Dr Elsa Urmston
@elsaurmston.bsky.social
Working in dance and the arts. Interested in vocational education, community and participation, dance science and the impact of the arts on people’s lives as well as creative, arts-based and inclusive research methods. PhD in Education.
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"There is no such thing as a theory-free science. Whenever we decide to collect and analyse data, the choices we make are guided by our own implicit ideas about what is going on (what variables are important, what are the relations between these variables)."
#Methodology 🧪
#Methodology 🧪
Inspired by my reading this week, I wrote a list of the resources I think every cognitive science researcher should read/listen to about theory development. It's in this google.doc (feel free to add your own suggestions) and in the thread below. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Theory: Whtat to read
The role of theory in cognitive science Or: my guide to what to read if you really want to understand how to do good, robust , theory-driven cognitive science. (disclaimer: this is an aspirational gu...
docs.google.com
March 28, 2025 at 7:41 AM
"There is no such thing as a theory-free science. Whenever we decide to collect and analyse data, the choices we make are guided by our own implicit ideas about what is going on (what variables are important, what are the relations between these variables)."
#Methodology 🧪
#Methodology 🧪
Great to be at #NSCDConf25 yesterday presenting LCDS research with Steph and Sarah, discussing the challenges of quantifying students' work and rest time within the wider context of their education... it's not a simple or straight-forward task at all! Thanks to all for fruitful discussion
January 9, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Great to be at #NSCDConf25 yesterday presenting LCDS research with Steph and Sarah, discussing the challenges of quantifying students' work and rest time within the wider context of their education... it's not a simple or straight-forward task at all! Thanks to all for fruitful discussion
Reposted by Dr Elsa Urmston
Not a single Reform MP has bothered to turn up to today's House of Commons debate on tackling violence against women and girls
January 9, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Not a single Reform MP has bothered to turn up to today's House of Commons debate on tackling violence against women and girls
Just a fab day with LCDS developing new perspectives on dance science curriculum with Steph. Thinking about what, why and how we support health literacy, who teaches and when in relation to the bigger picture. Great way to end the year ❤️
December 18, 2024 at 8:40 PM
Just a fab day with LCDS developing new perspectives on dance science curriculum with Steph. Thinking about what, why and how we support health literacy, who teaches and when in relation to the bigger picture. Great way to end the year ❤️
Reposted by Dr Elsa Urmston
Word of the day is ‘forswunk’ (13th century): exhausted by work.
I like to add ‘foreswunk’, exhausted before you even begin.
I like to add ‘foreswunk’, exhausted before you even begin.
December 12, 2024 at 8:12 AM
Word of the day is ‘forswunk’ (13th century): exhausted by work.
I like to add ‘foreswunk’, exhausted before you even begin.
I like to add ‘foreswunk’, exhausted before you even begin.
Missed a few days! 🫢
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
December 8, 2024 at 1:43 PM
Missed a few days! 🫢
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
December 1, 2024 at 9:12 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
November 29, 2024 at 10:24 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
November 27, 2024 at 12:19 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
Fab few days in Chichester, teaching BSc Dance Science first years agitating dance science methodologies and getting to grips with the big questions that shape our discipline.
November 27, 2024 at 9:41 AM
Fab few days in Chichester, teaching BSc Dance Science first years agitating dance science methodologies and getting to grips with the big questions that shape our discipline.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
November 26, 2024 at 1:40 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
November 25, 2024 at 12:03 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
Chichester-bound for a bit of a working break, teaching some lovely #dancescience students tomorrow about creative research methods. Plasticine packed!
November 25, 2024 at 11:46 AM
Chichester-bound for a bit of a working break, teaching some lovely #dancescience students tomorrow about creative research methods. Plasticine packed!
Had a lovely few weeks teaching at Rambert School. Enticing and provocative conversations about positive psychology, flow, power, control, autonomy and agency. Getting the critical thinking going early with these BA1s ❤️
November 20, 2024 at 7:59 PM
Had a lovely few weeks teaching at Rambert School. Enticing and provocative conversations about positive psychology, flow, power, control, autonomy and agency. Getting the critical thinking going early with these BA1s ❤️
Letting out a sigh of relief. This feels a bit better!
November 16, 2024 at 6:48 PM
Letting out a sigh of relief. This feels a bit better!