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Schools within the school – My Research and what informs it
During our first ARP workshop, John O’Riley introduced us to the term Paracosm whilst explaining the work of a PhD student who had used it as a method to construct their thesis. I found myself wondering if it might also have a place in pedagogy. In my previous essay I discussed the importance of creating…
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Patchwork perspectives towards more transgressive educational spaces – (My initial idea before I went down the rabbit-hole of world-building)
Design Education as a Practice of Freedom? (Brave New Alps, 2014) encourages educators to create spaces within the institution that might transgress the university’s trajectory of becoming ever more neoliberal and exclusive. The essay considers a definition of space beyond the classroom itself (though it should be noted that classrooms are becoming increasingly difficult to…
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Initial Thoughts
Today John mentioned the work of a Phd student who used Paracosms (the notion of world building and how this might impact reality) as a tool for research. I liked this a lot and considered how I could use this as a method to determine my ARP. Every year day, as educators, we are constantly…