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Sun, 24 Mar 2024 17:07:05 +0000

ArtefactBelonging in the Studio: A Critical ReflectionI have been a Garment Technician at London College of Fashion for 5 years, coming from an […]

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Fri, 12 Jan 2024 14:12:49 +0000

This is the table of data from the all the responses collected.

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Thu, 11 Jan 2024 23:27:56 +0000

The first draft of my presentation slides was prepared before I had completed my blog writing. I had wanted to get some feedback from tutors before breaking up for Christmas, so these were done without […]

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Tue, 09 Jan 2024 18:24:23 +0000

Encouraging Noticing: Can visual supporting material contribute towards effective teaching of technical skills?

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Tue, 09 Jan 2024 12:05:53 +0000

I have been a Specialist Garment Technician at London College of Fashion for over 5 years, teaching garment construction skills to BA students in a workshop setting. The students come to these workshops with a […]

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Mon, 25 Dec 2023 02:03:09 +0000

Having collected all the data, I recorded it on an Excel spreadsheet, including the additional observations from my field notes.

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I collected 63 completed questionnaires in […]

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Sun, 17 Dec 2023 23:42:23 +0000

Designing the Intervention

In order to develop a method to collect data which would address my research question, I mapped where I was in the Action Research Cycle. I had already made observations both first […]

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Fri, 15 Dec 2023 20:05:47 +0000

Having to investigate each element of the project delivery from an ethical perspective was instrumental in refining the methodology for my ARP. Class discussion and literature on ethics in research (Kara, 2015) […]

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Sat, 09 Dec 2023 16:02:22 +0000

Learning Styles

The comment that inspired my ARP was about a students’ learning style. Their expectation was that I, as the teacher, should vary the delivery of my teaching to better suit their learning s […]

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Wed, 08 Nov 2023 18:45:20 +0000

Second tutorial. The tutorial space has been really useful for consolidating my thoughts into a cohesive narrative. Having to explain where I am on the ARP journey has obliged me to bring some order to the […]

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Wed, 08 Nov 2023 16:09:31 +0000

Allery, L. (2020) How to Teach Practical Skills. Cardiff: Centre for Medical Education.

Andrade, C. (2020) ‘Mean difference, standardized mean difference (SMD) and their use in meta-analysis: as simple as it g […]

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Wed, 01 Nov 2023 20:44:14 +0000

Defining the question

Research/Reading on ARP, Research Methodologies.Research/Reading on learning practical skills, tacit knowledge, learning styles, non-verbal/verbal, inclusive […]

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Tue, 31 Oct 2023 22:47:24 +0000

This is a sample of reflections on my day to day teaching practice and informal conversations I have with my colleagues on this subject. I use it to note questions and issues that I notice students struggling […]

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Wed, 04 Oct 2023 15:57:19 +0000

Monday Oct 23, 2023- FPC 2B. Control session. Very good response rate from morning session. However, larger group meant harder to manage. Because the ARP was conducted at the end of a long workshop, participants […]

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Sat, 01 Jul 2023 17:22:40 +0000

‘Nothing about us without us’. This quote came to mind, which has been used in disability rights campaigning but has widened to encompass other marginalised communities, as I was reading your thoughts on developing a photo-etiquette. It is a really positive response to the recognition of discomfort you experienced when photographing Mon…Read more

In reply to - Glen Jamieson wrote a new post on the site GJ PgCert Blog BLOG TASK 3 Shades of Noir’s journey from Aisha Richards’ idea for an exhibition to a platform with broad streams of work centred on social justice in […]

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Wed, 21 Jun 2023 21:30:06 +0000

Like you, Emilie, I have also been inspired by the resources available from Shades of Noir. There are a lot of principles at their core that could be embedded as standard within teaching practice at the university. The inequalities that are highlighted in the paper on Retention and Attainment in Art and Design are difficult to see, knowing that…Read more

In reply to - Emilie Loiseleur wrote a new post on the site Emilie Loiseleur Shades of noir is a platform that centres marginalised voices and works towards creating a more socially just environments in the arts. Its resources […]

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Wed, 21 Jun 2023 14:19:47 +0000

Hey Glen, I didn’t know about that podcast at all! Thanks for the heads up. Regarding the euro-centricism of fashion, it’s definitely a problem, which is entangled in cultural white dominance. So no easy fix there, sadly. Unfortunately, the fashion industry has a poor track record in it’s approach to ‘different’ cultures, appropriating native…Read more

In reply to - Glen Jamieson wrote a new post on the site GJ PgCert Blog The Reith Lectures, Mistaken Identities – Creed, Kwame Anthony Appiah, BBC Radio 4, 2016 I found Kwame Anthony Appiah’s version of the three d […]

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Wed, 21 Jun 2023 12:54:31 +0000

Although I am identified as BAME, I am aware of the privilege in my positionality, having been brought up in a euro-centric, middle class environment. I have personal experience of ‘othering’ but also acknowledge […]

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Tue, 06 Jun 2023 17:02:00 +0000

Hi Glen, It was really thought provoking to read your responses to the articles on Faith. Thanks for the introduction to some interesting artist’s works. Artists with different perspectives on the world have often been marginalised in the western creative industries and I was inspired by your response to this in your own practice and how you c…Read more

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Wed, 31 May 2023 14:24:01 +0000

Hi Emilie, you draw an interesting parallel between UAL as a community and the wider societies it inhabits. Appiah’s deconstruction of religious belief really helped me to recognise the importance that engaging with it can bring to creating a more inclusive environment at UAL and beyond. In his analysis that religion is an activity that is done t…Read more

In reply to - Emilie Loiseleur wrote a new post on the site Emilie Loiseleur 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 […]

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Sat, 27 May 2023 13:55:13 +0000

Thanks for sharing your experiences, Ernesto. I don’t like the word ‘normal’ either. Maybe I’m being idealistic, but I feel like no one is normal! Hopefully the knowledge from this unit will help us to build communities of belonging for our students as well as ourselves.

In reply to - E-sinn Soong wrote a new post on the site e-sinn@pgcert Exploring the Shades of Noir journal around Disability, I came across a pertinent article about a research project undertaken by a LCF tutor examining what […]

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Sun, 21 May 2023 23:50:00 +0000

It’s great to hear how you are incorporating the learning from this unit into your daily practice, especially as your discipline is presumptively visually led, as mine is. The examples you’ve cited have started me thinking about ‘workarounds’ in my area as well. Thanks for the nudge!

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Wed, 17 May 2023 13:28:21 +0000

Hi Emilie, I noticed that a thread that runs through your insightful synthesis of these resources, and your thoughts around how they apply to your teaching practice, is how you listen and create a safe space for students to fully express themselves. The idea of ally-ship, that you are there to facilitate the students’ journey through their…Read more

In reply to - Emilie Loiseleur wrote a new post on the site Emilie Loiseleur (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: […]

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Mon, 15 May 2023 19:37:19 +0000

Hi Glen! I found your reflections and responses to the painful experiences of Barokka’s tour very relevant to my working environment within a fashion studio space. Sometimes it can seem that the studio should be this way because it has always been this way. So I really appreciated your interrogation of how to make the spaces more accessible. T…Read more

In reply to - Glen Jamieson wrote a new post on the site GJ PgCert Blog It is alarming to read how Barokka’s project that sought to ‘illuminate pain where the sighted saw none’ was made more problematic because of the lack […]

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Thu, 11 May 2023 22:04:25 +0000

As an atheist, I thought of religious belief as something intensely personal, belonging to an individual’s private sphere. And therefore, not part of the public discourse around education. (Head slapping e […]

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Mon, 08 May 2023 09:19:43 +0000

You’re a star to have read that article twice, Ellen! But seriously, I do agree with your read of where we are and how far we have to travel to get to a better place for disabled and other oppressed groups. I think the difficulties you identified surrounding humans need to categorize and label is magnified by identity politics and social media.…Read more

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Sat, 06 May 2023 08:57:28 +0000

Hi Ellen! Really enjoyed your thoughts around all these topics. Your comments on the UAL disability website struck me as well. The first thing that came to mind was why it was called the ‘disability’ website if according to the social model, it’s not about labelling a person disabled. I understand that it would be difficult to find this area when…Read more

In reply to - Ellen O'Gorman wrote a new post on the site Ellen's PGCert Blog Learning Outcomes: Articulate the development of your positionality and identity through the lens of inclusive practices. [Communication]Manifest […]

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Thu, 04 May 2023 23:39:12 +0000

Hi Emilie! I’ve been looking at a few resources around accessible design and there is this website https://universaldesign.ie/What-is-Universal-Design/The-7-Principles/ in the EDI staff area of Canvas. There may be a few things that would be transferable to Graphic Design although it is mainly focused on architecture and environmental design. My…Read more

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Thu, 04 May 2023 10:58:24 +0000

Thanks Carys! The critical analysis going on in this area is so thought provoking. I wish I had more time to read through it all.

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Tue, 02 May 2023 22:02:39 +0000

Exploring the Shades of Noir journal around Disability, I came across a pertinent article about a research project undertaken by a LCF tutor examining what adjustments might encourage wider participation in […]

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Wed, 01 Mar 2023 13:22:55 +0000

Hi Kemi! Your post really resonates with my experiences of the fear that students feel when faced with having their work assessed. You write so eloquently on how to relieve that pressure. Perhaps you can link it to the idea of Compassionate Assessment that we were introduced to through Neil Currant’s seminar. I love how you included such relevant…Read more

In reply to - Kemi Kesington wrote a new post on the site Kemi Kesington PGCERT The pressure of being excellent riddles us in all aspects of our lives. In education, teachers feel pressure to be equipped with knowledge from […]

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Wed, 01 Mar 2023 01:01:52 +0000

What do we need to know in order to teach well? What values inform the way we teach? Mapping our reflections on these important questions was an effective way of cataloguing our responses, especially for our […]

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Tue, 28 Feb 2023 21:55:08 +0000

Reading Allan Davies’ (2012) ‘Learning outcomes and assessment criteria in art and design. What’s the recurring problem?’ Network, Issue 18, prompted me to think about how it applies in the context of my work […]

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Sun, 19 Feb 2023 01:06:28 +0000

Neil Currant’s tour de force seminar in Compassionate Assessment really resonated with me. It is understood that assessment is a necessary, but sometimes deleterious, part of the learning journey. So how can it […]

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Sat, 18 Feb 2023 22:35:24 +0000

Our first in person seminar was a celebration of the effectiveness of different Teaching Activities in addressing particular Learning Outcomes. Having no formal training in Teaching, reading through UAL’s C […]

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Wed, 15 Feb 2023 22:18:56 +0000

As a Technician, I have only had minimal input into lesson planning, so when faced with the task of delivering a Microteach, the first thing I did was to read the brief and the supporting material closely. I […]

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Wed, 15 Feb 2023 10:07:05 +0000

This week began with a perusal of Allan Davies’ Learning outcomes and assessment criteria in art and design. What’s the recurring problem? Network, Issue 18: July 2012. I had to look up the references to B […]

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Wed, 18 Jan 2023 11:37:22 +0000

Week 1

Duly logged on at 9am with a mild dose of trepidation. The class moved at pace through the ‘getting to know you’ stage and neatly segued into discussion about some pedagogic topics drawn from material […]

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Fri, 16 Dec 2022 11:34:00 +0000

So this is blogging!

Hi, I’m E-Sinn (she/her). I am a Garment Technician at London College of Fashion, based at Curtain Road. I’ve been with the college 4 years now and as I have come from an industry […]