 2015a) for the previous blog. Year 2015: 2nd Observation Part b Bordering my music-making practice As mentioned in the previous blog, I came to understand within the first few months I needed to broadly explore the fields and disciplines of contemporary...

Doctoral Research Study – Part 2a

April 15, 2015April 15, 2015Audio Industry, Audio Theory & Practice, Creative Practice, Creative Practice Research, DCI Phase 0 - Starting Point Practice, Education & Learning Practice, Industry, Learning & Development, ProductionLeave a comment

My journey continues…. (Page 2014) This blog is a continuation of a series. See here (Page 2015a) for the previous blog. Year 2015: 2nd Observation Part a As part of the professional doctorate program I had entered, we were inducted into the world of academic research study. Whilst I was a relative open book in terms...

Educational Philosophy Part 2

March 30, 2015April 13, 2022CP Reflective & Reflexive Practice, Creative Practice Research, E+L Reflective & Reflexive Practice, E+L Research Practice, E+L Session Practice, Education & Learning Practice, Educational Philosophy, Leadership, Learning & Development, Personal Development of Self, Soft SkillsLeave a comment

Know one self, develop mastery of one self Vision Blueprint (2015) Continuing on from my previous blogs in this series; I am a practitioner across multiple disciplines. My formal post-compulsory education qualifications include engineering, business, governance, teaching, education and sound production. I have held coal face type positions, project management and consultancy positions, numerous senior and executive management positions...

Doctoral Research Study – Part 1

January 29, 2015January 29, 2015CP Reflective & Reflexive Practice, CP Reflective Practice, Creative Practice, Creative Practice Research, Creative Writing, DCI Phase 0 - Starting Point Practice, Leadership, Learning & Development, Narrative, Personal Development of Self, Social & CulturalLeave a comment

My journey begins…. (Page 2014a) This blog is a continuation of a series. See here (Page 2014b) for the previous blog. Year 2015: 1st Observation Commencing the doctoral program, I had a relative clear idea of my proposed research study problem. I say relative as, as I have progressed through the many twists and turns of...

Post-Production Instrumental Editing and Processing Options

January 22, 2015January 22, 2015Audio Industry, Audio Processing, Creative Practice, DAW, E+L Session Practice, Education & Learning Practice, Instrumentation, Learning & Development, Post-Production, Production, Signal FlowLeave a comment

This blog continues a series of blogs on Mixing (Page 2014). (MIDAS 2014) As a mix engineer I guess you will receive a tracking session at some point in which you will appraise the instrumental elements of the session as being in need of some work: perhaps some subtle work, or perhaps some extensive work. Options are available to do this by the...