As part of our pre session Tasks we were asked to review a case study from the shades of noir journal. The case study I was given followed the experience of a young black female student, Thandie, who took part in a session where topics of ‘racism and racists acts’ were discussed insensitively, with problematic… Continue reading Case Study: It started with the Teacher – Shades of Noir
Positionality
Our first task leading into the Inclusive Practices unit was to write a positionality statement giving both personal and professional context. Something I had never done before and wasn’t really sure how to go about doing. There was a video to watch and a paper to read to aid us in the task, but felt… Continue reading Positionality
What learning environment do I thrive in?
An activity within our in person PgCert sessions this week was to in small groups choose an article to read individually, then summarise the reading as a group, and then communicate the reading summary to another group. The reading we chose wasn’t actually an article, but an introduction except from a book titled ‘Designs for… Continue reading What learning environment do I thrive in?
The issue of wordcount and parity in Summative Assessment.
Alongside the TPP unit for PGcert I have been assessing a cohort of YR2 work. The word count for the summative feedback was 300-350 words for the first marker, and 150 words for second marker. Since 2019 the Product Programme Director has been trialling writing less summative feedback, to create parity between courses that sit within… Continue reading The issue of wordcount and parity in Summative Assessment.
Pass/Fail Assessment – the benefits and drawbacks in HE.
During the PGCert I have been thinking about different ways of assessing and their benefits; during one session we spoke in depth about Crits and their importance/relevance. These conversations tapped into a distant memory I had completely forgotten about, where I took part in a research project in 2021 within UAL called ‘Experiences of Pass / Fail in First… Continue reading Pass/Fail Assessment – the benefits and drawbacks in HE.
Getting students to talk about their work.
In advance of this weeks session, we needed to select and have to hand a unit brief, session plan, teaching artifact or details of a learning activity from the course we teach on. We would talk through them and reflect on ways that we could improve and enhance them. I brought in the unit brief… Continue reading Getting students to talk about their work.
Pedagogic Research – Object Based Learning (OBL)
Within my practice teaching fashion design, I have found it incredibly useful using physical objects (clothing) as tools in my sessions. As a visual learner myself I often find when something is described to me audibly or presented to me as writing I find it hard to processes and fully understand, seeing a photograph or… Continue reading Pedagogic Research – Object Based Learning (OBL)
The journey to contextualising my own teaching practice.
Pedagogy isn’t a word I had heard until I started teaching just over 2 years ago, and while I understand what it means in layman’s terms ‘a method/approach to teaching’; I’ve never had the headspace to fully contextualise my own teaching practice. These first formative years of my teaching career have been a real mixing… Continue reading The journey to contextualising my own teaching practice.