Tag: LO5

LO1-The practices for Copenhagen have built on my previous experiences acting. I have had to utilize basic skills for projection and performance, but line memorization for this play has been difficult. There is a lot of back and forth between characters, which makes the lines very difficult to cram alone. However, as we run it through in practice it is easier to focus on learning the tone and delivery of the cues as opposed to having to go off just the last sentence. I also have not acted in a while, however, observing my fellow cast members and engaging with the seemingly strange activities our director does at the beginning of rehearsals has helped me get back into the right mindset.

LO3+LO5: We started this process by identifying the activities we wanted to do as a group and found common connections in scuba diving, kayaking, and hiking. We then made a list of places we could travel to and do these activities (Cebu, Tioman, and Borneo). Here working as a group was a major benefit, as we could divide into smaller groups to investigate each place fully. This allowed us to eliminate Borneo and Cebu quickly, as we could not find service to do in Borneo or Cebu. Since we divided it up, we could be confident that we had investigated each place fully.

LO6: When planning our trip it was important for us to make sure our activities and hotel were environmentally sustainable. Many of our locations rely on the tourism generated by their oceans, which are at greater and greater risk thanks to pollution. In order to help with this, we want to work with the Juara Turtle project in Tioman to help conserve the dwindling turtle population. We understand that it is a difficult issue to contribute to in such a small time frame, but we all have the potential to make a small scale difference, which when added up can lead to something greater.

LO4-Preparing for this show required a lot of dedication, as we often met for 6 hours a week as the performance grew nearer. This was something we all enjoyed doing but grew increasingly hectic in the few weeks before the play. Two of the three cast members, myself included, fell sick with a fever a week before our first performance. This meant that we missed three of the last seven practices, but we managed because of the work we had put in beforehand.

LO5-Working as a group has been a pivotal part of this experience, as this is not a one-man play. Working in a small group (5 people) was fun as we all got to give our input into blocking and costume, but the lines have been difficult to memorize. We were only able to get them for the first time when we had to confirm our performance with the drama teachers. We also had to work together to understand the play, which had a lot of physics and history references. Our director understood and explained the physics material, and we all contributed what was needed to understand the historical context as well as the Danish pronunciations.

 

LO2-The national cipher challenge was a unique experience for me. I had never done anything like it before, and it was interesting to participate in collaborative puzzle solving. The only puzzle I consistently do is Sudoku with my grandmother, which has little application to this type of puzzle. Initially, I struggled with the first, most basic, puzzles of the challenge. More recently I have been able to make meaningful contributions to the discussion and help identify what type of cipher the puzzle could be. One skill I still have to develop is learning to use computer software. I have some fundamental coding experience, however, I still do not know how to apply it to these cipher challenges.

LO5-Working with experience members collaboratively has accelerated my learning process in this activity. By seeing the more complex strategies and ciphers demonstrated, I picked them up faster than I would have alone. It has also surprised me how collaborative the puzzle-solving process is. It reminds me of drama rehearsals in that it is more a creative sharing of possible solutions than the raw number crunching I expected. While I initially struggled to keep up with the group, learning the skills surrounding cipher puzzles has made collaboration an enjoyable and critical part of my puzzle-solving, particularly with the more complex puzzles we are encountering towards the end of the challenge.

 

 

LO2- This season we have been preparing the skills we will need for our service activities later on in the year. In my case, this is juggling. I had never juggled or engaged in any circus-related activity before. I have now learned how to do three balls, and I am focusing on juggling two in one hand. I have also learned about different ways of juggling three balls that I am trying to learn first instead of going straight to four balls.

LO5- Working in a group has been extremely helpful in learning how to juggle. The more experienced jugglers are around to show us how they learned to juggle and point out mistakes that I wouldn’t have noticed. In my case, a friend showed me how to move from one to two, to three balls when juggling instead of jumping straight into three. This made learning basic juggling much easier and helped my progression in a way I could not have done alone.