comments on last weeks session

Last week's session was interesting due to a number of reasons.
Firstly, despite all members of the group reading the same articles, a
number of different comments were brought to light (as outlined below
by Panagiotis). Some important factors may have been missed if we had
just read the articles ourselves and then not discussed them together
in more detail. Many people interpretated the same passage in different
ways.

Secondly, the practical exercises we carried out were very useful. On
the surface, they helped us to learn each others names (although how
many of these name were committed to long term memory we will find out
on Monday). However, underpinning this was the idea of trust, something
which will be essential in preparing and performing our group project
based on BMT. Through the machine exercise and 'zip/zap\boing' game' we
could grow comfortable in each others presence and relax. Similarly,
towards the end of the lesson we attempted to create a house together
through mine. This was a true indication of the difficulties that we
would encounter later, such as: remembering where each door was and
where people at placed objects in the room. On the other hand, it also
became clear to me that working on our group projects together will
also be an enjoyable and rewarding experience.

Helen