myblog | Frances Ross | Activity https://myblog.arts.ac.uk/members/09261601/activity/ Activity feed for Frances Ross. Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:15:08 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 282ef1cef03495fc3ca24a8a2987ca2a Frances Ross wrote a new post on the site Frances Ross https://francesross.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=118 Wed, 12 Jan 2022 21:13:00 +0000 Peers' Final Presentation Observations and Key Reminders Luckily, I have an extension for my submission and presentation, therefore, am not presenting to the original deadline of 12 January […]

]]> 0 6bc66796c04e964db9adf82ac2cc8745 Frances Ross wrote a new post on the site Frances Ross https://francesross.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=146 Fri, 10 Dec 2021 10:26:00 +0000 I had signed up to a presentation session with Catherine, Selina and Frankie. Sadly, I was very short on time due to work commitments and was unable to prepare my presentation, however, I attended the session […]

]]> 0 86d2c540ef13b863d302b3998551a09e Frances Ross wrote a new post on the site Frances Ross https://francesross.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=145 Sat, 27 Nov 2021 09:59:00 +0000 To start the session we were asked to add images of Human and Non-Human Researchers to the group Padlet page as a form of semiotic analysis.

You can probably imagine, the memes were my additions – I feel m […]

]]> 0 8e048a50c1f25a440c9192d01193fe37 Frances Ross wrote a new post on the site Frances Ross https://francesross.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=107 Mon, 15 Nov 2021 16:35:30 +0000 I thought the best way to begin the project would be to dissect the unit brief so that I can ensure my learning (or learning objectives) is clear and directed.

Learning Outcomes: Knowledge: Identify a […]

]]> 0 d7b3f2eeefb0da22e71b8a3953322b19 Frances Ross wrote a new post on the site Frances Ross https://francesross.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=135 Thu, 11 Nov 2021 16:41:00 +0000 During the discussion around Selina’s work, I noted down two researchers/theorists to consider: Theo Gilbert on compassionate pedagogy; and David Graeber on care. […]

]]> 0 9c3576b0ec4fd45bad6fca03d0b09379 Frances Ross wrote a new post on the site Frances Ross https://francesross.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=140 Mon, 01 Nov 2021 20:29:00 +0000 ✓ Prepare a 10 minute ‘Work in Progress’ presentation for formative review in the tutorial. This will take place on Wednesday 10 November between 9.30-2.30pm.

I signed up to a tutorial time slot for 10 N […]

]]> 0 9622db64c3b0a82a5ed6e3d785bcafb7 Frances Ross wrote a new post on the site Frances Ross https://francesross.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=142 Sat, 30 Oct 2021 18:45:00 +0000 We started the session off by recapping Action Research and then mapping our actions to the Action Research cycle. It was evident through this process that I was not going to be completing the full cycle of […]

]]> 0 cde1ccc50d47d890617b2ecba7330519 Frances Ross wrote a new post on the site Frances Ross https://francesross.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=121 Sat, 30 Oct 2021 09:31:00 +0000 ✓ Sign up to a tutorial time slot that best suits you (via Moodle). ✓ Complete Ethical Enquiry Form. ✓ Create Action Plan.✓ Join the ‘Self-initiated Project Autumn 2021 – cohort B1 (Cather […]

]]> 0 20a82927cf83488e15989ea50d07ff5d Frances Ross wrote a new post on the site Frances Ross https://francesross.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=111 Wed, 27 Oct 2021 17:04:00 +0000 Reading Jean McNiff’s Action Research Booklet

Action research is an open ended form of problem solving research where adaptability and continuous monitoring for any improvements is encouraged. McNiff […]

]]> 0 846f7fe35df78b18d621dfbc0099abfd Frances Ross wrote a new post on the site Frances Ross https://francesross.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=144 Wed, 13 Oct 2021 18:58:00 +0000 This was more of an initial dialogue about our research intentions and at what point we were at with it. I thought that the tutorial was cancelled at first as I was sat in the blackboard collaborate room on […]

]]> 0 c8cfa6a972a70af3af7b637e2d4bc07a Frances Ross commented on the post, ITL: Blog 1- Disability, on the site veebee http://vanessabailey.myblog.arts.ac.uk/2021/07/20/itl-blog-1-disability/#comment-8 Sun, 01 Aug 2021 18:13:46 +0000 Hello Vanessa,
I really like the Desmond Tutu quote you started with, it really sets the tone.
I too felt overwhelmed with the breadth of resources and with the task of responding to each of these, particularly […]

]]> 7d32244d14e40e168b8dc6eab9ec0351 Frances Ross commented on the post, Blog 1: Disability, on the site ajg http://ajgreen.myblog.arts.ac.uk/2021/05/03/blog-1-disability/#comment-4 Sun, 01 Aug 2021 11:28:34 +0000 Hi Amberlee,
I really like how you have reflected on questions you would raise with the students to bring awareness to the things we take for granted. You write in such a personal way, very reflective and […]

]]> 1d3dd22c10b914e79c0aded9bb974815 Frances Ross commented on the post, Faith, on the site Erica Weide Inclusive Teaching & Learning unit https://ericaweideinclusive.myblog.arts.ac.uk/2021/06/05/faith/#comment-6 Sat, 12 Jun 2021 18:13:39 +0000 Hello Erica!

Your lunchtime community sessions that you run with your students sounds like a brilliant idea, particularly in times like now where we can feel disconnected during such a weird, uncertain time. I […]

]]> 9012b741994a03f5b46f7b951e8aaad7 Frances Ross commented on the post, Disability, on the site Erica Weide Inclusive Teaching & Learning unit http://ericaweideinclusive.myblog.arts.ac.uk/2021/04/21/hello-world/#comment-4 Mon, 31 May 2021 12:45:08 +0000 Hello Erica! I really enjoyed reading your post, and how you reflected on a conversation you had with a student. I just wanted to say that when I was diagnosed with dyslexia just over two years ago, it was so […]

]]> 65e3fdcd2b7a601f8f92952e93cc1e10 Frances Ross commented on the post, Intersectional Disabilities: Thoughts & Notes, on the site Something original http://somethingoriginal.myblog.arts.ac.uk/2021/04/25/intersectional-disabilities-thoughts-notes/#comment-6 Sun, 02 May 2021 13:03:38 +0000 Timi, I really like how you encourage a dialogic space to break down the hierarchy within teaching, and to elevate your students to become co-teachers through sharing their experiences and developing empathy […]

]]> 8b5366faee697a352cc8571ac6e7815a Frances Ross wrote a new post on the site Frances Ross https://francesross.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=71 Sun, 25 Apr 2021 08:06:07 +0000 I took a look at a few of my peers blogs to see what kind of blog posts they were posting – it felt like I was having a nosey in their personal diary which felt a little weird and intrusive. It’s been recommended […]

]]> 0 3c087c012b90250c40e27fc4f9174267 Frances Ross commented on the post, Post – Session Reflection Performing to an invisible Audience- Micro- Teach, on the site ThinkTank http://zugzwang.myblog.arts.ac.uk/2021/03/20/post-session-reflection-performing-to-an-invisible-audience-micro-teach/#comment-3 Sun, 11 Apr 2021 08:16:07 +0000 Hi Tracey, I thought I’d just leave a little comment to say I fully empathise with your concerns about what it will be like in the 1:1 tutorial phase, when we’re no longer surrounded by, what you call, the […]

]]> 20ecd3b6e1c7a6e1f636e50f9ccdbcd7 Frances Ross wrote a new post on the site Frances Ross https://francesross.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=53 Wed, 17 Mar 2021 20:25:00 +0000 Object-Based Learning (OBL) is a student-centred learning approach using objects within the classroom for visual thinking and visual literacy strategies. It encourages the student to create the focus of the […]

]]> 0 19f177ac0641b7c109d40790104fa1b4 Frances Ross wrote a new post on the site Frances Ross https://francesross.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=49 Wed, 03 Mar 2021 18:30:00 +0000 This week we were looking at the differing forms and values of feedback. First, there were two reading tasks, one in a form of video, the other a short case study.

The video was called Performing With an […]

]]> 0 590968695442c3d63f58f9dea36bdad9 Frances Ross wrote a new post on the site Frances Ross https://francesross.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=48 Wed, 17 Feb 2021 20:19:00 +0000 ‘Love is a combination of care, commitment, knowledge, responsibility, respect and trust.’bell hooks (2002)

What a fantastic session. We came prepared by having read at least two of the wide selections of […]

]]> 0 ea2c6491a6febf5d315ad86472734995 Frances Ross wrote a new post on the site Frances Ross https://francesross.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=42 Sun, 07 Feb 2021 20:00:00 +0000 John Holmwood’s chapter on ‘Race and the Neoliberal University: Lessons from the Public University’ (2018) calls to question the impact of ‘privatisation’ of higher education following the 2008 global financial […]

]]> 0 06e6900cc6b922885b3b39a3c4b72aa0 Frances Ross wrote a new post on the site Frances Ross https://francesross.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=40 Sat, 06 Feb 2021 20:00:00 +0000 Gloria Dall’Alba writes her account of teaching development in universities for experienced university teachers in her piece, ‘Improving teaching: Enhancing ways of being university teachers’ (2005), and it was […]

]]> 0 25ee141a3ac72e1f2b308dee270ab023 Frances Ross wrote a new post on the site Frances Ross https://francesross.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=47 Thu, 28 Jan 2021 23:38:00 +0000 The reading for this week was a chapter on ‘Understanding Art: The Play of Work and Spectator’ by Monica Vilhauer in Gadamer’s Ethics of Play: Hermeneutics and the Other (2010).

In Truth and Method, Gadamer […]

]]> 0 8401d7a6441b47598cf9cfa31708e561 Frances Ross wrote a new post on the site Frances Ross https://francesross.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=32 Fri, 08 Jan 2021 16:00:00 +0000 Today marked the beginning of the Teaching and Learning unit, and I came to the session not really knowing what to expect. Perhaps I hadn’t seen the schedule when I had looked on Moodle, but I was pleasantly […]

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