PgCert in Academic Practice

Word count (not including Bibliography): 1,650 words This report is a reflection of my artefact, in relation to my personal journey on the course, where I will link theory to practise. This module has been an insightful and at times uncomfortable process – as a lecturer I am always walking a line between the personal… Continue reading Reflective Report (Inclusive Practices Unit)

Shades of Noir (SoN) in a rich and in depth resource for lecturers and students alike. Within an identity themed brief I would consider setting the students a research task of looking at the website and finding one resource/object/thing that caught their attention which they would be happy to reflect upon, share and then discuss… Continue reading Blog Task 3: Race

Religious identity is important to people, and most importantly our students. The 3 headings I chose from ‘Religion in Britain: Challenges for Higher Education.’ specifically focus on personal identity, public identities and then the impact on universities – I thought these 3 articles would be an interesting combination and also I am specifically interested in… Continue reading Blog Task 2: Faith

“I love creating feedback, it’s one of my favourite sounds.” – this simple statement by Kim forces us to question what a “sound” is and what it means to hear or feel a “sound”.  I have never considered the ownership of sound before and the film by Christine Sun Kim provoked me to think about… Continue reading Blog Task 1: Disability (Inclusive Practices Unit)

To observe another… I thoroughly enjoyed observing Joey’s crit of two student’s artworks and learnt a lot. I would love to do more regular peer observation and reflection of this kind. Peer observation highlights and develops the relationship between teachers, learners and the wider community and felt hugely important, creating a ‘productive relationship that should… Continue reading Peer Observation (Part III)

I found this post on the case study padlet both humorous and troubling. I find I do my best teaching when I am passionate about what I am teaching and enjoying it and giving the students space to bring their own ideas. Kay Livingston agrees in ‘Pedagogy and Curriculum – Teachers as Learners’, in which… Continue reading Education policy & philosophy. Case study writing workshop

‘Evaluating teaching, Teaching knowledge & values, Education for sustainability: Lecturer-Learner / Student-Practitioner‘ To be observed – The documentary feature film ‘Hale County This Morning, This Evening’ (2018), directed by RaMell Ross is described as ‘ A kaleidoscopic and humanistic view of the Black community in Hale County, Alabama.’. I saw this film for the first… Continue reading Peer Observation (Part II)

My microteaching started with boundaries and limitations – as I was unable to attend the microteaching session in person, I was going to have to do it online through Teams. I started by making notes on my phone about my thinking. My first notes were questions, ‘Can an app be used in object based learning?… Continue reading Microteaching

I’ve been reading some playful and insightful books around art education, to inform my lectures and exercises. It has impacted how I formulate my thinking around pedagogy and the differences between content versus communication, and the way in which, or how, you teach something. Rather than focusing on delivering content/information, the books developed my thinking… Continue reading Talk to a Stranger: Curriculum Design & the classroom as a ‘laboratory’

Assessments and learning outcomes: A restrictive or empowering structure? How can we demystify the learning outcomes? Metric vs. ambiguity – the language of the learning outcomes is important, and we need to design for the most disadvantaged.  This week we were meeting fellow students (online) in a more engaged way and were asked to bring… Continue reading Assessments and learning outcomes: A restrictive or empowering structure?