{"id":9,"date":"2017-10-06T19:10:22","date_gmt":"2017-10-06T18:10:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/debraflynnphotographyblog.wordpress.com\/?p=4"},"modified":"2018-08-05T16:57:49","modified_gmt":"2018-08-05T15:57:49","slug":"first-blog-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/debraflynnphotography.co.uk\/EYV-blog\/research-and-reflection\/first-blog-post\/","title":{"rendered":"My first blog post"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Well I think I&#8217;ve met my first challenge, and set up this blog, ready to keep a log of my journey through the BA (Hons) Photography Course.\u00a0 I&#8217;m itching to get going, but know I must spend time getting the basics set up.<\/p>\n<p>In the\u00a0\u00a0An Introduction to Studying in HE\u00a0<span class=\"crumb-sepreator\">\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0<\/span>3: Approaches to learning<span class=\"crumb-sepreator\">\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0<\/span>The learning cycle: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nwlink.com\/~donclark\/hrd\/styles\/learn_style_survey.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">style_survey,\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0 I came out as most definitely in the &#8216;organising&#8217; category, which I believe means I lean towards active experimentation and gaining experience from doing.\u00a0 Obviously, that means I need to make a conscious effort to read and analyse the work I&#8217;m doing.<\/p>\n<p>So having got this blog up and running, I&#8217;m going to stop and start reading the course material I&#8217;ve had so far and start writing an introduction to my tutor.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_23\" style=\"width: 1410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23\" data-attachment-id=\"23\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/debraflynnphotography.co.uk\/EYV-blog\/research-and-reflection\/first-blog-post\/attachment\/_djf6972-edit\/\" 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sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-23\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">thankful for rainy days and diffused light<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is the post excerpt. <a href=\"https:\/\/debraflynnphotography.co.uk\/EYV-blog\/research-and-reflection\/first-blog-post\/\">Continue reading <span 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