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Experiential Learning ARP Blog
My research question How can I incorporate more experiential learning type of activities inspired by the IPF ‘Cultural Consequences’ task in the Business pathway at level 4 to foster creativity in students? Rationale I wanted to look into experiential learning using the Cultural Consequences activity as a basis because the majority of students come to…
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Blog Activity Three: Race
Shades of Noir (SoN) resource: As my course has been going through reapproval this year, we have had to incorporate Social Justice as part of our teaching practice. SoN is an invaluable resource that I personally as a female Black lecturer will refer to support me in incorporating social justice to me practice. I will…
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Blog Activity Two: Faith
Notes on Kwame Anthony Appiah Mistaken Identities The Oxford dictionary defines religion as: ‘Belief in or acknowledgement of some superhuman power or powers (esp. a god or gods) which is typically manifested in obedience, reverence, and worship; such a belief as part of a system defining a code of living, esp. as a means of achieving…
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Blog Task 1: Disability
Response to the UAL Disability Service Webpage The UAL Disability Service Webpage is a key resource for students and as well as staff. It presents the different types of supports that are available to disabled students at UAL. In my teaching practice, this resource is signposted to each student during the first tutorial. Even when…
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Response To Reading ‘Towards a Radical Pedagogy: Provisional Notes on Learning and Teaching in Art & Design
I choose to respond to a the following quote extracted from the above article by interviewing a colleague: There is often an assumption that these are qualities (creativity, inventiveness and innovation) that students either have or haven’t got – which explains the common practice of using interviews and entry procedures as a filtering process –…
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Response to Race and the Neoliberal University: Lessons From the Public University by John Holmwood
This article addresses the conundrum caused by reduction of funding towards public higher education which was initially developed in order to further democratisation and allow full participation of all citizens to higher education and the development of neoliberalism which presents higher education as: ‘personal responsibility’ thus promoting social stratification and benefiting those financially capable of…
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Response To Reading: ‘Assessing creativity in the creative arts’
In this article, the authors explain how they have had to review their teaching practice although it has been successful in the past years, following an appeal logged by students who failed creative design subject. They uncovered that what they thought was good practice was not relevant because of the absence of precise standards related…
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Response To Taught Tester Session For UAL Insight
As part of my professional development, my manager highly encourages me to take part in another department within UAL. As such, I collaborate with the Outreach department as part of the Insight program. Insight offers young people access to our colleges for creative activities and pre-university advice. On the 10th of March, I delivered a…
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Microteaching Reflections
On the 10th of February 2023, I delivered a 20-minute microteaching session as part of my PgCert studies for my tutor group entitled ‘Heels, Pleasure & Pain’. I chose a subject that was not related to my professional teaching discipline which is Fashion Business Management also the object itself was a fashion object. I brought…