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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…
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Blog Task 3: Race
Shades of noir is a platform that centres marginalised voices and works towards creating a more socially just environments in the arts. Its resources are extensive and invaluable and, in the future, I would like to find ways to incorporate it into the curriculum. Sharing the online platform with the students as a resource they…
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Blog Task 2: Faith
I must admit that until now, my consideration of the role that faith plays in higher education was quite limited. I was obviously aware that students may be of different faiths and in an effort of inclusivity would avoid saying ‘Christmas break’ preferring ‘winter break’ and would always take extra care during Aïd. But to…
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Blog 1: Disability
(A preface to say I wrote this post before we were told that we could take a more fluid approach to these tasks) UAL Disability Service Webpage: This resource is very helpful in understanding the help put in place by UAL to guide and support students who may be experiencing a disability. It also frames…
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Norms and procedures
Our teaching is inevitably linked to the institution that we work for. This relates to the wider body of the university but also the teams within which we work (unit, courses, department). It is therefore impossible to operate completely independently; all teaching happens within a wider framework, and if it is to be relevant to…
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Short – Compassionate Assessment
The lecture on compassionate assessment by Neil Currant made some insightful points regarding assessment. One of the things that resonated most was the questioning of the often-accepted notion that there is fairness in procedure. I often find myself frustrated with the entrenched procedural systems linked to assessment within UAL that often use opaque language and…
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Short response to UAL’s climate + Social Justice Principles
Joel, Tilly and I had chosen a doubtful approach to UAL’s social and climate justice principles during the ‘Values and Ethics in Teaching’ session and considered tangible ways of implementing change. There are enormous limitations to creating meaningful progress in a neo-liberal and monetised institution, so we asked ourselves if it is possible to disrupt…